Balboa Wharf Lighthouse
Location & Light Range
About Balboa Wharf Lighthouse
Also known as: Balboa Wharf (No. 24)
This white cylindrical skeletal tower, standing 16 meters tall with its light positioned at 19 meters, marks the inside of a course turn for the Panama Canal. It features a black horizontal band and emits a red flashing light every second. The lighthouse is located at the south end of the main quay at Balboa, a district of Panama City at the Canal entrance. It is situated 0.6 kilometers from the nearest port of Balboa. The structure has a square base.
Why it matters: This lighthouse is essential for the safe navigation of large vessels transiting the Panama Canal, specifically warning about the precise inside edge of a critical turn in the waterway. Its continuous operation prevents groundings and collisions in a high-traffic area where precision is paramount for global trade.
Light & Optic
- Flash Type
- Flashing
- Light Color
- Red
- Interval
- 1s
- Raw Code
- Fl R 1s
- Focal Height
- 19m
- Geographic Range
- 12.9NM
Location
- City
- Ancón
- Country
- 🇵🇦Panama
- Region
- Panamá Province
- Sea Region
- Marks the inside of a turn in the course of the Panama Canal, located at the south end of the main quay at Balboa, a district of Panama City at the Canal entrance.
- Latitude
- 8.9477°
- Longitude
- -79.5677°
Nearby Vessels
Tower & Structure
- Tower Height
- 16m
- Tower Shape
- cylindrical
- Tower Color
- white with a black horizontal band
Structure: square cylindrical white skeletal tower
References & Identifiers
- Nearest Port
- Balboa(0.6 km)
- Admiralty No.
- G3199.
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