Folly Lighthouse
Built in 1888, Folly Lighthouse is a brick tower with lantern and gallery. It flashes a white light every 10 seconds that is visible for 13 miles. The light is solar powered.| Tap on a place to explore it |
- Type: Lighthouse
- Description: lighthouse in Jamaica
- Also known as: “Folly Point Lighthouse”
- Historically known as: “Port Antonio Lighthouse”
Places of Interest Nearby
Highlights include Navy Island and Titchfield High School.
Navy Island
Island
Navy Island is a small uninhabited island off the coast of Port Antonio in Portland Parish, Jamaica. Navy Island's most famous owner was the film actor Errol Flynn, who reportedly hosted many parties there.
Titchfield High School
School
Titchfield High School is a secondary high school in Port Antonio, Jamaica, in the northern part of Portland Parish. The school was established in January 1786, and is the fifth-oldest high school in the country, after Wolmer's Boys', one of the Wolmer's Schools, Manning's School, St. Jago High School, and Rusea's High School. Titchfield High School is situated 1 km southwest of Folly Lighthouse.
Places in the Area
Nearby places include Port Antonio.
Port Antonio
Photo: nigel burgher, CC BY 2.0.
Port Antonio is a town in Jamaica. Tucked away in the northeast of the island, Port Antonio is still relatively unknown by most tourists, but it has for years been the hideaway of royalty and stars alike.
Folly Lighthouse
- Categories: tourist attraction and tourism
- Location: Prospect, Portland Parish, Jamaica, Caribbean, North America
- View on OpenStreetMap
Latitude
18.18883° or 18° 11′ 20″ northLongitude
-76.44313° or 76° 26′ 35″ westOpen location code
77C55HQ4+GPOpenStreetMap ID
node 11939611566OpenStreetMap feature
man_made=lighthouseGeoNames ID
12808557Wikidata ID
Q5464818
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In Other Languages
“Folly Lighthouse” goes by many names.
- French: “phare de Folly Point”
- French: “Phare de Folly Point”
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