Gibbs Hill Light
Built in 1844 by Cottam and Hallen of Cornwall Road, Lambeth; in their works within sight of Waterloo Bridge Erected by the Royal Engineers, the Gibb's Hill Lighthouse is the taller of two lighthouses on Bermuda, and one of the first lighthouses in the world to be made of cast-iron.| Tap on a place to explore it |
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- Type: Lighthouse
- Description: lighthouse
- Also known as: “Gibb’s Hill Lighthouse” and “Gibbs Hill Lighthouse”
Places of Interest Nearby
Highlights include Gibbs Hill and Perot Island.
Five Star Island
Islet
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Five Star Island is a privately owned, 2.11-acre island in the Little Sound, in Southampton Parish, Bermuda. It was owned by the Wilson family from the 17th to 19th century, and was then known as Wilson's Island.
Places in the Area
Nearby places include Warwick Parish and Somerset Village.
Warwick Parish
Warwick Parish is one of the one parishes in Bermuda. The parish is in the centre-south of Bermuda, occupying part of the main island to the southeast of the Great Sound.
Somerset Village
Village
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Somerset is a small, unincorporated village in the northwest area of Bermuda, located in Sandys Parish. It lies in the northern half of Somerset Island. Somerset Village is situated 6 km northwest of Gibbs Hill Light.
Sandys Parish
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Sandys Parish consists of the three islands of Ireland Island, Boaz Island, and Somerset Island, as well as a small part of the main island of Bermuda.
Gibbs Hill Light
- Categories: building, tourist attraction, and tourism
- Location: Southampton Parish, Bermuda, Caribbean, North America
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Latitude
32.25281° or 32° 15′ 10″ northLongitude
-64.83475° or 64° 50′ 5″ westElevation
64 metres (210 feet)Inception
May 1st, 1846Height
36 metres (118 feet)Operator
Bermuda Department of Marine and Ports ServicesOpen location code
874Q7538+44OpenStreetMap ID
way 302925083OpenStreetMap feature
building=lighthouseOpenStreetMap feature
man_made=lighthouse
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Satellite Map
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In Other Languages
From Chinese to Spanish—“Gibbs Hill Light” goes by many names.
- Chinese: “吉布士山燈塔”
- Dutch: “Gibbs Hill Lighthouse”
- Dutch: “Vuurtoren van Gibbs Hill”
- French: “Gibbs Hill Lighthouse”
- French: “Phare de Gibbs Hill”
- German: “Gibbs Hill Lighthouse”
- Japanese: “ギブスヒル灯台”
- Spanish: “Faro de Colina Gibbs”
- Spanish: “Gibbs Hill Lighthouse”
Localities in the Area
Explore places such as WindReach Recreational Village and Point Shares.
Nearby Places
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