The New British Channel Pilot, Containing Sailing Directions from London to Liverpool [&C] - Softcover

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This historic book may have numerous typos and missing text. Purchasers can download a free scanned copy of the original book (without typos) from the publisher. Not indexed. Not illustrated. 1839 Excerpt: ... official description of them:--" The light towers erected upon Nash Point, bear from each other S. 58 E. and N. 58 W., (nearly N. W. by W. i W.), distant 1000 feet, both exhibiting stationary lights; the Eastern or Upper Light is 167 feet above the level of the sea, at high water; the Lower or Western Light 123 feet; the high light will be visible from S. E. by S to N. W. J W., and the low light from S. by E. 1 £., seaward, to N. by W. J W., but in particular states of the atmosphere, and when not too far distant, they may be seen faintly beyond those bearings. "Masters of vessels and others, sailing up the Bristol Channel, in the fairway, will make these as two separate and distinct lights, while to prevent the possibility of mistaking them for those of St. Ann's Point (Milford Haven), it should be observed, that in making the lights upon the Nash Point, from the south-westward, the high light will be seen to the right, or southward of the low light, whereas, in making St. Ann's Lights, from the same quarter, the high light will be seen to the left or northward of the low light. When these lights are in a line, they will lead to the southward of the sands lying westward of the Nash Point; but, from the proximity of the Mash Sana's to that point, they must convey you very near to the south-eastern part of the sand, and, when at the distance of half a mile from the point, you will not be more than a cable's length off the sand. The mariner is therefore directed to keep the high light open to the southward of the low light, when approaching Nash Point; and, in proceeding to the eastward, the high light, upon a bearing of N. W. J N., will lead clear of the foul ground off Breaksea Point, and also between the One Fathom Bank and the Culver Sand,...

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