Puerto Barrios Lighthouse
Location & Light Range
About Puerto Barrios Lighthouse
The Puerto Barrios light is a 25-meter-high steel skeletal tower painted with red and white horizontal bands. It is situated on a low hill about 1.6 kilometers east-southeast of the main quay in Puerto Barrios, Guatemala. This structure displays a white light that flashes once every 8 seconds. Its geographic range is 14.3 nautical miles. The tower serves as a communications tower and functions as an active aid to navigation.
Why it matters: This light is essential for the safe operation of Puerto Barrios, a key maritime gateway for Guatemala on the Caribbean coast, assisting vessels in identifying their approach to the main quay.
Light & Optic
- Flash Type
- Flashing
- Light Color
- White
- Interval
- 8s
- Raw Code
- Fl W 8s
- Focal Height
- 25m
- Geographic Range
- 14.3NM
Location
- City
- Puerto Barrios
- Country
- 🇬🇹Guatemala
- Region
- Izabal
- Sea Region
- Located on a low hill about 1.6 km east southeast of the main quay in Puerto Barrios, Guatemala.
- Latitude
- 15.7311°
- Longitude
- -88.5942°
Nearby Vessels
Tower & Structure
- Tower Height
- 25m
- Tower Shape
- skeletal
- Tower Color
- with red and white horizontal bands
- Material
- steel
Structure: triangular skeletal communications tower painted with red and white horizontal bands
References & Identifiers
- Nearest Port
- Puerto Barrios(1.0 km)
- Admiralty No.
- J5985
- NGA No.
- 16418
- Wikidata
- Q60330959 →
اعثر على منارة Puerto Barrios على الخريطة البحرية المباشرة
خطّط رحلاتك قرب Guatemala، وشاهد السفن المجاورة في الوقت الفعلي، واستكشف أكثر من 14,900 معلَم ملاحي في التطبيق.