Cayo Confites Lighthouse
Location & Light Range
About Cayo Confites Lighthouse
This square skeletal tower stands 20 meters tall on a remote islet within the Jardines del Rey Archipelago. Painted white, its lantern room reaches a focal height of 23 meters. The lighthouse emits a white flash every 7.5 seconds, visible for 13.8 nautical miles. It is situated on a reef about 12 km north of Cayo Guajaba, northeast of Esmeralda. The nearest port, Bufadero, is 8 km away. The structure is operational but closed to the public.
Why it matters: The lighthouse marks a narrow passage in the heavily traveled Old Bahama Channel, essential for vessels navigating between Cuba and the Bahamas.
Light & Optic
- Flash Type
- Flashing
- Light Color
- White
- Interval
- 7.5s
- Raw Code
- Fl W 7.5s
- Focal Height
- 23m
- Geographic Range
- 13.8NM
Location
- City
- Nuevitas
- Country
- 🇨🇺Cuba
- Region
- Camagüey
- Sea Region
- Located on an islet on the reef about 12 km north of Cayo Guajaba, a large island northeast of Esmeralda in the Jardines del Rey Archipelago. It marks a narrow passage in the heavily traveled Old Bahama Channel, frequently used by cruise ships, between this lighthouse and the Cay Lobos lighthouse of the Bahamas.
- Latitude
- 21.6631°
- Longitude
- -77.1414°
Nearby Vessels
Tower & Structure
- Tower Height
- 20m
- Tower Shape
- square
- Tower Color
- white
Structure: square skeletal tower, painted white
References & Identifiers
- Nearest Port
- Bufadero(8.0 km)
- Admiralty No.
- J4922
- NGA No.
- 12804
- ARLHS No.
- CUB-031
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خطّط رحلاتك قرب Cuba، وشاهد السفن المجاورة في الوقت الفعلي، واستكشف أكثر من 14,900 معلَم ملاحي في التطبيق.