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| Elbow Cay Lighthouse |
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| Nearest Town or City: | Hope Town Bahamas |
| Location: | Elbow Cay, west side of Hope Town Harbour. |
| Managing Organization: | Bahamas Port Department |
| Notes: | This lighthouse is still fueled by kerosene and maintained by a keeper, who still hand winds the clockwork mechanism to rotate the lens. The Bahamas Lighthouse Preservation Society works for the preservation of the lighthouse - see http://go-abacos.com/news/whatson/whatson_lighth.html or call 242-366-0282 for information. |
| Tower Height: | 89 |
| Description Tower: | Conical tower with horizontal red and white stripes, with white lantern. |
| Operational: | Yes |
| Date Established: | 1863 |
| Date Present Tower Built: | 1863 |
| Current Use: | Active aid to navigation. |
| Open To Public: | Yes. |
| Directions: | Elbow Cay is reached via a regular 40-minute ferry service from Great Abaco at Marsh Harbour. Service is three times daily. Call Albury's Ferry Service at 242-367-3147 for more information. The cay's largest settlement is Hope Town, a little village where the lighthouse is located. The lighthouse is open to the public 10 a.m. to 4 p.m. |
| Characteristic Range: | Five white flashes every 15 seconds. |
| Height Focal Plane: | 120 |
| National Register: | No |
| Keepers: | Jeffrey Forbes (c. 1960s - 1990s) |
| Alternate Name1: | Hope Town Lighthouse |
| Country: | Bahamas |
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