Puerto Caldera Lighthouse
Location & Light Range
About Puerto Caldera Lighthouse
This square skeletal steel communications tower stands 40 meters tall and is painted with red and white horizontal bands. It is located on a steep slope behind Puerto Caldera's harbor, east of the Gulf of Nicoya in northwestern Costa Rica. The light emits a single red flash, serving vessels navigating these waters. It is situated approximately 30 kilometers southeast of Puntarenas and is 0.6 kilometers from the nearest port. Its focal height is also 40 meters, providing a geographic range of 17.1 nautical miles.
Why it matters: This light is essential for guiding vessels safely into Puerto Caldera, a significant commercial port on the Gulf of Nicoya. Its integration into a communications tower highlights a practical, multi-functional approach to modern maritime aids.
Light & Optic
- Flash Type
- Flashing
- Light Color
- Red
- Raw Code
- Fl R
- Focal Height
- 40m
- Geographic Range
- 17.1NM
Location
- City
- Caldera
- Country
- 🇨🇷Costa Rica
- Region
- Puntarenas Province
- Sea Region
- Located on a steep slope behind the harbor of Puerto Caldera, on the east side of the Gulf of Nicoya in northwestern Costa Rica, approximately 30 km southeast of Puntarenas.
- Latitude
- 9.9190°
- Longitude
- -84.7096°
Nearby Vessels
Tower & Structure
- Tower Height
- 40m
- Tower Shape
- square
- Tower Color
- with red and white horizontal bands
- Material
- steel
Structure: square skeletal communications tower with gallery, painted with red and white horizontal bands
References & Identifiers
- Nearest Port
- Caldera(0.6 km)
- Admiralty No.
- G3321.
اعثر على منارة Puerto Caldera على الخريطة البحرية المباشرة
خطّط رحلاتك قرب Costa Rica، وشاهد السفن المجاورة في الوقت الفعلي، واستكشف أكثر من 14,900 معلَم ملاحي في التطبيق.