Elbow Reef Lighthouse

Elbow Reef Lighthouse is one of the last operational kerosene-fueled lighthouses in the world. This lighthouse on in The Bahamas was built in 1862 opened September 1, 1863 it is striped horizontally red and white.
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Photo: colombiano, CC BY 2.0.
  • Lighthouse
  • …lies at an elevation of 30 feet (9 metres)
  • Description: lighthouse in the Bahamas
  • Also known as
    “Elbow Cay Lighthouse”
    “Elbow Reef Light”
    “Great Abaco Lighthouse”
    “Hope Town Lighthouse”

Places of Interest Nearby

Highlights include Elbow Cay and Anna Cay.

Photo: Rüdiger Stehn, CC BY-SA 2.0.
is a five-mile-long cay in the of The Bahamas.

Islet
Anna's Cay is a small cay in the chain of the Bahamas.

Places in the Area

Nearby places include Marsh Harbour.

Town
is a town in , Bahamas, with a population of 6,283 as of 2012. is situated 6 miles west of Elbow Reef Lighthouse.

Elbow Reef Lighthouse

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Latitude
26.53974° or 26° 32′ 23″ north
Longitude
-76.9621° or 76° 57′ 44″ west
Open location code
77R5G2QQ+V5
Geo­Names ID
11468224
Wiki­data ID
Q28375049

Satellite Map

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In Other Languages

From French to Swedish—“Elbow Reef Lighthouse” goes by many names.

Localities in the Area

Explore places such as Hope Town and Head of Harbour.

Nearby Places

Explore places such as Hope Town Harbour Lodge and Senacord Creek.

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