Point Baleine Lighthouse
Location & Light Range
About Point Baleine Lighthouse
Also known as: Point Baleine (Espalon Point)
Point Baleine is a square skeletal tower painted white, standing 11 meters tall with a focal height of 13 meters. Its white light flashes once every 4 seconds, providing a geographic range of 11.3 nautical miles. The lighthouse is situated on the southwest point of Gaspar Grande Island, near Chaguaramas Bay. Access to the site is by boat, with the nearest port being Chaguaramas, 6.6 kilometers away. While the site is open to visitors, the tower itself is closed.
Why it matters: This active light guides vessels navigating the waters off the southwest point of Gaspar Grande Island and Chaguaramas Bay, helping them avoid coastal hazards.
Light & Optic
- Flash Type
- Flashing
- Light Color
- White
- Interval
- 4s
- Raw Code
- Fl W 4s
- Focal Height
- 13m
- Geographic Range
- 11.3NM
Location
- Country
- 🇹🇹Trinidad and Tobago
- Region
- Diego Martin
- Sea Region
- Located on the southwest point of Gaspar Grande Island, just off Chaguaramas Bay.
- Latitude
- 10.6988°
- Longitude
- -61.7524°
References & Identifiers
- Nearest Port
- Chaguaramas(6.6 km)
- Admiralty No.
- J5856
- NGA No.
- 16236
- ARLHS No.
- TRI-009
Tower & Structure
- Tower Height
- 11m
- Tower Shape
- square
- Tower Color
- white
Structure: square skeletal tower, painted white
Visiting
- Open to public
- Site open, tower closed
Nearby Vessels
اعثر على منارة Point Baleine على الخريطة البحرية المباشرة
خطّط رحلاتك قرب Trinidad and Tobago، وشاهد السفن المجاورة في الوقت الفعلي، واستكشف أكثر من 14,900 معلَم ملاحي في التطبيق.