Barbers Point Light (Hawaii)

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Barbers Point Light
Barbers point light 1936.jpg
the second tower ca. 1934 (USCG)
Barbers Point Light (Hawaii)
LocationBarbers Point
Kapolei
Oahu
Coordinates 21°17′47.0″N158°06′22.3″W / 21.296389°N 158.106194°W / 21.296389; -158.106194
Tower
Constructed1888  OOjs UI icon edit-ltr-progressive.svg
Foundationmasonry
Constructionconcrete
Automated1964
Height42 feet (13 m) (first tower)
72 feet (22 m) (second tower)
Shapecylindrical tower with balcony and lantern removed in 1964
Markingswhite tower
OperatorCity of Honolulu
Department of Parks and Recreation
(Barbers Point Beach Park)
Light
First lit1888 (first tower)
1933 (second tower)
Focal height85 feet (26 m) (second tower)
Lensfourth-order Fresnel lens (original), aerobeacon DCB-224 (current)
Range24 nautical miles (44 km; 28 mi)
Characteristic Fl W 7.5s.
Barbers Point, 1937 Hawaii - Barbers Point - NARA - 23938707 (cropped).jpg
Barbers Point, 1937

Barbers Point Light is a lighthouse on the island of Oahu in Hawaii. [1] The lighthouse stands on Barbers Point outside of Kalaeloa on the southwest tip of the island. It is named after Captain Henry Barber. The lighthouse was established in 1888. A second tower was built in 1933. The light was listed on the National Register of Historic Places in 2024.

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  1. Rowlett, Russ. "Lighthouses of the United States: Hawaii". The Lighthouse Directory. University of North Carolina at Chapel Hill.
  2. Lighthouse Friends Archived February 20, 2008, at the Wayback Machine

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