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Lighthouses in Bahamas

Bahamas has 24 lighthouses on the map. The oldest dates to 1800. The tallest stands 45 m. Below: how they split by era of construction, and the country’s oldest towers. From Wikidata, snapshot 2026-06-23.

LIGHTHOUSES24

OLDEST1800

BUILT BEFORE 18000

By era of construction

Before 18000 · 0%

1800–18495 · 21%

1850–189910 · 42%

1900–19493 · 13%

1950 or later1 · 4%

Era unknown5 · 21%

Oldest lighthouses in Bahamas

The country’s earliest towers by recorded year of construction, with height where known.

1800East End Point Lighthouse

1817Paradise Island Lighthouse19 m

1836Abaco Lighthouse28 m

1836Gun Cay Lighthouse15 m

1839Cay Sal Lighthouse18 m

1851Great Isaac Lighthouse

1863Great Stirrup Cay Lighthouse17 m

1863Elbow Cay lighthouse27 m

1868Castle Island Lighthouse34 m

1869Cay Lobos Lighthouse45 m

1870Great Inagua Lighthouse34 m

1876Bird Rock Lighthouse31 m

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