Location | Hurst Spit Hampshire England |
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OS grid | SZ3184589911 |
Coordinates | 50°42′28.7″N 1°33′1″W / 50.707972°N 1.55028°W |
Tower | |
Constructed | 1812 (first) |
Construction | masonry tower |
Automated | 1923 |
Height | 26 m (85 ft) |
Shape | cylindrical tower with balcony and lantern |
Markings | white tower and lantern |
Operator | Trinity House[1] |
Heritage | Grade II listed building |
Light | |
First lit | 1867 (current) |
Focal height | 23 m (75 ft) |
Lens | 1st order 920mm fixed lens |
Intensity | white: 7,140 candela red: 1,760 candela |
Range | white: 13 nmi (24 km) red: 10 nmi (19 km) |
Characteristic | Fl (4) WR 15s. F WRG at 19 metres (62 ft) |
Hurst Point Lighthouse is located at Hurst Point in the English county of Hampshire, and guides vessels through the western approaches to the Solent.