Landmark· Castle Island· Bahamas — Eleuthera, Andros & the Out Islands
Castle Island Lighthouse
22° 7.6′ N · 74° 19.7′ W
A 112-ft brick tower built in 1868 on Castle Island, off the south-west tip of Acklins, still carrying a first-order Fresnel lens installed in 1934; its abandoned keepers' cottages stand beside it, and until recently the tower wore red and white bands.
Practical
Wikipedia list: N 22°07'35.1" W 074°19'42.0", Fl(2) W 20s, focal height 40 m (130 ft), range 22 nm. Lighthouse Directory (revised Dec 2025): active, site open, tower reported open but the station is 'probably endangered', so climb at your own risk. Managed by the Bahamas Port Department. Walk up from the Castle Island anchorage beach.
Best for
Climbing a historic light at the bottom of the chain
Nearby
- Castle Island Anchorage0.3 NM away
- Castle Island wreck snorkel0.3 NM away
- Mudian Harbour Anchorage0.7 NM away
- Salina Point (Acklins)5.9 NM away
- Salina Point Clinic (Acklins)6.7 NM away
- Salina Point settlement (Acklins)6.7 NM away
- Sugar Bay Anchorage6.8 NM away
- Jamaica Cay Anchorage (Bight of Acklins)19.4 NM away
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