Barra Faro-Olhão East Mole Lighthouse
Location & Light Range
About Barra Faro-Olhão East Mole Lighthouse
This cylindrical concrete lighthouse stands 8 meters tall with its focal plane at 10 meters. The tower is painted with green and white horizontal bands and emits a green flash every 4 seconds, visible for 10.4 nautical miles. It is located on the east mole, marking the entrance to the Faro estuary. The site is open to the public, but the tower itself is closed. The nearest port is Olhão, 3.8 kilometers away.
Why it matters: The lighthouse clearly delineates the eastern boundary of the navigable channel, preventing groundings on the mole and ensuring safe passage for vessels entering and exiting the estuary.
Light & Optic
- Flash Type
- Flashing
- Light Color
- Green
- Interval
- 4s
- Raw Code
- Fl G 4s
- Focal Height
- 10m
- Geographic Range
- 10.4NM
Location
- City
- Faro
- Country
- 🇵🇹Portugal
- Region
- Faro
- Sea Region
- east mole of the estuary entrance
- Latitude
- 36.9633°
- Longitude
- -7.8689°
References & Identifiers
- Nearest Port
- Olhao(3.8 km)
- Admiralty No.
- D2209
- NGA No.
- 3732
Tower & Structure
- Tower Height
- 8m
- Tower Shape
- cylindrical
- Tower Color
- with green and white horizontal bands
- Material
- concrete
Structure: round concrete tower painted with green and white horizontal bands
Visiting
- Open to public
- Site open, tower closed
Nearby Vessels
اعثر على منارة Barra Faro-Olhão East Mole على الخريطة البحرية المباشرة
خطّط رحلاتك قرب Portugal، وشاهد السفن المجاورة في الوقت الفعلي، واستكشف أكثر من 14,900 معلَم ملاحي في التطبيق.