Cantareira (Range Front) Lighthouse
Location & Light Range
About Cantareira (Range Front) Lighthouse
Established in 1915, the Cantareira (Range Front) lighthouse is located near Porto, Portugal. It is painted with horizontal red and white bands. This tower served as the front range light in a system designed to guide ships along a specific channel or into the nearby Oporto harbor. The tower itself is closed to the public, but the site is accessible. The light characteristic is an occulting yellow flash every 5 seconds.
Why it matters: This lighthouse was part of a range system providing precise directional guidance for maritime traffic entering a port or navigating a channel along the Portuguese coast.
Light & Optic
- Flash Type
- Occulting
- Interval
- 5s
- Raw Code
- Oc Y 5s
- Light Range
- 6NM (11.1 km)
Construction & History
- Year Built
- 1915
Visiting
- Open to public
- Site open, tower closed
Nearby Vessels
Tower & Structure
- Tower Color
- with horizontal red and white bands
Structure: The tower is painted with horizontal red and white bands.
Location
- City
- Porto
- Country
- 🇵🇹Portugal
- Region
- Porto
- Sea Region
- Located on the coast of Portugal, serving as a front range light for a navigational channel.
- Latitude
- 41.1474°
- Longitude
- -8.6667°
References & Identifiers
- Nearest Port
- Oporto(0.2 km)
- ARLHS No.
- POR-069
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