Diamond Head Lighthouse

Diamond Head Lighthouse

Diamond Head Lighthouse
Hawaii
Location	3399 Diamond Head Rd. Honolulu, Hawaii
Coordinates	21°15′20.7″N 157°48′34.5″W / 21.255750°N 157.809583°W
Year first constructed	1898 (first)
Year first lit	1917 (current)
Construction	concrete tower
Tower shape	square pyramidal tower with circular balcony and lantern
Markings / pattern	white tower, red lantern dome
Height	57 feet (17 m)
Focal height	147 feet (45 m)
Original lens	Barbier et Bénard 3rd order Fresnel lens
Range	white: 17 nautical miles (31 km; 20 mi) red: 14 nautical miles (26 km; 16 mi)
Characteristic	Oc (2) WR 10s.
Admiralty number	G7328
ARLHS number	HAW-003
USCG number	6-29060
Managing agent	United States Coast Guard

U.S. Coast Guard Diamond Head Lighthouse
U.S. National Register of Historic Places
Location	3399 Diamond Head Rd., Honolulu, Hawaii
Coordinates	21°15′25″N 157°48′34″W / 21.25694°N 157.80944°WCoordinates: 21°15′25″N 157°48′34″W / 21.25694°N 157.80944°W
Built	1917
NRHP Reference #	80001282[1]
Added to NRHP	October 31, 1980

Diamond Head Lighthouse is a United States Coast Guard facility located on Diamond Head in Honolulu, on the island of Oʻahu in the State of Hawaiʻi.

The lighthouse was listed on the National Register of Historic Places in 1980.^[1]

The Diamond Head Lighthouse was featured on a United States postage stamp in June 2007.^[2]

See also

• List of lighthouses in Hawaii

References

1. National Park Service (2008-04-15). "National Register Information System". National Register of Historic Places. National Park Service.
2. Yap, Brittany P. (June 22, 2007). "Isle lighthouse graces postage stamp". Honolulu Star-Bulletin. Retrieved 28 February 2009.

External links

• Rowlett, Russ. "Lighthouses of the United States: Hawaii". The Lighthouse Directory. University of North Carolina at Chapel Hill.