Barreiras do Prado Lighthouse
Location & Light Range
About Barreiras do Prado Lighthouse
The Barreiras do Prado lighthouse, a white square skeletal tower with a gallery, was built in 1955. Standing 22 meters tall, its steel construction houses a light with a focal height of 42 meters. Situated on a bluff about 3 kilometers north of Prado, it emits a white flash every 12 seconds. This navigational aid offers a geographic range of 17.4 nautical miles. While the tower is not open to the public, the site provides panoramic views of the Atlantic Ocean.
Why it matters: This lighthouse is important for coastal navigation near Prado, Brazil, and aids vessels approaching or departing the port of Caravelas, located 28 kilometers away.
Light & Optic
- Flash Type
- Flashing
- Light Color
- White
- Flash Count
- 2 flashes
- Interval
- 12s
- Raw Code
- Fl W 12s
- Focal Height
- 42m
- Geographic Range
- 17.4NM
Construction & History
- Year Built
- 1955
References & Identifiers
- Nearest Port
- Caravelas(28.0 km)
- Admiralty No.
- G0299
- NGA No.
- 18184
- ARLHS No.
- BRA-119
Nearby Ports
Tower & Structure
- Tower Height
- 22m
- Tower Shape
- square
- Tower Color
- white
- Material
- steel
Structure: square skeletal tower with gallery, painted white
Location
- City
- Prado
- Country
- 🇧🇷Brazil
- Region
- Bahia
- Sea Region
- on a bluff about 3 km north of Prado
- Latitude
- -17.2872°
- Longitude
- -39.2220°
Nearby Vessels
اعثر على منارة Barreiras do Prado على الخريطة البحرية المباشرة
خطّط رحلاتك قرب Brazil، وشاهد السفن المجاورة في الوقت الفعلي، واستكشف أكثر من 14,900 معلَم ملاحي في التطبيق.