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| Kilauea Point Lighthouse, Amalu, HI (Kauai Island) |
*Dates of operation~~ 1913-1976
*Building Material~~ Concrete
*Tower~~ 52 feet
*Elevation~~ 169 feet above sea level
*Markings~~ White w/ red lantern roof
*Light Pattern~~ Double white flash every 10 seconds
*Existing Buildings~~ Keeper's quarters, 2 asst. keeper's houses, 3 garages, 3 cisterns,
oil storage building, radiobeacon electronics building
*Automated~~ N/A
*Original Lens~~ Second Order Fresnel
*Current Lens~~ Original remains in lantern
*Open to Public?~~ Yes
*Current Owner~~ U. S. Fish & Wildlife Service
*Waterway Location~~ Pacific Ocean
*Significant Feature~~ Lighthouse is on the northernmost point of the main Hawaiian
Islands. Replaced by adjacent pole light in 1976.
LINKS
Hawaii Web's lighthouse info
http://www.hawaiiweb.com/kauai/html/sites/kilauea_lighthouse.html
National Park Service
http://www.cr.nps.gov/Maritime/light/kilauea.htm
Lighthouse Friends' lighthouse history and info
http://www.lighthousefriends.com/light.asp?ID=139
U. S. Lighthouse's Kilauea photos
http://www.us-lighthouses.com/getarchive.php?LightID=58
*Building Material~~ Concrete
*Tower~~ 52 feet
*Elevation~~ 169 feet above sea level
*Markings~~ White w/ red lantern roof
*Light Pattern~~ Double white flash every 10 seconds
*Existing Buildings~~ Keeper's quarters, 2 asst. keeper's houses, 3 garages, 3 cisterns,
oil storage building, radiobeacon electronics building
*Automated~~ N/A
*Original Lens~~ Second Order Fresnel
*Current Lens~~ Original remains in lantern
*Open to Public?~~ Yes
*Current Owner~~ U. S. Fish & Wildlife Service
*Waterway Location~~ Pacific Ocean
*Significant Feature~~ Lighthouse is on the northernmost point of the main Hawaiian
Islands. Replaced by adjacent pole light in 1976.
LINKS
Hawaii Web's lighthouse info
http://www.hawaiiweb.com/kauai/html/sites/kilauea_lighthouse.html
National Park Service
http://www.cr.nps.gov/Maritime/light/kilauea.htm
Lighthouse Friends' lighthouse history and info
http://www.lighthousefriends.com/light.asp?ID=139
U. S. Lighthouse's Kilauea photos
http://www.us-lighthouses.com/getarchive.php?LightID=58
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