Isla Herradura Lighthouse
Location & Light Range
About Isla Herradura Lighthouse
A skeletal metal tower, standing 18 meters tall, displays horizontal red and white bands. It is situated near the west end of Isla Herradura, approximately 5 km southwest of Los Sueños. The lighthouse's focal height reaches 99 meters, providing a geographic range of 24.8 nautical miles. Its light emits a single white flash every 10 seconds. Adjacent to the tower is a 1-story equipment building. The nearest port is Caldera, located 17.5 km away.
Why it matters: This lighthouse marks the southern entrance to the Gulf of Nicoya, a significant maritime route along Costa Rica's Pacific coast.
Light & Optic
- Flash Type
- Flashing
- Light Color
- White
- Interval
- 10s
- Raw Code
- Fl W 10s
- Focal Height
- 99m
- Geographic Range
- 24.8NM
Location
- Country
- 🇨🇷Costa Rica
- Region
- Puntarenas Province
- Sea Region
- Isla Herradura, off the coast at the southern entrance to the Gulf of Nicoya, near the west end of the island, about 5 km southwest of Los Sueños.
- Latitude
- 9.6276°
- Longitude
- -84.6749°
Nearby Vessels
Tower & Structure
- Tower Height
- 18m
- Tower Shape
- skeletal
- Tower Color
- with red and white horizontal bands
- Material
- metal
Structure: skeletal tower adjacent to a 1-story equipment building
References & Identifiers
- Nearest Port
- Caldera(17.5 km)
- Admiralty No.
- G3316
- NGA No.
- 111-15460
- ARLHS No.
- COS-004
- Wikidata
- Q60642843 →
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خطّط رحلاتك قرب Costa Rica، وشاهد السفن المجاورة في الوقت الفعلي، واستكشف أكثر من 14,900 معلَم ملاحي في التطبيق.