Punta Patuca Lighthouse
Location & Light Range
About Punta Patuca Lighthouse
Located on a remote cape about 35 kilometers east-southeast of Cabo Camaron, on Honduras's Caribbean shore, the Punta Patuca lighthouse is an 18-meter steel post. It features a gallery and is painted with red and white horizontal bands. The light, with a focal height of 22 meters, flashes white once every 10 seconds and has a range of 13.6 nautical miles. This operational marker is in the Gracias a Dios region, close to Brus Laguna.
Why it matters: This navigation aid warns vessels of the Punta Patuca cape and marks a section of the Honduran Caribbean coast with limited navigational references.
Light & Optic
- Flash Type
- Flashing
- Light Color
- White
- Interval
- 10s
- Raw Code
- Fl W 10s
- Focal Height
- 22m
- Geographic Range
- 13.6NM
Location
- City
- Brus Laguna
- Country
- 🇭🇳Honduras
- Region
- Gracias a Dios
- Sea Region
- Located on a cape about 35 km (22 mi) east southeast of Cabo Camaron, Honduras.
- Latitude
- 15.8152°
- Longitude
- -84.3073°
Nearby Vessels
Tower & Structure
- Tower Height
- 18m
- Tower Color
- with red and white horizontal bands
- Material
- steel
Structure: A 18m steel post with gallery, painted with red and white horizontal bands.
References & Identifiers
- Nearest Port
- Trujillo(94.7 km)
- Admiralty No.
- J6013
- NGA No.
- 110-16479
- ARLHS No.
- HON-009
- Wikidata
- Q60315232 →
اعثر على منارة Punta Patuca على الخريطة البحرية المباشرة
خطّط رحلاتك قرب Honduras، وشاهد السفن المجاورة في الوقت الفعلي، واستكشف أكثر من 14,900 معلَم ملاحي في التطبيق.