Nassau Harbour Lighthouse

Nassau Harbour Lighthouse is a lighthouse in , . Nassau Harbour Lighthouse is situated nearby to the island .
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  • Type: Lighthouse
  • Description: lighthouse in The Bahamas
  • Also known as: “Paradise Island Lighthouse”

Places of Interest Nearby

Highlights include Fort Charlotte and Fish Fry.

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is a British-colonial era fort built on a hill overlooking the harbor of Nassau, the capital and largest city of . The fort sits a short walk west of downtown Nassau and the cruise ship terminal. is situated 1 mile southwest of Nassau Harbour Lighthouse.

Island
Arawak Cay, also referred to as , is a 100-acre man-made island in . It was built from Nassau Harbour dredging spoils in 1969, and shipping operations began in the 1980s.

Library
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The and Museum, in , is the largest and oldest of five libraries in the Bahamas. The library was founded in 1837, when the Bahamas Society for the Diffusion of Knowledge was combined with a reading society. is situated 1 mile southeast of Nassau Harbour Lighthouse.

Places in the Area

Nearby places include Nassau.

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is the capital of The . It is the largest city in the Bahamas and its low-rise sprawl dominates the eastern half of . The city's name is locally pronounced like "NAH-sor" but without the R.

Nassau Harbour Lighthouse

Latitude
25.08694° or 25° 5′ 13″ north
Longitude
-77.35142° or 77° 21′ 5″ west
Inception
1817
Open location code
77Q43JPX+QC
Open­Street­Map ID
way 751288802
Open­Street­Map feature
building=­lighthouse
Open­Street­Map feature
man_made=­lighthouse
Geo­Names ID
13680582
Wiki­data ID
Q28038699
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Satellite Map

Discover Nassau Harbour Lighthouse from above in high-definition satellite imagery.
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In Other Languages

From French to German—“Nassau Harbour Lighthouse” goes by many names.

Localities in the Area

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