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Needham's Point Lighthouse

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During its period of active use the lighthouse's focal plane stood at 43 ft / 13 m and flashed at an 8-second interval. Owing to the stationary nature of the lights the lighthouse lens was half red and half green to allow sailors to know whether they were port or
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14 nmi (26 km; 16 mi) (white), 10 nmi (19 km; 12 mi) (red) 
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The octagonal lighthouse was constructed in 1855 at the southern end of
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Needham's Point lighthouse is one of four still existent historic
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Needham's Point Lighthouse as seen from the coastline
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Carlisle Bay
Barbados
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13°04′43″N 59°36′39.4″W / 13.07861°N 59.610944°W / 13.07861; -59.610944
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Carlisle Bay
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List of lighthouses in Barbados
"Lighthouses of Barbados"
University of North Carolina at Chapel Hill
Fun Barbados : Needham's Point Lighthouse
Needhams Point Lighthouse : Barbados.org
Barbados Pocket Guide : Lighthouses
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