Time Ball Tower

Time Ball Tower

Visited on Saturday 29th February. No visit to Semaphore would be complete without checking out this piece of early history. Also you get goods views of the beach and jetty from it's raised position.

History in action - but be sure to check the time

The Semaphore time ball tower is an interesting piece of history. It was used until 1932 to calibrate clocks. You can still experience it in action from ~12:55 to 13:01 Central Standard Time every day...

Semaphore Maritime History

Standing like a solid guard, created of stone, has been a beacon to Semaphore residents and passing ships for 124 years. To the people of Semaphore it has been known as "The Sentinel of Semaphore". T...

Nice history but could not access

This is a great historical monument and it is where the city gets it's name, as this was used to semaphore the ships at sea. When we were there there could not find out if you could go inside. Would b...

Interesting & well maintained.

Well worth a quick visit, especially around 1pm when the ball works. A nice piece of maritime history, well presented. Nicely lit at night too.