El Bluff Lighthouse
Location & Light Range
About El Bluff Lighthouse
Also known as: El Bluff (Bluefields Bluff)
A square skeletal tower, painted white, stands 8 meters tall at El Bluff. Its focal plane reaches 50 meters above sea level, casting a white light that flashes once every 3.8 seconds. This structure is situated atop a hill that forms the end of a spit, safeguarding the harbor of Bluefields. The lighthouse's geographic range extends to 18.7 nautical miles. It is located near Kukra Hill, about 0.6 kilometers from the nearest port, also named El Bluff.
Why it matters: This lighthouse is essential for safe navigation into Bluefields, Nicaragua's sole major port on its Caribbean coast, supporting the regional fishing industry and trade.
Light & Optic
- Flash Type
- Flashing
- Light Color
- White
- Interval
- 3.8s
- Raw Code
- Fl W 3.8s
- Focal Height
- 50m
- Light Range
- 14NM (25.9 km)
- Geographic Range
- 18.7NM
Location
- City
- Kukra Hill
- Country
- 🇳🇮Nicaragua
- Sea Region
- Located atop El Bluff, a prominent hill at the end of a spit protecting the harbor of Bluefields, Nicaragua's only significant port on its Caribbean coast.
- Latitude
- 11.9935°
- Longitude
- -83.6838°
Nearby Vessels
Tower & Structure
- Tower Height
- 8m
- Tower Shape
- square
- Tower Color
- white
Structure: square skeletal tower, painted white (not red, as listed by NGA)
References & Identifiers
- Nearest Port
- El Bluff(0.6 km)
- Admiralty No.
- J6064
- NGA No.
- 16500
- Wikidata
- Q60213250 →
- OpenStreetMap
- View on OSM →
اعثر على منارة El Bluff على الخريطة البحرية المباشرة
خطّط رحلاتك قرب Nicaragua، وشاهد السفن المجاورة في الوقت الفعلي، واستكشف أكثر من 14,900 معلَم ملاحي في التطبيق.