Bocas del Río Léon Lighthouse
Location & Light Range
About Bocas del Río Léon Lighthouse
This square skeletal tower stands 12 meters tall and features red and white horizontal bands. Its focal plane is 15 meters above the water, emitting a white flash every 8 seconds. Located on the eastern side of the Río Léon's entrance in the southeastern Gulf of Urabá, it is approximately 8 kilometers from Turbo. The lighthouse guides vessels into the Río Léon, near the region's developing port facilities.
Why it matters: The lighthouse aids ships entering the Río Léon, especially those bound for the new port under development by the Antioquia region, supporting regional economic growth and maritime trade.
Light & Optic
- Flash Type
- Flashing
- Light Color
- White
- Interval
- 8s
- Raw Code
- Fl W 8s
- Focal Height
- 15m
- Geographic Range
- 11.9NM
Location
- City
- Turbo
- Country
- 🇨🇴Colombia
- Region
- Antioquia
- Sea Region
- East side of the entrance to the Río Léon, at the southeastern corner of the Gulf of Urabá.
- Latitude
- 7.9434°
- Longitude
- -76.7555°
Nearby Vessels
Tower & Structure
- Tower Height
- 12m
- Tower Shape
- square
- Tower Color
- with red and white horizontal bands
Structure: square pyramidal skeletal tower, painted with red and white horizontal bands
References & Identifiers
- Nearest Port
- Turbo(8.0 km)
- Admiralty No.
- J6149.5
- NGA No.
- 16651
- USCG No.
- DIMAR-051
Nearby Ports
اعثر على منارة Bocas del Río Léon على الخريطة البحرية المباشرة
خطّط رحلاتك قرب Colombia، وشاهد السفن المجاورة في الوقت الفعلي، واستكشف أكثر من 14,900 معلَم ملاحي في التطبيق.