Punta Palenque Lighthouse
Location & Light Range
About Punta Palenque Lighthouse
The Punta Palenque lighthouse, situated in the San Cristóbal region near Sabana Grande de Palenque, Dominican Republic, is a 9-meter-tall white concrete hexagonal tower. Its light is located 14 meters above sea level and has a geographic range of 11.6 nautical miles. The light characteristic is a white flash repeating every 7 seconds. The tower is located about 8 kilometers east of Nizao, and the nearest port, Palenque, is 2.4 kilometers distant.
Why it matters: This structure serves as a navigation aid for vessels traveling along the southern coast of the Dominican Republic, identifying the cape east of Nizao.
Light & Optic
- Flash Type
- Flashing
- Light Color
- White
- Interval
- 7s
- Raw Code
- Fl W 7s
- Focal Height
- 14m
- Geographic Range
- 11.6NM
Location
- City
- Sabana Grande de Palenque
- Country
- 🇩🇴Dominican Republic
- Region
- San Cristóbal
- Sea Region
- Located on a prominent cape about 8 km east of Nizao.
- Latitude
- 18.2304°
- Longitude
- -70.1562°
Nearby Vessels
Tower & Structure
- Tower Height
- 9m
- Tower Shape
- hexagonal
- Tower Color
- white
- Material
- concrete
Structure: white concrete tower
References & Identifiers
- Nearest Port
- Palenque(2.4 km)
- Admiralty No.
- J5466
- NGA No.
- 14360
اعثر على منارة Punta Palenque على الخريطة البحرية المباشرة
خطّط رحلاتك قرب Dominican Republic، وشاهد السفن المجاورة في الوقت الفعلي، واستكشف أكثر من 14,900 معلَم ملاحي في التطبيق.