 Baron Bliss Light in Belize City | |
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| Location | Fort George Belize City Belize |
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| Coordinates | 17°29′29.2″N 88°10′53.2″W / 17.491444°N 88.181444°W |
| Tower | |
| Constructed | 1885 (first) |
| Construction | concrete tower |
| Height | 15 metres (49 ft) |
| Shape | tapered pillar tower with balcony and no lantern |
| Markings | white tower and red band at the base, red balcony |
| Light | |
| Focal height | 16 metres (52 ft) |
| Range | 8 nmi (15 km; 9.2 mi)  |
| Characteristic | F R 5s. |
Baron Bliss Lighthouse is a lighthouse in Belize City. Established in 1885 on the former site of a Spanish fortress which was extremely damaged after the Battle of St. George's Caye in September 1798, it has a focal plane of 16 m (52 ft) and is painted white and red.[1] It is named after one of Belize's greatest benefactors, Baron Bliss, who is known to have never actually set foot on Belizean shores but was impressed with the people's warm hospitality.[2] He was a sailor and fisherman who traveled the world aboard his yacht the "Sea King". On March 9, 1926, Baron Bliss died leaving instructions that he be buried in a granite tomb near the sea, enclosed with an iron fence with a lighthouse built nearby. This is why this monument was constructed (in remembrance of him) and also at the location where it stands today.
- ^ Rowlett, Russ. "Lighthouses of Belize". The Lighthouse Directory. University of North Carolina at Chapel Hill.
- ^ Bradley, Leo H. (1986). Baron Bliss and His Bounty to Belize. Belize: Government Printery. Retrieved February 25, 2016.