Barra Faro-Olhão Range Front Lighthouse
Location & Light Range
About Barra Faro-Olhão Range Front Lighthouse
This concrete, cylindrical tower stands 7 meters tall and displays a white occulting light every 4 seconds from a focal height of 9 meters. It is painted with red and white horizontal bands and has a geographic range of 10 nautical miles. The structure serves as the front light in a range system, guiding vessels. While the site is accessible to visitors, the tower itself is closed. The nearest port is Olhao, located 3.4 kilometers away.
Why it matters: This light is indispensable for safe passage into the Ria Formosa estuary, providing precise directional guidance as the front light of an entrance range.
Light & Optic
- Flash Type
- Occulting
- Light Color
- White
- Interval
- 4s
- Raw Code
- Oc W 4s
- Focal Height
- 9m
- Geographic Range
- 10NM
Location
- City
- Faro
- Country
- 🇵🇹Portugal
- Region
- Faro
- Sea Region
- Marks the entrance range for the Ria Formosa estuary, located near the foot of the east mole of the estuary entrance.
- Latitude
- 36.9703°
- Longitude
- -7.8668°
References & Identifiers
- Nearest Port
- Olhao(3.4 km)
- Admiralty No.
- D2206.1
- NGA No.
- 3736
Tower & Structure
- Tower Height
- 7m
- Tower Shape
- cylindrical
- Tower Color
- with red and white horizontal bands
- Material
- concrete
Structure: slender round tower painted with red and white horizontal bands
Visiting
- Open to public
- Site open, tower closed
Nearby Vessels
اعثر على منارة Barra Faro-Olhão Range Front على الخريطة البحرية المباشرة
خطّط رحلاتك قرب Portugal، وشاهد السفن المجاورة في الوقت الفعلي، واستكشف أكثر من 14,900 معلَم ملاحي في التطبيق.