LIGHTS OF THE WEST INDIES

GULF OF MEXICO, GENTRAL AND SOUTH AMERICA

[Revised and Corrected to December 1, 1900.]

ABBREVIATIONS AND EXPLANATIONS

LIGHTS.

F.-Fixed. Continuously steady and visible.

FL.-Flashing. Flashes or groups of flashes. A flash means a flood of light instantaneously appearing and disappearing.

F. & FL.-Fixed and Flashing. The flash may occur during the continuance of the fixed light, which it intensifies, or the latter may show for an interval and then be eclipsed for an interval, during which the flashes will appear.

REV.-Revolving. Light appears and gradually increases to full effect, and then gradually decreases to eclipse. (At short distances and during clear weather, instead of an eclipse a faint continuous light may be observed.)

INT.-Intermittent. Suddenly appearing in view, remaining steady and visible for a certain time, and then as suddenly eclipsed for a time. (This term includes occulting.)

ALT.-Alternating. Red and white light, alternately, at equal intervals, without any intervening eclipse.

The bearings are true, and are given from the ship, not from the light.

Measurements are given in English feet, yards and nautical miles.

The distance the lights are visible is calculated from a height of fifteen feet above the level of the sea at high water. The actual visibility of a light is more or less de

pendent on its power or intensity.

Lights are to be considered as white unless otherwise stated.

GREAT STIRRUP CAY..... 1,800 feet from E. end of 25 49 40 77 53 55 cay.

F.

Hole in the Wall. On SE. point

Cherokee (Cher- On Duck cay
oki) Sound.

Little Harbor...... S. side of entrance.
Little Guana or 4 mile inland
Elbow Cay.

Hog Island.........
Athol Island..

26 16 20 77 04 00 F. red.

Fresh creek, south side 24 43 45 77 40 45
of entrance.

North rock, Ship 21 52 30 76 49 45
channel, Great Baha-
ma bank.

On summit of island, NE. 25 30 30 76 53 00
Providence channel.

F.

25 05 37 77 21 58 F. white
or red.
25 04 58 77 17 27 F.

F.

F. red &

25 34 30 79 18 26 Rev. red. 1.30 12

Red & white. Red & white.

& red. Wood.

6

15

Wood.
Red & 123
white.

10 White.

10 White.

8 Cupola.

6 White.

8 White.

white.

CUBA, NORTH COAST.

DOUBLE HEADED SHOT On N. Elbow cay, NW. 23 56 30 80 27 51
CAY.
edge of Cay Sal bank.

of 21 sec.

22 22 30 77 34 26

F.

F.

66

16

Bl'k &

146

white.

15

PUERTO RICO ISLAND.

JAMAICA ISLAND.

CUBA, SOUTH COAST.

HAITI.

SANTO
DOMINGO.

Guantanamo......... Angles of mole head....... 20 00 00 75 10 30 F. with

red and green sec. F. red, F. & F.

F. with red fil.; fl.3 sec. duration.

.15 22 White. 228

.75 17 Yellow 113 & wh.

Diego Perez............

Piedras cay, N. part........ 21 58 00 81 02 18
Light-vessel, N. of Jar- 22 02 20 81 26 20
dines bank, and 4 of a

mile from shoal near

Plack, white & red.

43

South Negril Point West end of Jamaica...... 18 15 10 78 23 25 Int. white

& red, vis.
57 sec.;
ecl. 22
sector.

1.00 15 White. 115

14 White. 68

10 White. 37

........

15 White. 100

Brown

Porto Plata......... On hill near signal sta-19 49 15 70 41 23 Fl.; dura- 0.50 16 and
tion.

On center or largest of 18 48 13 72 39 05
Arcadins islands, NW.
point.

Port au Prince....... Lamentin point............
Port au Prince. Fort Islet........
Picolet Point......... West side of entrance to
Cape Haitien harbor.

MONA ISLAND............ On East Cape........

Port San Juan........ On Morro point............... 18 28 56 66 07 28 F.& Fl.,f. 1.00 18
MORILLO DE ARE- East side of Arecibo road 18 29 30 66 41 30
CIBO (Punta Mor.

Gray & Red. White

171

Tuna Point............ SE. coast of Puerto Rico.. 18 01 30 65 51 00 Fl., 2 f. every 2 m.

10 Lt. Blue
& Wh.
18 White. 123

Rev.
F. & Fl., 3.00 18
5 sec. du-
ration.
F.

1.00 18

Dark 128

gray. White 297 & light blue.

8

.........

