La Pilota Lighthouse
Location & Light Range
About La Pilota Lighthouse
Also known as: La Pilota (Directional Light)
La Pilota is a cylindrical lighthouse standing 30 meters tall, with its focal height also at 30 meters. The structure is a repurposed water tower featuring a large round tank, with the light positioned at the center atop this tank. It is silver in color with a red top. This facility guides ships approaching Buenaventura within the estuary, offering a geographic range of 15.3 nautical miles. Its flash characteristic is described as Dir.Fl.Bu. While the tower itself is closed to the public, the site remains open, located 1.2 kilometers from the nearest port.
Why it matters: La Pilota was instrumental in ensuring safe passage for ships navigating the Buenaventura estuary, a critical gateway for trade into Colombia. Its unique design as a repurposed water tower, rather than a conventional lighthouse, highlights an adaptive approach to maritime navigation infrastructure.
Light & Optic
- Interval
- 5s
- Raw Code
- Dir.Fl.Bu
- Focal Height
- 30m
- Geographic Range
- 15.3NM
Location
- City
- Buenaventura
- Country
- 🇨🇴Colombia
- Region
- Valle del Cauca
- Sea Region
- Buenaventura estuary, Colombia, guiding ships approaching the city.
- Latitude
- 3.8833°
- Longitude
- -77.0698°
References & Identifiers
- Nearest Port
- Buenaventura(1.2 km)
- Admiralty No.
- G3133
- NGA No.
- 0202
Nearby Ports
Tower & Structure
- Tower Height
- 30m
- Tower Shape
- cylindrical
- Tower Color
- a silver color with a red top
Structure: water tower with a large round tank; the light is centered atop the tank
Visiting
- Open to public
- Site open, tower closed
Nearby Vessels
اعثر على منارة La Pilota على الخريطة البحرية المباشرة
خطّط رحلاتك قرب Colombia، وشاهد السفن المجاورة في الوقت الفعلي، واستكشف أكثر من 14,900 معلَم ملاحي في التطبيق.