Seal Point
Seal Point has a focal height of 36 metres, a tower height of 27.8 metres and a range of 28 nautical miles. It was built in 1878.
- Focal height
- 36 metres
- Tower height
- 27.8 metres
- Range
- 28 nautical miles
- Built
- 1878
- Light characteristic
- Fl W 5s.
- Coordinates
- -34.21244, 24.83664
The Seal Point lighthouse is located in South Africa at Cape St. Francis, EC. It was built in 1878 and has a tower height of 27.8m, with a focal height of 36m and a range of 28 nautical miles. The lighthouse is situated at coordinates -34.212442, 24.836644.
Light and tower
It has a cylindrical tower with balcony and lantern rising from one-story keeper's house tower. The tower is built of brick. Its daymark is white tower and lantern. The light has a focal height of 36 metres. The light has a range of 28 nautical miles. Its light characteristic is Fl W 5s. It carries a [[Fresnel lens|Fresnel]] lens.
Details
- Notes
- National monument, Provincial Heritage site. Construction started in 1875.
- Marking
- white tower and lantern
- Range Nm
- 28
- Lens Type
- [[Fresnel lens|Fresnel]]
- Fog Signal
- Horn Mo(C) 30s
- Year Built
- 1878-07-04
- Description
- Seal Point is a lighthouse on Cape St. Francis in the Eastern Cape of South Africa. The lighthouse is operational and houses a museum. Public access to the top of the tower is allowed in the company of a guide. Construction on the lighthouse started in November 1875 and it became operational on 4 July 1878. Total construction cost was £20,000. The lighthouse was used by SANCOB to house penguins and other birdlife. This was until its closure in recent years. Currently, the area around the lighthouse has been developed into bike paths.
- Tower Shape
- cylindrical tower with balcony and lantern rising from one-story keeper's house
- Location Text
- Cape St. Francis, EC
- Focal Height M
- 36
- Tower Height M
- 27.8
- Intensity Candelas
- 2,750,000 [[Candela|cd]]
- Light Characteristic
- Fl W 5s.
- Construction Material
- brick tower