Grand Turk Lighthouse
Grand Turk Lighthouse is a lighthouse on Grand Turk, Turks and Caicos Islands. The 60-foot-tall structure, overlooking North Creek, was completed by British architect Alexander Gordon in 1852 to alert sailors of the shallow reef.Photo: TampAGS, CC BY-SA 3.0.
Photo: Wikimedia, CC BY-SA 2.0.
Places in the Area
Nearby places include Cockburn Town.
Cockburn Town
Town
Photo: Balou46, CC BY-SA 4.0.
Grand Turk is one of the Turks and Caicos Islands and the site of the capital, Cockburn Town. Cockburn Town is situated 3½ miles south of Grand Turk Lighthouse.
Grand Turk Lighthouse
- Type: Tourist attraction
- Description: lighthouse on Grand Turk Island, Turks and Caicos Islands
- Categories: lighthouse, building, and tourism
- Location: Turks and Caicos Islands, Caribbean, North America
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Latitude
21.51159° or 21° 30′ 42″ northLongitude
-71.13361° or 71° 8′ 1″ westElevation
66 feet (20 metres)Height
59 feet (18 metres)Open location code
77HCGV68+JHOpenStreetMap ID
way 410381421OpenStreetMap feature
building=yesOpenStreetMap feature
man_made=lighthouseOpenStreetMap feature
tourism=attractionGeoNames ID
11820579Wikidata ID
Q13525311
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Satellite Map
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In Other Languages
“Grand Turk Lighthouse” goes by many names.
- French: “phare de Grand Turk”
- French: “Phare de Grand Turk”
Localities in the Area
Explore places such as Balfour Town and Cockburn Harbour.
Nearby Places
Explore places such as North Creek and The Arches.
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