Managing Organization: Bermuda Department of Marine and Ports
Telephone:
441-238-8069
Website: http://www.bermudalighthouse.com Email: Info@BermudaLighthouse.com
Contact Address Information: P. O. Box 2765 City of Hamilton Bermuda
Notes: This is among the world's oldest cast iron lighthouses.
Tower Height: 133 Height of Focal Plane: 354 Characteristic and Range: White flash every 10 seconds; range 26 nautical miles. Description of Tower: White conical cast iron tower.
This light is operational
Date Established: 1846 Date Present Tower Built: 1846 Date Automated: 1964 Optics: First order Fresnel lens. Current Use: Active aid to navigation, tea room and gift shop. Open To Public? Yes. Museum? Gibbs Hill Lighthouse is open to visitors every day, 9 a.m. to 5 p.m. There is a tea room and gift shop next to the lighthouse. Mapquest URL: Click here to get a map to this lighthouse! Keepers: J.J. Cowen (1858-1861), J. St.John Cowen (1909-1939), A. Greenslade (1939-?), Rudolph Howard Cowen (1946-1968)
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