I cast around for a new location for a lighthouse this week, and though I've featured a couple of lighthouses from Puerto Rico, I haven't featured many. I actually looked at a couple of other Caribbean (West Indies) islands in the Lighthouse Directory, and in some cases the lighthouses were in a sad state. So I ended up finding this one in Puerto Rico.
This particular lighthouse is somewhat simple and by itself not remarkably picturesque, but it's in a great location and has a scenic view. It's on the southeasternmost point of the island, with a pretty beach next to it, and you can see Vieques from there. This is where that is.
So, since I spoke of the Lighthouse Directory, this is what it provides about this lighthouse.
"1892. Active; focal plane 111 ft (34 m); two white flashes, separated by 10 s, every 30 s. 49 (15 m) ft octagonal cylindrical brick tower rising from a 1-story brick keeper's house; 190 mm lens. Lighthouse painted white, lantern black; the keeper's house is painted cream with white trim. The original 3rd order Barbier, Benard & Cie. Fresnel lens, somewhat damaged by vandals, remains in the tower but is not in use. ... In 2009 the lighthouse became available for transfer under NHLPA and in October 2012 it was announced that it would be transferred to the City of Maunabo."
(NHLPA -- National Historic Lighthouse Preservation Act)
I actually found two videos of this lighthouse, one from an "amateur", and both are below, followed by three pictures.
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