Cabo Sardão Lighthouse
Location & Light Range
About Cabo Sardão Lighthouse
Constructed from stone in 1915, the Cabo Sardão Lighthouse stands 17 meters tall, with its light positioned 68 meters above sea level. The tower is square, painted white with a red lantern, and rises from the center of a long, single-story keeper's house. Its white light emits three flashes every 15 seconds, visible for 21.2 nautical miles. This structure marks the only significant promontory along the Beja district's coast, located on vertical cliffs west of Cavaleiro village. The lighthouse has been operational since its completion in 1915.
Why it matters: The lighthouse specifically delineates the only major promontory on the Beja district's coast, offering a critical navigational reference for mariners.
Light & Optic
- Flash Type
- Flashing
- Light Color
- White
- Flash Count
- 3 flashes
- Interval
- 15s
- Raw Code
- Fl W 15s
- Focal Height
- 68m
- Geographic Range
- 21.2NM
Construction & History
- Year Built
- 1915
References & Identifiers
- Nearest Port
- Sines(20.6 km)
- Admiralty No.
- D2164
- NGA No.
- 3604
- ARLHS No.
- POR-014
Tower & Structure
- Tower Height
- 17m
- Tower Shape
- square
- Tower Color
- white with a red lantern
- Material
- stone
Structure: square masonry tower with lantern and gallery, rising from the center of a long 1-story triplex keeper's house
Location
- City
- São Teotónio
- Country
- 🇵🇹Portugal
- Region
- Beja
- Sea Region
- marks the only major promontory on the coast of the Beja district, located atop vertical cliffs just west of the village of Cavaleiro.
- Latitude
- 37.5987°
- Longitude
- -8.8162°
Nearby Vessels
اعثر على منارة Cabo Sardão على الخريطة البحرية المباشرة
خطّط رحلاتك قرب Portugal، وشاهد السفن المجاورة في الوقت الفعلي، واستكشف أكثر من 14,900 معلَم ملاحي في التطبيق.