Hams Bluff Light

Lighthouse US Virgin Islands

Lighthouse

17°46′9.0″N 64°52′15.1″W / 17.769167°N 64.870861°W / 17.769167; -64.870861TowerConstructed1915 (first)Foundationconcrete baseConstructioncast iron tower (first)
metal skeletal tower (current)Height35 feet (11 m) (first)
30 feet (9.1 m)(current)Shapeconical tower with balcony and lantern (first)
square prism skeletal tower (current)Markingswhite tower (current)OperatorUnited States Navy^[1]HeritageNational Register of Historic Places listed place

LightFirst lit2010 (current)Deactivated2010Focal height394 feet (120 m) (current)Range16 nautical miles (30 km; 18 mi)CharacteristicFl (2) W 30s.

Hans Bluff Light

U.S. National Register of Historic Places

Arealess than one acreNRHP reference No.100004382Added to NRHPSeptember 16, 2019

The Hams Bluff Light is an historic lighthouse on Saint Croix, U.S. Virgin Islands. It was first lit in 1915 under the Danish Government. It was since transferred to the United States Lighthouse Service and later came under the jurisdiction of the United States Coast Guard. The historic tower has been abandoned; the beacon is now mounted on an adjacent new truss tower. The light displays two white flashes every 30 seconds at a focal plane of 394 feet (120 m).^[2] The lighthouse was listed on the United States National Register of Historic Places in 2019.

Gallery

Hams Bluff Light, 2014
Beacon on new truss tower, 2014
View from the sea

References

^ Rowlett, Russ. "Lighthouses of the U.S. Virgin Islands". The Lighthouse Directory. University of North Carolina at Chapel Hill. Retrieved 2016-08-22.
^ NOAA Nautical Chart 25644 "Frederksted Road"

Rowlett, Russ. "Lighthouses of the U.S. Virgin Islands". The Lighthouse Directory. University of North Carolina at Chapel Hill.
"Historic Light Station Information and Photography: West Indies / Virgin Islands". United States Coast Guard Historian's Office. Archived from the original on 2017-05-01.