Makapu'u Point Light
lighthouse in Hawaii, United States
The Makapuʻu Point Light is a lighthouse. It is on the island of Oʻahu. It has the largest lens of any lighthouse in the United States.[1][2][7][8] It was put on the National Register of Historic Places in 1977.[6]
 Makapuʻu Point Light (USCG) undated archival photograph (note the men in the picture) | |
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| Location | southeast point of Oahu |
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| Coordinates | 21°18′36″N 157°38′59″W / 21.309889°N 157.649748°W |
| Year first constructed | 1909 |
| Year first lit | 1909[1][2] |
| Automated | 1974[1][2] |
| Foundation | masonry basement[1][2] |
| Construction | brick tower[1][2] |
| Tower shape | cylindrical tower with balcony and lantern[1][2] |
| Markings / pattern | white tower, red lantern roof and gray trim and parapet.[3] |
| Tower height | 46 feet (14 m)[2] |
| Focal height | 420 feet (130 m)[2] |
| Original lens | hyperradiant Fresnel lens[2] |
| Intensity | 115,000 candlepower white [4] |
| Range | 19 nautical miles (35 km; 22 mi)[5] |
| Characteristic | Oc W 10s,[5] |
| Managing agent | United States Coast Guard |
| Heritage | National Register of Historic Places listed place  |
U.S. Coast Guard Makapuu Point Light | |
| Nearest city | Waimanalo, Hawaii |
| Architect | U.S. Coast Guard |
| NRHP reference No. | 77000447[6] |
| Added to NRHP | December 7, 1977 |
References
change- ↑ 1.0 1.1 1.2 1.3 1.4 1.5 "Historic Light Station Information and Photography: Hawaii". United States Coast Guard Historian's Office. Archived from the original on 2017-05-01. Retrieved 2009-02-26.
- ↑ 2.0 2.1 2.2 2.3 2.4 2.5 2.6 2.7 2.8 "Makapuu Point Light". National Park Service, Maritime History Project, Inventory of Historic Lights. Retrieved 2009-02-26.
- ↑ "Makapu'u, HI". Anderson, Kraig. Lighthouse Friends. Retrieved 2009-02-26.
- ↑ Makapuu Point Light at U.S. Lighthouses.com.
- ↑ 5.0 5.1 Hawai'ian Islands (Map) (38 ed.). 1:600,000. NOAA. May 1, 2006. Chart 19004. Retrieved 2009-02-26.
- ↑ 6.0 6.1 "National Register Information System". National Register of Historic Places. National Park Service. 2008-04-15.
- ↑ Amateur Radio Light House Society, Makapuu point (Oahu) light #HAW-005.
- ↑ Radio Lighthouse Society, World List of Lights.
Other websites
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Wikimedia Commons has media related to Makapuu Point Lighthouse.
- Aerial photograph Makapuʻu point light at Marinas.com.
- Photograph of Makapuʻu Point hyperradiant lens, U.S.C.G. at lighthouse friends.
- Aerial 360 Panorama of Makapuʻu Lighthouse and Makapuʻu Point at PanaViz.com
- Satellite view at Google Maps.
