The Hams Bluff Light is an historic lighthouse on Saint Croix, U.S. Virgin Islands. It was first lit in 1915 under the Danish Government. It was since transferred to the United States Lighthouse Service and later came under the jurisdiction of the United States Coast Guard. The historic tower has been abandoned; the beacon is now mounted on an adjacent new truss tower. The light displays two white flashes every 30 seconds at a focal plane of 394 feet (120 m).[2] The lighthouse was listed on the United States National Register of Historic Places in 2019.
 Hams Bluff Light (historic photo) | |
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| Location | Saint Croix U.S. Virgin Islands |
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| Coordinates | 17°46′9.0″N 64°52′15.1″W / 17.769167°N 64.870861°W |
| Tower | |
| Constructed | 1915 (first) |
| Foundation | concrete base |
| Construction | cast iron tower (first) metal skeletal tower (current) |
| Height | 35 feet (11 m) (first) 30 feet (9.1 m)(current) |
| Shape | conical tower with balcony and lantern (first) square prism skeletal tower (current) |
| Markings | white tower (current) |
| Operator | United States Navy[1] |
| Heritage | National Register of Historic Places listed place  |
| Light | |
| First lit | 2010 (current) |
| Deactivated | 2010 |
| Focal height | 394 feet (120 m) (current) |
| Range | 16 nautical miles (30 km; 18 mi) |
| Characteristic | Fl (2) W 30s. |
Hans Bluff Light | |
| Area | less than one acre |
| NRHP reference No. | 100004382 |
| Added to NRHP | September 16, 2019 |
Gallery
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Hams Bluff Light, 2014 -
Beacon on new truss tower, 2014 -
View from the sea
See also
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References
edit- ^ Rowlett, Russ. "Lighthouses of the U.S. Virgin Islands". The Lighthouse Directory. University of North Carolina at Chapel Hill. Retrieved 2016-08-22.
- ^ NOAA Nautical Chart 25644 "Frederksted Road"
- Rowlett, Russ. "Lighthouses of the U.S. Virgin Islands". The Lighthouse Directory. University of North Carolina at Chapel Hill.
- "Historic Light Station Information and Photography: West Indies / Virgin Islands". United States Coast Guard Historian's Office. Archived from the original on 2017-05-01.
External links
edit- Ham's Bluff Light
- Inventory of Historic Light Stations: Virgin Islands National Park Service
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