Punta Herrero Lighthouse
Location & Light Range
About Punta Herrero Lighthouse
This cylindrical concrete lighthouse stands 22 meters tall, with its light positioned 23 meters above sea level. The tower features four ribs, a lantern room, and a gallery. Originally lit in 1901, the station's first tower measured 15 meters. It has since been replaced by the current structure, which emits a single white flash every 10 seconds, visible for 13.8 nautical miles. This lighthouse is situated at Punta Herrero, a spit of land that encloses Laguna del Espíritu Santo within Mexico's Quintana Roo region.
Why it matters: The lighthouse marks the northward-pointing spit of Punta Herrero, guiding vessels past this significant landform and the entrance to Laguna del Espíritu Santo.
Light & Optic
- Flash Type
- Flashing
- Light Color
- White
- Flash Count
- 2 flashes
- Interval
- 10s
- Raw Code
- Fl W 10s
- Focal Height
- 23m
- Geographic Range
- 13.8NM
Construction & History
- First Lit
- 1901
Significant events: Original tower 15m tall, third tower square skeletal
References & Identifiers
- Nearest Port
- Costa Maya(37.5 km)
Nearby Ports
Tower & Structure
- Tower Height
- 22m
- Tower Shape
- cylindrical
- Tower Color
- white
- Material
- concrete
Structure: cylindrical concrete tower with 4 ribs, lantern and gallery
Location
- Country
- 🇲🇽Mexico
- Region
- Quintana Roo
- Sea Region
- Located at Punta Herrero, a northward-pointing spit enclosing Laguna del Espíritu Santo, within the Sian Ka'an Biosphere Reserve.
- Latitude
- 19.3120°
- Longitude
- -87.4460°
Nearby Vessels
اعثر على منارة Punta Herrero على الخريطة البحرية المباشرة
خطّط رحلاتك قرب Mexico، وشاهد السفن المجاورة في الوقت الفعلي، واستكشف أكثر من 14,900 معلَم ملاحي في التطبيق.