La Guía Lighthouse
Location & Light Range
About La Guía Lighthouse
Constructed in 1900, the La Guía Lighthouse stands as a 9-meter cylindrical masonry tower painted white. Situated on a point northeast of Vigo, it includes a lantern and gallery. The light's focal plane is 37 meters above sea level. Its characteristic is three white flashes occurring every 20 seconds. Originally featuring an attached cottage and a secondary lantern, these were later removed. Access to the site is permitted, though the tower itself is not open.
Why it matters: This navigation aid marks the La Guía point for ships approaching or leaving Vigo's port, facilitating safe transit within the Ría de Vigo.
Light & Optic
- Flash Type
- Flashing
- Light Color
- White
- Flash Count
- 3 flashes
- Interval
- 20s
- Raw Code
- Fl(3) W 20s
- Focal Height
- 37m
- Geographic Range
- 16.6NM
Construction & History
- Year Built
- 1900
Significant events: attached cottage and secondary lantern removed
Visiting
- Open to public
- Site open, tower closed
Nearby Vessels
Tower & Structure
- Tower Height
- 9m
- Tower Shape
- cylindrical
- Tower Color
- white
- Material
- masonry
Structure: round tower with lantern and gallery, painted white
Location
- City
- Vigo
- Country
- 🇪🇸Spain
- Region
- Galicia
- Sea Region
- promontory in La Guía, northeast of Vigo, on the south side of the Ría de Vigo
- Latitude
- 42.2595°
- Longitude
- -8.7021°
References & Identifiers
- Nearest Port
- Vigo(0.9 km)
- Admiralty No.
- D1901.5
- NGA No.
- 3012
- ARLHS No.
- SPA-172
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