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The height of the light above the chart datum for height (usually based on high water). e.g. 15m for 15 metres. The range in which the light is visible, e.g. "10M" for 10 nautical miles. An example of a complete light characteristic is "Gp Oc(3) W 10s 15m 10M".
This is a list of the tallest lighthouses, by tower height (as opposed to focal height, i.e. height of the lamp of a lighthouse from water level).The list includes only "traditional lighthouses", as defined by The Lighthouse Directory, i.e. buildings built by navigation safety authorities primarily as an aid to navigation. [1]
Height Lighthouse State Reference 210 feet (64 m) Cape Hatteras Light: North Carolina [1]191 feet (58 m) Cape Charles Light: Virginia [2]175 feet (53 m)
The lighthouse still uses its original 1868 French-made, 1st order, Fixed Fresnel lens, [1] visible 19 miles (31 km) out to sea. In 1993, the lighthouse was listed in the National Register of Historic Places (reference number #73002340).
Matinicus Rock Light is a lighthouse on Matinicus Rock, a windswept rock 25 miles (40 km) off the coast of Maine. [ 2 ] [ 3 ] [ 4 ] It is one of eleven seacoast lights off the coast of Maine. [ 2 ] First established in 1827, the present surviving structures date to 1857.
Height: 64 feet (20 m) Shape: tapered cylindrical tower with balcony and lantern: Markings: white tower, black lantern: Operator: City of Fernandina Beach [2] [3] Heritage: National Register of Historic Places listed place Light; Focal height: 107 feet (33 m) Lens: 14 lamps with 14-inch (360 mm) reflectors in a revolving lens (1839) 3rd order ...
A new tower was constructed atop the first 60 ft (18 m) of the old tower, raising the height of the whole to 154 ft (47 m). This tower was equipped with a 1st order lens. The front beacon was now a 50 ft (15 m) wooden skeleton tower equipped with a new 4th order lens.
Butler Flats Light is a sparkplug lighthouse located in the outer harbor of New Bedford, Massachusetts, at the mouth of the Acushnet River. [2] [3] [4] Built in 1898 by the United States Lighthouse Board, it is the only known caisson lighthouse designed by a marine architect.