Cabo de Sines Lighthouse
Location & Light Range
About Cabo de Sines Lighthouse
Built in 1880, the Cabo de Sines lighthouse features a white, cylindrical masonry tower 22 meters high. Its light source is situated 56 meters above sea level, offering a range of 19.5 nautical miles. The structure is composed of two levels, topped with a lantern and two galleries, and extends from the front of an attached two-story keeper's residence. An additional upper section was built onto the tower in 1980. The light characteristic is a single white flash every 15 seconds (Fl W 15s). It is situated about 1.2 kilometers west of Sines.
Why it matters: This lighthouse marks the headland near Sines, providing navigation for vessels approaching the Portuguese coast in the Setúbal region.
Light & Optic
- Flash Type
- Flashing
- Light Color
- White
- Flash Count
- 2 flashes
- Interval
- 15s
- Raw Code
- Fl W 15s
- Focal Height
- 56m
- Geographic Range
- 19.5NM
Construction & History
- Year Built
- 1880
Significant events: Upper stage added 1980
References & Identifiers
- Nearest Port
- Sines(1.2 km)
- ARLHS No.
- POR-008
Tower & Structure
- Tower Height
- 22m
- Tower Shape
- cylindrical
- Tower Color
- white
- Material
- masonry
Structure: round two-stage masonry tower with lantern and two galleries, rising from the front center of a 2-story keeper's complex
Location
- City
- Sines
- Country
- 🇵🇹Portugal
- Region
- Setúbal
- Sea Region
- Cabo de Sines is a very prominent headland roughly 120 km south of Setúbal. Located on the point of the cape, about 1.5 km west of the town of Sines.
- Latitude
- 37.9595°
- Longitude
- -8.8802°
Nearby Vessels
اعثر على منارة Cabo de Sines على الخريطة البحرية المباشرة
خطّط رحلاتك قرب Portugal، وشاهد السفن المجاورة في الوقت الفعلي، واستكشف أكثر من 14,900 معلَم ملاحي في التطبيق.