Hood Point Lighthouse

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Hood Point Lighthouse
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Hood Point Lighthouse
Location Buffalo City Metropolitan Municipality, South Africa OOjs UI icon edit-ltr-progressive.svg
Coordinates 33°02′26″S27°53′55″E / 33.040544°S 27.898611°E / -33.040544; 27.898611
Tower
Height19 m (62 ft)  OOjs UI icon edit-ltr-progressive.svg
Light
First lit4 June 1895  OOjs UI icon edit-ltr-progressive.svg
Focal height55 m (180 ft)  OOjs UI icon edit-ltr-progressive.svg
Range28 nmi (52 km; 32 mi)  OOjs UI icon edit-ltr-progressive.svg
Characteristic Fl(4) W 40s  OOjs UI icon edit-ltr-progressive.svg

The Hood Point Lighthouse (Afrikaans : Hood Point-vuurtoring) is a lighthouse in East London, South Africa. It began operating on 4 June 1895. It is 19 m high and centres on a white, round stone tower. The lantern dome is painted red. Before the building of the lighthouse, the Castle Point Lighthouse served the area. [1] [2] It lies beside the Potters Pass Nature Reserve and the West Bank Golf Course.

Cultural heritage

The Hood Point Lighthouse was declared a provincial heritage site on 22 May 1998, under the National Heritage Resources Act (25/1999). [3]

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References

  1. Rowlett, Russ. "Lighthouses of Eastern South Africa". The Lighthouse Directory. University of North Carolina at Chapel Hill . Retrieved 24 December 2006.
  2. Rowlett, Russ. "Lighthouses of Western South Africa". The Lighthouse Directory. University of North Carolina at Chapel Hill . Retrieved 24 December 2006.
  3. "Suid-Afrikaanse Erfenishulpbronagentskap - "Item: 21163"" . Retrieved 17 May 2012.

Coordinates: 33°02′25.96″S27°53′55.00″E / 33.0405444°S 27.8986111°E / -33.0405444; 27.8986111