Hartland Point

51.021666666667 - 4.5252777777778Koordinaten: 51 ° 1 ' 18 "N, 4 ° 31' 31" W

Hartland Point is a headland in England and the most north-westerly point in the region of Devon. The point is also known as the the farthest place of a railway line in England, which is again only 14 miles away, Bude. The place marks the south-westerly limit of the Bristol Channel. The northwestern boundary of the channel is St Ann 's Head near Milford Haven, 40 miles away. The place is an important place for communication and navigation for more than 130 years.

Lighthouse

The lighthouse at Hartland Point was built in 1874 and officially opened by the Bishop of Exeter. He was operated manually by four guards, who lived with their families in the lighthouse. The rotating light was operated by clockwork, which had to be re- raised all two and a half hours. Automated, and thus without forced standing guard, the lighthouse became Been Waiting 1984. , And the lighthouse is monitored today by the Trinity House Lighthouse Service. Today's light which six light emits signals every 15 seconds, has a range of 25 miles. A fog horn are in fog every 60 seconds five seconds long loud sound that can be heard even in more than two miles away. The Lighthouse warns mariners before this headland and is a waypoint for ships on their way through the Bristol Channel. Near the lighthouse is located in the steep terrain of a disused water collection system for this. The original road to the lighthouse is now canceled. The tower is now only by jeep and helicopter available, but not accessible to the public.

Observation post of the Coast Guard

The observation post was manned until 1983 when they relocated to the guard Hartland. The item in Hartland Point monitors now fully automatically by means of radio transmitters and receivers ship traffic. The station is staffed only at very specific bad weather conditions.

Radar

During the Second World War and for some time thereafter, nor a radar station operated in Hartland Point to low-flying flying objects and vessels can be seen. From this old radar, the foundation walls are still visible. A new radar was built in 1994 and is used for airspace surveillance.

The Johanna

On the cliffs of Hartland Point registered in Panama coastal Johanna stranded away on 31 December 1982, only 100 m from the lighthouse. Four crew members were rescued by a rescue helicopter. The three officers were then rescued by a lifeboat from Clovelly. The ship was loaded with loose wheat, and was on my way from Holland to Barry Iceland. Today at the cliffs only a few very rusty remains of the ship can be seen.

• Geography (Devon)
• Cape ( England)