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Managing Organization:
Trinity House
Website: http://www.trinityhouse.co.uk/interactive/gallery/hurst_point.html
Tower Height: 85
Height of Focal Plane: 76
Characteristic and Range: 4 flashes every 15 seconds, white or red depending on direction; also a separate directional light, white, red or green, focal plane 62 feet.
Description of Tower: White, conical stone tower.
This light is operational
Date Established: 1812
Date Present Tower Built: 1867
Optics: First order Fresnel lens.
Current Use: Active aid to navigation.
Open To Public? Grounds only.
Directions:
Accessible via ferry from Keyhaven; see www.hurst-castle.co.uk for details.
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