Ponta dos Cedros Lighthouse
Location & Light Range
About Ponta dos Cedros Lighthouse
The Ponta dos Cedros lighthouse is a 6-meter concrete tower, with its light situated 149 meters above sea level. It displays a white light with a characteristic of a single white flash every 7 seconds, visible for nearly 30 nautical miles. The original structure, built in two stages with a rectangular lower portion and a pentagonal upper section, featured a white exterior with a red horizontal stripe. This tower became inactive in 2001, with its light being moved to a new, nearby structure. The site is open to the public, though the tower itself remains closed.
Why it matters: Ponta dos Cedros marks the northern tip of Faial, a key navigational point for vessels in the Azorean archipelago.
Light & Optic
- Flash Type
- Flashing
- Light Color
- White
- Interval
- 7s
- Raw Code
- Fl W 7s
- Focal Height
- 149m
- Geographic Range
- 29.5NM
Construction & History
Significant events: Inactive since 2001, light moved to a new tower
Visiting
- Open to public
- Site open, tower closed
Nearby Vessels
Tower & Structure
- Tower Height
- 6m
- Tower Shape
- rectangular and pentagonal
- Tower Color
- white with a red horizontal stripe
- Material
- concrete
Structure: 2-stage white concrete tower, lower portion rectangular and upper portion pentagonal with a red horizontal stripe
Location
- City
- Cedros
- Country
- 🇵🇹Portugal
- Sea Region
- Northern tip of Faial, atop a steep slope
- Latitude
- 38.6381°
- Longitude
- -28.7215°
References & Identifiers
- Nearest Port
- Horta(7.8 km)
- Admiralty No.
- D2700
- NGA No.
- 23346
اعثر على منارة Ponta dos Cedros على الخريطة البحرية المباشرة
خطّط رحلاتك قرب Portugal، وشاهد السفن المجاورة في الوقت الفعلي، واستكشف أكثر من 14,900 معلَم ملاحي في التطبيق.