Ponta da Calheta Range Front Lighthouse
Location & Light Range
About Ponta da Calheta Range Front Lighthouse
The Ponta da Calheta Range Front is a white, square pyramidal concrete tower standing 5 meters tall, situated near the water's edge on the east side of a naval station in Vitória, Brazil. Its focal plane is also 5 meters, and it emits a quick-flashing white light. This structure has a geographic range of 8.4 nautical miles. While the site is open to the public, the tower itself is closed to visitors. The light's presence is a consistent marker for vessels navigating the local sea lanes.
Why it matters: As a range front light, Ponta da Calheta Range Front assists in guiding vessels, particularly naval assets, into and out of safe channels, preventing groundings or collisions in this coastal zone.
Light & Optic
- Flash Type
- Quick
- Light Color
- White
- Raw Code
- Q W
- Focal Height
- 5m
- Geographic Range
- 8.4NM
Location
- City
- Vitória
- Country
- 🇧🇷Brazil
- Region
- Greater Vitória
- Sea Region
- Near the water's edge on the east side of the naval station.
- Latitude
- -20.5082°
- Longitude
- -29.3098°
References & Identifiers
- Admiralty No.
- G0315.3
- NGA No.
- 18237
- ARLHS No.
- TMV-002
Tower & Structure
- Tower Height
- 5m
- Tower Shape
- square
- Tower Color
- white
- Material
- concrete
Structure: square pyramidal white concrete tower
Visiting
- Open to public
- Site open, tower closed
Nearby Vessels
اعثر على منارة Ponta da Calheta Range Front على الخريطة البحرية المباشرة
خطّط رحلاتك قرب Brazil، وشاهد السفن المجاورة في الوقت الفعلي، واستكشف أكثر من 14,900 معلَم ملاحي في التطبيق.