Castilletes Lighthouse
Location & Light Range
About Castilletes Lighthouse
The Castilletes lighthouse is a square pyramidal steel skeletal tower standing 30 meters tall, painted with horizontal red and white bands. Its focal plane reaches 35 meters above sea level. The structure emits a white flash every 9 seconds, visible for 16.2 nautical miles. Located about 600 meters north of the Venezuelan border on the southeast side of the Guajira Peninsula, it is part of a strategically significant frontier zone. The site is open to the public, but visitors cannot access the tower itself.
Why it matters: This lighthouse is essential for coastal navigation near the Venezuelan border, helping to define the international maritime boundary and ensure safe passage for vessels.
Light & Optic
- Flash Type
- Flashing
- Light Color
- White
- Interval
- 9s
- Raw Code
- Fl W 9s
- Focal Height
- 35m
- Geographic Range
- 16.2NM
Location
- City
- Cartagena
- Country
- 🇨🇴Colombia
- Region
- Bolívar
- Sea Region
- Located about 600 m north of the Venezuelan border on the southeast side of the Guajira Peninsula.
- Latitude
- 10.4243°
- Longitude
- -75.5542°
References & Identifiers
- Nearest Port
- Cartagena(4.1 km)
- ARLHS No.
- COL-019
Tower & Structure
- Tower Height
- 30m
- Tower Shape
- square
- Tower Color
- with red and white horizontal bands
- Material
- steel
Structure: square pyramidal steel skeletal tower, painted with red and white horizontal bands
Visiting
- Open to public
- Site open, tower closed
Nearby Vessels
اعثر على منارة Castilletes على الخريطة البحرية المباشرة
خطّط رحلاتك قرب Colombia، وشاهد السفن المجاورة في الوقت الفعلي، واستكشف أكثر من 14,900 معلَم ملاحي في التطبيق.