Puerto Quetzal Water Tank Lighthouse
Location & Light Range
About Puerto Quetzal Water Tank Lighthouse
This cylindrical red tower stands 25 meters tall and has a focal height of 29 meters. It supports a round water tank and emits a white flash every 4 seconds, visible for 15.1 nautical miles. Located northwest of Puerto Quetzal's harbor, it is approximately 1.2 kilometers from the nearest port facilities. The tower's structure is described as a square skeletal tower carrying the round water tank. In 2019, the lens was reportedly missing, and the light function may have been transferred to a nearby radar tower. The site is open to the public, but the tower itself remains closed.
Why it matters: This light guides maritime traffic into and out of Puerto Quetzal, Guatemala's Pacific port. Its unique design, integrating a navigational light onto a functional water tank, represents an innovative approach to coastal marking.
Light & Optic
- Flash Type
- Flashing
- Light Color
- White
- Interval
- 4s
- Raw Code
- Fl W 4s
- Focal Height
- 29m
- Geographic Range
- 15.1NM
Construction & History
Significant events: missing lens in 2019, light moved to radar tower
Visiting
- Open to public
- Site open, tower closed
Nearby Vessels
Tower & Structure
- Tower Height
- 25m
- Tower Shape
- cylindrical
- Tower Color
- red
Structure: square skeletal tower carrying a round water tank
Location
- Country
- 🇬🇹Guatemala
- Region
- Escuintla
- Sea Region
- Puerto Quetzal, Guatemala, located northwest of the harbor
- Latitude
- 13.9261°
- Longitude
- -90.8022°
References & Identifiers
- Nearest Port
- Puerto Quetzal(1.2 km)
- Admiralty No.
- G3387.
- NGA No.
- 15361
اعثر على منارة Puerto Quetzal Water Tank على الخريطة البحرية المباشرة
خطّط رحلاتك قرب Guatemala، وشاهد السفن المجاورة في الوقت الفعلي، واستكشف أكثر من 14,900 معلَم ملاحي في التطبيق.