Barra Faro-Olhão West Mole Lighthouse
Fl Red 4s🇵🇹Faro, PTOperational
Location & Light Range
About Barra Faro-Olhão West Mole Lighthouse
This cylindrical concrete tower stands 8 meters tall and is painted with red and white horizontal bands. It is situated on the west mole of the estuary entrance at Faro. The light emits a single red flash every 4 seconds, with a focal height of 10 meters. Its geographic range is 10.4 nautical miles. The site is open to the public, though the tower itself is closed.
Why it matters: This lighthouse serves as a clear marker for the channel at the estuary entrance, aiding vessels navigating toward or away from the port of Olhão.
Light & Optic
Characteristic Signature
Fl Red 4s
- Flash Type
- Flashing
- Light Color
- Red
- Interval
- 4s
- Raw Code
- Fl R 4s
- Focal Height
- 10m
- Geographic Range
- 10.4NM
Location
- City
- Faro
- Country
- 🇵🇹Portugal
- Region
- Faro
- Sea Region
- west mole of the estuary entrance
- Latitude
- 36.9638°
- Longitude
- -7.8703°
References & Identifiers
- Nearest Port
- Olhao(3.9 km)
- Admiralty No.
- D2208
- NGA No.
- 3728
Tower & Structure
- Tower Height
- 8m
- Tower Shape
- cylindrical
- Tower Color
- with red and white horizontal bands
- Material
- concrete
Structure: round concrete tower painted with red and white horizontal bands
Visiting
- Open to public
- Site open, tower closed
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