Puerto La Cruz Lighthouse
Location & Light Range
About Puerto La Cruz Lighthouse
This lighthouse is a 12-meter cylindrical tower constructed of fiberglass. It features orange and white horizontal bands and stands on a mountaintop west of Puerto La Cruz, approximately 60 kilometers from La Guaira. Its light emits a single white flash every 10 seconds. The tower's focal height reaches 321 meters above sea level, providing a geographic range of 41.7 nautical miles. The nearest port, Catia La Mar, is about 18.6 kilometers away.
Why it matters: With its focal plane at 321 meters, this lighthouse is among the world's highest. Its elevated position is critical for guiding vessels approaching Puerto La Cruz, offering a long-range white flash to help mariners maintain safe distances from the mountainous coastline.
Light & Optic
- Flash Type
- Flashing
- Light Color
- White
- Interval
- 10s
- Raw Code
- Fl W 10s
- Focal Height
- 321m
- Geographic Range
- 41.7NM
Location
- City
- Parroquia Carayaca
- Country
- 🇻🇪Venezuela
- Region
- Vargas State
- Sea Region
- Located on a mountaintop just west of Puerto La Cruz and about 60 km west of La Guaira.
- Latitude
- 10.5368°
- Longitude
- -67.3485°
Nearby Vessels
Tower & Structure
- Tower Height
- 12m
- Tower Shape
- cylindrical
- Tower Color
- with orange and white horizontal bands
- Material
- fiberglass
Structure: round fiberglass tower, painted with orange and white horizontal bands
References & Identifiers
- Nearest Port
- Catia La Mar(18.6 km)
- ARLHS No.
- VEN-045
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