Type:
Year Established:
1913
Existing:
Yes
Source:
Wikipedia
Download:
USVI Buck Island 2006 TAT_0.jpg (1.03 MB)
File Type:
jpg (image/jpeg)
Photo Date:
2006
Photo Credit:
Thomas Tag
Photo Courtesy of:
US Lighthouse Society
Collection / Donor:
LOCATION
Latitude:
18° 27.57'
Longitude:
64° 88.70'
U.S. State:
U.S. Virgin Islands
Country:
United States
OWNER & ACCESS
Open to Public:
No
STRUCTURE
Year Tower Established:
1913
Tower Construction Material:
Steel
Height of light above mean high water, in feet:
138
Height, in feet, from base of structure to center of lantern:
25
Tower Shape:
Pyramidal
Tower Daymark:
White
Fog Signal Building?:
No
Keeper's Quarters?:
No
OPTICS
Year Original Lens Installed:
1913
Private Aid:
No
USCG Access to Optics:
No
Entered by:
Entered Date:
Jan 15, 2018
Tower built by Denmark in 1913 possession given to United States in 1917.