List of lighthouses in the United States territories
The following is a list of lighthouses in four of the major territories of the United States. Most of the lights listed here have been modernized to be automated beacons on small steel towers or posts. There are just two known surviving lighthouses that held keepers, both of which are now inactive. Information for any given lighthouse may also be incomplete due to a lack of records and/or unreliable information.
- Note: Listed separate are lighthouses in Puerto Rico as more information is available about them.
Lighthouses
[edit]| Name | Image | Location | Coordinates | Year built | Year deactivated | Focal Height | NGA number[1][2] | Admiralty number[1][2] |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Apra Outer Harbor Range Front Light | N/A | Guam (Apra Harbor) | 13°27′23.2″N 144°39′59.7″E / 13.456444°N 144.666583°E | Unknown | Unknown | 39 ft (12 m) | 10983 | M8386 |
| Apra Outer Harbor Range Rear Light | N/A | Guam (Apra Harbor) | 13°27′25.4″N 144°40′19.6″E / 13.457056°N 144.672111°E | Unknown | Active[3] | 66 ft (20 m)[3] | 10983.1 | M8386.1 |
| Aunu'u LightbeaconA | N/A | American Samoa (Aunu'u) | 14°16′50.2″S 170°32′52.4″W / 14.280611°S 170.547889°W | Unknown | 2014[4] | 25 ft (7.6 m)[4] | 3084 | ex-K4588 |
| Breakers Point LightbeaconB | N/A | American Samoa (Tutuila) | 14°17′23.4″S 170°39′48.6″W / 14.289833°S 170.663500°W | Unknown | Active[4] | 190 ft (58 m)[4] | 3088 | K4576 |
| Buck Island Light | N/A | Virgin Islands (Buck Island) | 18°16′41.5″N 64°53′33.6″W / 18.278194°N 64.892667°W | 1913[5] (First) 1990s[5] (Current) | Active[5] | 139 ft (42 m)[6]C | 14632 | J5628 |
| Fort Luise Augusta Light | N/A | Virgin Islands (Christiansted) | 17°45′17.6″N 64°41′38.7″W / 17.754889°N 64.694083°W | 1857[6] (First) 1919[6] (Current) | 1931[6]D | 45 ft (14 m)[6]D | 14664 | J5642 |
| Glass Beakwater Light | N/A | Guam (Piti) | 13°27′17.4″N 144°37′28.3″E / 13.454833°N 144.624528°E | Unknown | Active[3] | 59 ft (18 m)[3] | 10984 | M8386.2 |
| Hams Bluff Light |  | Virgin Islands (Saint Croix) | 17°46′07.5″N 64°52′18.7″W / 17.768750°N 64.871861°W | 1915[7] (First) 2010[6] (Current) | Active[6] | 394 ft (120 m)[6]C | 14656 | J5640 |
| Japanese Lighthouse (aka: Garapan Light)[8] |  | Northern Mariana Islands (Saipan) | 15°12′42.3″N 145°43′53.9″E / 15.211750°N 145.731639°E | 1934[8] | 1944[8] | Unknown | — | — |
| Orote Point Light | N/A | Guam (Point Udall) | 13°26′45.0″N 144°37′10.3″E / 13.445833°N 144.619528°E | 1929[3] (First) N/A (Current) | Active[3] | 226 ft (69 m)[3]C | 10982 | M8384 |
| Pago Pago Range Front Lighthbeacon | N/A | American Samoa (Pago Pago) | 14°16′08.2″S 170°40′27.2″W / 14.268944°S 170.674222°W | 1901[4] (First) N/A (Current) | Active[4] | 37 ft (11 m)[4]C | 3092 | K4580 |
| Pago Pago Range Rear Lighthbeacon | N/A | American Samoa (Pago Pago) | 14°16′03.6″S 170°40′29.2″W / 14.267667°S 170.674778°W | 1901[4] (First) N/A (Current) | Active[4] | 182 ft (55 m)[4]C | 3096 | K4580.1 |
| Ritidian Point Light | N/A | Guam (Ritidian Point) | 13°39′00.5″N 144°51′42.4″E / 13.650139°N 144.861778°E | 1932[3] (First) N/A (Current) | Active[3] | 574 ft (175 m)[3]C | 10981 | M8382 |
| Savana Island Light | N/A | Virgin Islands (Savana Island) | 18°20′15.0″N 65°04′59.5″W / 18.337500°N 65.083194°W | Unknown | Active[6] | 300 ft (91 m)[6] | 14604 | J5610 |
See also
[edit]Notes
[edit]- A.^ While the first build date is unknown, the light appeared on a 1922 list which describes it as a 13 ft (4.0 m) white square pyramidal tower.[4]
- B.^ While the first build date is unknown, the light appeared on a 1922 list which describes it as a 16 ft (4.9 m) white square pyramidal tower.[4]
- C.^ The focal height shown here is for the modern structure put into place (steel tower or post).
- D.^ A modern light was mounted on a 17 ft (5.2 m) skeleton tower next to the house. The focal height of this tower is 45 ft (14 m).
References
[edit]- ^ a b List of Lights, Pub. 110: Greenland, The East Coasts of North and South America (Excluding Continental U.S.A. Except the East Coast of Florida) and the West Indies (PDF). List of Lights. United States National Geospatial-Intelligence Agency. 2016.
- ^ a b List of Lights, Pub. 111: The West Coasts of North and South America (Excluding Continental U.S.A. and Hawaii), Australia, Tasmania, New Zealand, and the Islands of the North and South Pacific Oceans (PDF). List of Lights. United States National Geospatial-Intelligence Agency. Retrieved 23 October 2016
- ^ a b c d e f g h i j Rowlett, Russ. "Lighthouses of Guam". The Lighthouse Directory. University of North Carolina at Chapel Hill. Retrieved October 20, 2017.
- ^ a b c d e f g h i j k l Rowlett, Russ. "Lighthouses of American Samoa". The Lighthouse Directory. University of North Carolina at Chapel Hill. Retrieved October 20, 2017.
- ^ a b c "Buck Island Light, U.S. Virgin Islands". University of North Carolina. Retrieved October 20, 2017.
- ^ a b c d e f g h i j Rowlett, Russ. "Lighthouses of the U.S. Virgin Islands". The Lighthouse Directory. University of North Carolina at Chapel Hill. Retrieved October 20, 2017.
- ^ "Ham's Bluff Light, U.S. Virgin Islands". University of North Carolina. Retrieved October 20, 2017.
- ^ a b c "Garapan Light, Saipan". University of North Carolina. Retrieved October 20, 2017.
External links
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- Rowlett, Russ. "The Lighthouse Directory". University of North Carolina at Chapel Hill.
