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Lover's Leap Lighthouse

Location	Lover's Leap St Elizabeth Jamaica
Coordinates	17°52′09″N 77°39′38″W / 17.869232°N 77.660466°W / 17.869232; -77.660466
Tower
Construction	metal tower
Height	100 feet (30 m)
Shape	cylindrical tower with lantern and octagonal gallery
Markings	tower painted with red and white horizontal bands, white lantern, red gallery
Heritage	national monument
Light
First lit	unknown
Focal height	530 metres (1,740 ft))
Range	40 nmi (74 km; 46 mi)
Characteristic	Fl W 10s.

Built by the Engineering Department of the Port Authority of Jamaica, Lover's Leap Lighthouse is Jamaica's most recent. It is a 100 feet (30 m) tall cylindrical steel(?) tower with lantern and octagonal gallery. It is powered by three different power sources: a generator, electricity and a set of batteries.

It is the highest lighthouse in the Western Hemisphere being located at the top of a spectacular vertical cliff; the surrounding area has been developed as a tourist attraction, with a restaurant and observation deck near the lighthouse.

It is maintained by the Port Authority of Jamaica, an agency of the Ministry of Transport and Works, and is on the list of designated National Heritage Sites in Jamaica.

See also

List of lighthouses in Jamaica

References

1. UK Directorate of Overseas Surveys 1:50,000 map of Jamaica (12 sheets), 1958-1973.
2. ^ Rowlett, Russ (2008-10-20). "Lighthouses of Jamaica". The Lighthouse Directory. University of North Carolina at Chapel Hill.
3. ^ Lovers' Leap Lighthouse Archived 2009-09-08 at the Wayback Machine, Jamaica National Heritage Trust, 2005.

External links

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Folly Lighthouse Galina Lighthouse Lazaretto Cairn (light structure) Lover's Leap Lighthouse Morant Cays Lighthouse (offshore) Morant Point Lighthouse Negril Lighthouse Pedro Cays Lighthouse (offshore) Plumb Point Lighthouse Portland Cottage (light structure) Rose Hall (light structure)
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As designated by the Jamaica National Heritage Trust
Clarendon	Halse Hall Great House Mason River Botanical Station May Pen Clock Tower Milk River Spa St. Peter's Church, Alley
Hanover	Barbican Estate Tamarind Lodge Old Hanover Gaol, Lucea Old Police Barracks, Lucea Tryall Great House Tryall sugar works (ruins) Fort Charlotte, Lucea Blenheim
Kingston	Buildings 40 Harbour Street Coke Methodist Church, East Parade Fort Charles Headquarters House Holy Trinity Cathedral, North Street Kingston Parish Church Kingston railway station Liberty Hall, King Street Old Jewish Cemetery, Hunts Bay Port Royal The Admiralty Houses Wesley Methodist Church, Tower Street Palisadoes Ward Theatre George William Gordon House Monuments & statues General Antonio Maceo Cenotaph Donald Sangster George William Gordon & Paul Bogle Marcus Garvey Nanny of the Maroons Norman Manley Sam Sharp Sir Alexander Bustamante Negro Aroused Statue of Father Joseph Dupont Statue of Hon. Edward Jordan Statue of Queen Victoria Statue of Sir Alexander Bustamante Statue of Sir Charles Metcalfe
Manchester	Mandeville Court House Marlborough Great House Marshall's Pen Great House Roxborough Castle Plantation Sutton railway station Williamsfield railway station NCU Chapel NCU Rose Cottage NCU Siberia NCU One other
Portland	Buff Bay Court House Cenotaph, Port Antonio Christ Church Anglican, Port Antonio DeMontevin Lodge Fort George Old Military Barracks, Titchfield Orange Bay railway station Port Antonio Court House Port Antonio railway station Titchfield Peninsula
St Andrew	“Regardless” 24 Tucker Avenue Admiral's Mountain Great House Bob Marley Museum Charlottenburgh House Cherry Garden Great House Devon House Half Way Tree Clock Tower Hope Botanical Gardens Jamaica Free Baptist Church, August Town Road JC Assembly Hall JC Chapel JC Scotland Building JC Simms Building MC Kelvin Lodge & Cottage MC Buxton House MC Chapel MC Porter's Lodge Mona Great House Oakton House Papine-Mona Aqueduct Rockfort Mineral Bath and Spa St. Andrew Parish Church, Hagley Park Road UWI Chapel UWI Mona Campus
St Ann	32 Market Street, St. Ann's Bay Bellevue Great House, Orange Hall Cave Valley Chimney Edinburgh Castle Iolaus MCC Moneague Hotel Moneague Inn Mount Plenty Great House, Orange Hall Our Lady of Perpetual Help Church, St. Ann's Bay Seville Great House St. Peter Martyr (ruin), St. Ann's Bay
St Catherine	Altenheim House, Spanish Town Bushy Park Aqueduct Cathedral of St. Jago de la Vega Colbeck Castle (ruin) Flat Bridge Highgate House, Sligoville Mountain River Cave, Cudjoe Hill Old Harbour railway station Phillippo Baptist Church, Spanish Town Port Henderson Spanish Town Cathedral Spanish Town Historic District Spanish Town railway station St. Dorothy's Anglican Church Two Sisters Caves, Hellshire Whitemarl Arawak Museum
St Elizabeth	Appleton railway station Golmont View House, Reading Invercauld House, Black River Magdala House, Black River MC Coke Farquharson Dining Room MC Chapel MC Terman Calder Building Magdala House & Mineral Spa Balaclava railway station Black River historic district Black River Spa Lover’s Leap Lighthouse
St James	Anchovy railway station Barnett Street Police Station, Montego Bay Cambridge railway station Cinnamon Hill Great House Greenwood Great House Grove Hill House, Montego Bay Harrison House, Montego Bay Montpelier railway station No. 1 King Street, Montego Bay No. 2 Orange Street, Montego Bay No. 6 Corner Lane, Montego Bay Roehampton Great House Rose Hall Great House Town House, Montego Bay Salter's Hill Baptist Church (ruin) St. Mary's Anglican Church, Montpelier Old Court House, Montego Bay Sam Sharpe Monument Ironshore Windmill Tower Old Albert Market, Montego Bay Old Slave Ring, Montego Bay The Dome, Montego Bay
St Mary	Claude Stuart Park Firefly Hill Fort Haldane Harmony Hall Great House Old Court House, Port Maria Rio Nuevo Battle Site Wentworth Estate
St Thomas	Bath Botanical Gardens Bath Fountain Spa Christ Church, Morant Bay Morant Bay Court House Orange Park Paul Bogle statue Stony Gut
Trelawny	Barrett House (ruin), Falmouth Carlton House Duncans Clock Tower Falmouth Courthouse Falmouth Post Office Falmouth Historic District Fort Balcarres, Falmouth Hyde Hall Great House St. Peter's Anglican Church, Falmouth Stewart Castle (ruin) Vale Royal Great House
Westmoreland	Cast Iron Fountain Savanna-la-mar Fort Thomas Manning Building
Underwater	Pedro Bank
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