Olhão Range Front Lighthouse
Location & Light Range
About Olhão Range Front Lighthouse
This white, cylindrical tower stands 7 meters tall with its light at a focal height of 8 meters. It features a distinctive red horizontal band across its white structure. The tower is mounted atop a single-story building that functions as a fishmonger's shop. This structure guides vessels with a red occulting light, showing a red flash every 6 seconds. Its geographic range extends to 9.7 nautical miles. The light is situated on the waterfront of Olhão, near the town's port.
Why it matters: This range front light is essential for the local fishing fleet and other maritime traffic navigating the busy waterfront of Olhão, a key port in the Algarve. Its unique placement atop an active fishmonger's shop makes it a distinctive landmark.
Light & Optic
- Flash Type
- Occulting
- Light Color
- Red
- Interval
- 6s
- Raw Code
- Oc R 6s
- Focal Height
- 8m
- Geographic Range
- 9.7NM
Location
- City
- Olhão
- Country
- 🇵🇹Portugal
- Region
- Faro
- Sea Region
- waterfront of Olhão
- Latitude
- 37.0238°
- Longitude
- -7.8436°
Nearby Vessels
Tower & Structure
- Tower Height
- 7m
- Tower Shape
- cylindrical
- Tower Color
- white with a red horizontal band
Structure: small round cylindrical tower, painted with a white and a red horizontal band, mounted atop a 1-story building in use as a fishmonger's shop
References & Identifiers
- Nearest Port
- Olhao(0.4 km)
- Admiralty No.
- D2226.
اعثر على منارة Olhão Range Front على الخريطة البحرية المباشرة
خطّط رحلاتك قرب Portugal، وشاهد السفن المجاورة في الوقت الفعلي، واستكشف أكثر من 14,900 معلَم ملاحي في التطبيق.