Jamaica has some noteworthy lighthouses, which I have featured earlier in the history of this blog: Negril, historical Morant Point, and scenic Folly Point. To this I am adding legendary Lover's Leap lighthouse, the location of which is so named because of the legend of the lovers who leapt there.
It's in Jamaica's St. Elizabeth Parish. A sojourn to the world of maps provides this location for it (zoomed out so you can see where this is on the island).
The Lighthouse Directory provides this information on it:
"Date unknown (1960s?). Active; focal plane 530 m (1739 ft); white flash every 10 s. 30.5 m (100 ft) round cylindrical steel (?) tower with lantern and octagonal gallery. Tower painted with red and white horizontal bands; lantern white, gallery red. ... This is the highest lighthouse in the Western Hemisphere; in good weather its light can be seen for 40 nautical miles (74 km or 46 mi). JNHT says this is also the newest Jamaican lighthouse, evidently built after Jamaica became independent (1962). The area has been developed as a tourist attraction with a restaurant and observation deck near the lighthouse."
As you might be able to figure out, it's located at the top of a high cliff overlooking the ocean.
So let's leap to the pictures.
And I'll finish with a view of the lighthouse AND the leap.
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