Puerto Hierro Lighthouse
Location & Light Range
About Puerto Hierro Lighthouse
This skeletal lighthouse, constructed from fiberglass, stands 65 meters above the water on a promontory east of Puerto Hierro. It is painted with horizontal bands of orange and white. The light emits a single white flash every 6 seconds, visible for approximately 20.8 nautical miles. The structure guides vessels on the southern side of the Paria Peninsula, between Macuro and Güiria. It is located about 0.4 kilometers from the port of Puerto Hierro.
Why it matters: This lighthouse is important for local maritime traffic, particularly for fishing boats and smaller commercial vessels navigating the southern coast of the Paria Peninsula, marking the approach to Puerto Hierro.
Light & Optic
- Flash Type
- Flashing
- Light Color
- White
- Interval
- 6s
- Raw Code
- Fl W 6s
- Focal Height
- 65m
- Geographic Range
- 20.8NM
Location
- City
- Parroquia Cristóbal Colón
- Country
- 🇻🇪Venezuela
- Region
- Sucre State
- Sea Region
- A promontory on the east side of Puerto Hierro, a small port on the south side of the Paria Peninsula, between Macuro and Güiria.
- Latitude
- 10.6327°
- Longitude
- -62.0965°
Nearby Vessels
Tower & Structure
- Tower Shape
- skeletal
- Tower Color
- with orange and white horizontal bands
- Material
- fiberglass
Structure: A skeletal tower painted with orange and white horizontal bands.
References & Identifiers
- Nearest Port
- Puerto de Hierro(0.4 km)
- Admiralty No.
- J6521
- NGA No.
- 17204
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