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Great Stirrup Cay Lighthouse
25° 49.4′ N · 77° 54.1′ W
A white stone tower built in 1863 by the Imperial Lighthouse Service on the north tip of the Berry Islands, still marking the corner where boats turn from the Northeast Providence Channel onto the Berry Bank. It is one of the oldest working lights in the northern Bahamas.
Practical
Position from the Wikipedia/GeoHack lighthouse coordinate (25°49'24.7"N, 77°54'03.1"W). Light: Fl(2) W 20s, focal height 82 ft (25 m), range about 22 nm; 56 ft (17 m) tower, now automated and solar powered. The cay is Norwegian Cruise Line's private island, so the light is a landmark from the water, not a walk: cruisers are discouraged from landing when ships are in. A dive spot just off the island is used by cruise-guest dive boats from early morning (an ActiveCaptain report from March 2024 describes an unlit dive boat with divers surfacing at 7:00 am); keep a lookout rounding the island.
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Landfall mark rounding the north end of the Berry Islands
Nearby
- Snake Cay Anchorage (Great Stirrup)0.2 NM away
- Goat Cay Anchorage (Great Harbour)0.6 NM away
- Great Stirrup Cay (Norwegian Cruise Line private island)0.6 NM away
- Great Stirrup Cay South Anchorage (Great Harbour Cay - North)0.8 NM away
- Slaughter Harbour Anchorage (Great Stirrup / Little Stirrup)1.5 NM away
- Little Stirrup Cay (Royal Caribbean's Perfect Day at CocoCay)1.8 NM away
- Mangrove Pass Around Cistern Cay2.4 NM away
- Sugar Beach Caves (Great Harbour Cay)3 NM away