118

F. red.

46

PUERTO

RICO ISLAND

Figuras (Figue- E. side of Arroyo bay.....
ra) Point.

F.

Cabeza de San NE. extremity of Puerto 18 23 10 65 37 26 F. with 3.00
Juan.
Fl. red.
CULEBRITA ISLAND.......On Summit, S. side of 18 18 43 65 13 45 F.

Rico.
island.

(Vieque or Bieque N. side of island......... Is.) Mula Point.

Port Ferro........... S. side of island..

18 06 20 65 25 40

21 Brick & 305 White. 18 09 30 65 26 48 F. red. 8 Gray. 68 F. Fl.; f 0.05 132 Wh. & 65 1-10 sec. Black

VIRGIN AND CARIBEE ISLANDS.

St. Thomas Harbor E. side of entrance on 18 19 11 64 55 25
Muhlenfels point.

St. Thomas Harbor, N. side of harbor and end

SANTA ST. THOMAS

CRUZ OR

ST CROIX

CRAB
ISLAND

King's Wharf.

of jetty, 400 feet S. of
King's wharf.

Frederichsted.. On center pier.............. 17 43 20 64 53 12

Christiansted... On fort Louisa Augusta... 17 45 39 64 41 49 SOMBRERO ISLAND........ On SE. side of island and 18 35 37 63 28 13

Marigot Bay. SSW. corner of old fort... 18 04 07 63 05 45 F. green.

On site of old Fort Grand bay, W. side........ 18 00 47 63 04 15
Amsterdam.

ST. EUSTATIUS ISLAND, On roof of the Port Office,

F.

(Oranjestad.)

219 yards N. 63° W.

from center of fort
Oranje.

Petite Terre...........

ST. CHRISTOPHER ISL- Basse Terre, on dome of 17 18 00 62 43 10 F. red.

MONSTERRAT ISLAND.... On beach at Plymouth... 16 42 12 62 13 17
Sandy Island......

ANTIGUA

ISLAND.

17 06 54 61 55 11

Fort James......... North side of entrance to 17 06 40 61 51 40 F. red.
St. Johns harbor...

Pillar Rock Point South side of entrance to 17 06 30 61 52 35 F. green.
St. Johns harbor..
F.

On islet Terre d'en Bas, 16 10 17 61 06 45
600 feet from eastern

extremity.

Sainte Marie.......... Inner end of abandoned

Gozier islet..

Fouillole point, S. coast 16 13 36 61 32 10 F. red.
Monroux islet.....

16 13 14 61 32 05

On piles, 995 yards N. 43°

F.

F.

E. from the site of RED
ROOF.

Port Louis

On the beach, 1,410 feet 16 25 09 61 32 15
N. 61° W. from the bell

tower.

Port du Moule........ Near signal mast..

Basse Terre....

On quay.

Anse a la Barque... Left side of entrance..
Anse a la Barque... Foot of the cove...

F. red.

F.

MARIE

LAND.

GALANTE IS- 55 yards east of the pa- 15 52 59 61 19 15
vilion of the fort Grand

Bourg.
pier.

DOMINICA ISLAND, Extremity of landing 15 17 27 61 23 57 F. red.
Roseau.

Mast.
Mast.

69

20

46

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LIGHTS OF THE WEST INDIES-MEXICO AND CENTRAL AMERICA.

ST. LUCIA ISLAND MARTINIQUE ISLAND.

Fort de France...... Fort St. Louis in SW. part 14 35 44 61 04 30 F. red w.2 of fortress.

Fort de France...... Boat landings.........

7 to Masts. 54

9 Gray. 34

whitesec.
2 F., red &
white.

F. white&

green.

G2

125

F. red.

4 Yell.& 57

F.

F. red.

Red & White.

F. green.

Red &

White.

ST. VINCENT ISLAND..... East end of Fort Char-13 09 19 61 14 34

BARBADOES ISLAND.

lotte, Kingstown.

(Ragged Point...... 900 feet within the ex-13 09 40 59 26 04
tremity of the cliff.

..........

600 feet inshore............... 13 02 45 59 31 50

F.

Rev.

S. Point
Carlisle Bay........ Needham point............. 13 04 34 59 36 42 F. with

red sec.
F. red

1

GRENADA ISLAND......... Extremity of N. bastion 12 03 02 61 45 12

TUXPAM (TUSPAN)......... Left side of mouth of 20 59 40 97 17 00 river.

cession.
F.

13 White. 56

Blanquilla de Vera. On northwestern part of 19 13 40 96 06 05 Fl. red, 2

11

White 33