Bagacay Point Lighthouse Explained

Location:Liloan, Cebu, Philippines
Yearbuilt:1857 (first)
1874 (second)
Yearlit:1908 (current)
Yeardeactivated:1908 (second)
Foundation:masonry
Construction:concrete and stone tower (current)
stone tower (second)
Shape:octagonal tower with balcony and lantern (current)
cylindrical tower with double balcony and lantern (second)
Marking:unpainted tower, white lantern (current)
Height:22m (72feet) (current)
Focalheight:44.5m (146feet) (current)
Lens:3rd order Fresnel lens
Characteristic:Fl W 5s.
Fogsignal:none

Bagacay Point Lighthouse is an active lighthouse in Liloan, Cebu, in the Philippines.

Description

The lighthouse tower stands at a height of in an uphill area overlooking the Mactan Channel. It sits on an elevated 5000sqm government property. With a focal plane of,[1] the third-order flashing light was first lit on 1 April 1905.[2] The present octagonal tower is all masonry and painted white. The landmark was built by virtue of an executive order issued on 28 July 1903 by William Howard Taft, the first American Governor-General of the Philippines who came to the country in 1900 as president of the Philippine Commission. The point light was originally established in 1857 by the ruling Spanish Government.

For over 100 years, this lighthouse has provided guiding light to mariners, navigators and fishermen from coastal towns in northern Cebu. It has been a favorite subject of many painters and photographers for its notable architectural design.

All navigational aids in the Philippines are managed by the Philippine Coast Guard.

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Notes and References

  1. http://www.lighthousedepot.com/lite_explorer.asp "Lighthouse Depot Explorer"
  2. Bureau of Insular Affairs-War Department,"Sixth Annual Report of the Philippine Commission, 1905 Part III", pg.282. Washington Government Printing Office, 1906.