Puertocitos Lighthouse
Location & Light Range
About Puertocitos Lighthouse
The Puertocitos Lighthouse is a 10-meter white concrete tower situated on a bluff overlooking the Gulf of California. It emits three white flashes every 12 seconds, with a focal height of 34 meters. This structure replaced an earlier, smaller skeletal tower and has a geographic range of 16 nautical miles. The site is open to the public, though the tower itself is closed. It is located 39.9 kilometers from the nearest port, San Felipe.
Why it matters: This lighthouse marks a critical point along the eastern coast of Baja California, providing a distinct navigational aid for vessels traversing the Gulf of California.
Light & Optic
- Flash Type
- Flashing
- Light Color
- White
- Interval
- 12s
- Raw Code
- Fl W 12s
- Focal Height
- 34m
- Geographic Range
- 16NM
Location
- Country
- 🇲🇽MX
- Latitude
- 30.3507°
- Longitude
- -114.6355°
References & Identifiers
- Nearest Port
- San felipe(39.9 km)
- Admiralty No.
- G3544.2.
Nearby Ports
Tower & Structure
- Tower Height
- 10m
- Material
- concrete
Structure: white concrete tower
Visiting
- Open to public
- Site open, tower closed
Nearby Vessels
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خطّط رحلاتك قرب MX، وشاهد السفن المجاورة في الوقت الفعلي، واستكشف أكثر من 14,900 معلَم ملاحي في التطبيق.