Needham’s Point Lighthouse
Needham's Point Lighthouse is a lighthouse located in the southwest coast of Barbados. Needham's Point lighthouse is one of four still existent historic lighthouses in Barbados. Unlike the others it has a stationary rather than rotating beacon.Photo: KLOTZ, CC BY-SA 3.0.
- Type: Lighthouse
- Description: lighthouse in Barbados
- Also known as: “Needhams Point Lighthouse”
Places of Interest Nearby
Highlights include Saint Ann’s Fort and George Washington House.
Saint Ann’s Fort
Fort
Photo: Diego Tirira, CC BY-SA 2.0.
Saint Ann's Fort is a historic military fort in Barbados. It is located in the Garrison Historic Area. It was built by the British in 1705, and named for Queen Anne of Great Britain. Saint Ann’s Fort is situated 470 metres east of Needham’s Point Lighthouse.
George Washington House
Museum
Photo: KLOTZ, CC BY-SA 3.0.
George Washington House in Barbados is a historic house where the future first U.S. President George Washington and his half-brother Lawrence stayed in 1751. George Washington House is situated 600 metres northeast of Needham’s Point Lighthouse.
Barbados Museum & Historical Society
Museum
Photo: Wikimedia, CC BY-SA 3.0 igo.
The Barbados Museum & Historical Society is a private organization with public collections. Established in 1933 in the old Military Prison at the Saint Ann's historic Garrison, the museum has more than 500,000 artifacts that depict the island's rich history and natural history. Barbados Museum & Historical Society is situated 1 km northeast of Needham’s Point Lighthouse.
Places in the Area
Nearby places include Hastings and Bridgetown.
Hastings
Suburb
Hastings is a small village and beach resort in the parish of Christ Church, Barbados on the island's south-western coast. It has beautiful white sandy beaches and is often a location for surfing on the island.
Bridgetown
Photo: Loozrboy, CC BY-SA 2.0.
Bridgetown is the capital and only city of Barbados. In 2026 it had a population of 84,700, about half the island's population, and many more commute in.
Rockley
Suburb
The parish of Christ Church is one of eleven in Barbados. It has a land area of 57 km2 and is found at the southern end of the island. Christ Church has survived by name as one of the original six parishes created in 1629 by Governor Sir William Tufton. Rockley is situated 2½ km east of Needham’s Point Lighthouse.
Needham’s Point Lighthouse
- Categories: tourist attraction and tourism
- Location: Barbados, Lesser Antilles, Caribbean, North America
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Latitude
13.07848° or 13° 4′ 43″ northLongitude
-59.61093° or 59° 36′ 39″ westElevation
6 metres (20 feet)Open location code
785239HQ+9JOpenStreetMap ID
node 445414401OpenStreetMap feature
man_made=lighthouse
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In Other Languages
From Catalan to Spanish—“Needham’s Point Lighthouse” goes by many names.
- Catalan: “Far de Punta Needhams”
- French: “phare de Needham’s Point”
- French: “Phare de Needham’s Point”
- Macedonian: “Светилник Нидхамс Поинт”
- Spanish: “Faro de Punta Needhams”
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