Punta las Vacas Lighthouse
Location & Light Range
About Punta las Vacas Lighthouse
Also known as: Punta las Vacas (Turbo)
A skeletal mast made of concrete stands 16 meters tall at Punta las Vacas. The structure features red and white horizontal bands and is mounted on a small concrete equipment shelter. Its light, visible for 12.7 nautical miles, emits a white flash every 6 seconds. The lighthouse is situated on the east side of the Gulf of Urabá, near Turbo, Colombia. This location places it south of Turbo, a regional capital and the South American end of the Pan-American Highway.
Why it matters: This lighthouse guides vessels entering and leaving Turbo, a key port city and the South American terminus of the Pan-American Highway.
Light & Optic
- Flash Type
- Flashing
- Light Color
- White
- Interval
- 6s
- Raw Code
- Fl W 6s
- Focal Height
- 18m
- Geographic Range
- 12.7NM
Location
- City
- Turbo
- Country
- 🇨🇴Colombia
- Region
- Antioquia
- Sea Region
- Located on the east side of the Gulf of Urabá, on the south side of Turbo, a regional capital and the northern terminus of the Pan-American Highway in South America.
- Latitude
- 8.0637°
- Longitude
- -76.7430°
Nearby Vessels
Tower & Structure
- Tower Height
- 16m
- Tower Shape
- skeletal
- Tower Color
- with red and white horizontal bands
- Material
- concrete
Structure: skeletal mast mounted on a small concrete equipment shelter
References & Identifiers
- Nearest Port
- Turbo(1.1 km)
- Admiralty No.
- J6149
- NGA No.
- 16648
- ARLHS No.
- COL-043
Nearby Ports
اعثر على منارة Punta las Vacas على الخريطة البحرية المباشرة
خطّط رحلاتك قرب Colombia، وشاهد السفن المجاورة في الوقت الفعلي، واستكشف أكثر من 14,900 معلَم ملاحي في التطبيق.