Facts & Information – Gibbs Hill Lighthouse Bermuda |
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Gibbs Hill (height) | 245 feet |
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Lighthouse (height)
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117 feet Cast Iron 8 Platforms 185 Steps |
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Light (height) | 362 feet above sea level | ||||||||||||||
Reach of Light |
seen from ships up to 40 Miles seen from Airplanes (at 10 000 feet) up to 120 Miles |
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Light | 1.000-watt electric bulb | ||||||||||||||
Lens
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revolves around the light weight: two and three quarter-tons series of concentric prisms powers light up to a half million candle power complete revolution once every 60 seconds flash of two seconds duration at every ten-second interval |
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Approach Lights To Bermuda (From Seaward)All position information provided is referenced to WGS 84 datum, with latitudes and longitudes provided derived from British Admiralty Hydrographic Office charts. It is advisable to check with Bermuda Harbour Radio before transiting all channels for the latest navigational warnings. (All information supplied by the Department of Marine & Ports Services — March 2001).
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NAME AND POSITION | CHARACTER | REMARKS | |||||||||||||
North Rock Beacon32° 28.5’N 64° 46.1’W |
Group flash white (4) every 20 secs. |
70 ft. G.R.P. tower. Black over yellow. (North Cardinal Mark.) Radar reflector. The words “NORTH ROCK” in white letters on a black background near the top of the tower. Visible 12 miles. |
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North East Breaker Beacon
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Flash white every 2 1/2 secs. | Red G.R.P. tower on a red concrete tripod base. Height 45 ft. The words “NORTHEAST” in red letters on a white background at the base of the tower. Radar reflector. RACON “N”. Visible 12 miles. |
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Kitchen Shoal Beacon
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Group flash white (3)every 15 secs. | Red and white horizontal striped G.R.P. tower on a concrete tripod (Eastern Cardinal Mark.) Height 45ft. The word “KITCHEN” in red letters on a white background at the base of the tower. Radar reflector. Visible 12 miles. | |||||||||||||
Eastern Blue Cut Beacon
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White flashing Morse “U” (.._) every 10 seconds | Black and white horizontally striped G.R.P. tower on a black concrete tripod with EASTERN BLUE CUT in black lettering on a white central band. Radar reflector. Height 60 ft. Visible for 12 miles. | |||||||||||||
Chub Heads Beacon
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Very quick flash white(9) every 15 sec. | Yellow and black horizontal striped G.R.P. tower. (Western Cardinal Mark.) on a black concrete tripod with “CHUB HEADS” in white letters on black central band. Radar reflector. RACON “C”. Height 60ft. Visible 12 miles | |||||||||||||
Mills Breaker Buoy
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Very quick flash white (3) every 5 secs. | Eastern cardinal mark. Coloured black with a single broad horizontal yellow band. Topmark – 2 black cones, one above the other base to base. The word “MILLS” in black on yellow background | |||||||||||||
Spit Buoy
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Quick flash white (3)every 10 secs. | Eastern cardinal mark. Coloured black with a single broad horizontal yellow band. Topmark – 2 black cones, one above the other, base to base. The word “SPIT” in black on yellow background. | |||||||||||||
Sea Buoy
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White flashing Morse “A” (.-) every 6 seconds |
Pillar Buoy and is a safe water mark with red and white vertical stripes with the letters “S.B.” in white on the side. It has a red ball top mark. | |||||||||||||
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For more information please visit the Department of Marine & Ports Services website.