Punta Piedra Lighthouse
Location & Light Range
About Punta Piedra Lighthouse
Also known as: Punta Piedra (Punta de Piedra)
This concrete cylindrical tower stands 25 meters tall at Punta de Piedra, on the west side of the Laguna Madre. Completed in 2009, it features a white structure topped with a red lantern roof. The lighthouse emits a single white flash every 10 seconds, visible for over 14 nautical miles. Its construction replaced an earlier, less substantial light on a short post. The site is open to visitors, though the tower itself is closed to the public.
Why it matters: This light aids navigation within the Laguna Madre, a significant coastal lagoon, by marking the end of a sandbar at Punta de Piedra.
Light & Optic
- Flash Type
- Flashing
- Light Color
- White
- Flash Count
- 2 flashes
- Interval
- 10s
- Raw Code
- Fl W 10s
- Focal Height
- 25m
- Light Range
- 18NM (33.3 km)
- Geographic Range
- 14.3NM
Construction & History
- Year Built
- 2009
Significant events: Replaced a light on a short post
Visiting
- Open to public
- Site open, tower closed
Nearby Vessels
Tower & Structure
- Tower Height
- 25m
- Tower Shape
- cylindrical
- Tower Color
- white with a red lantern roof
- Material
- concrete
Structure: round cylindrical white concrete tower with lantern and gallery
Location
- Country
- 🇲🇽Mexico
- Region
- Tamaulipas
- Sea Region
- Located at the end of a sandbar at Punta de Piedra, a village on the west side of the Laguna Madre at the end of highway 20.
- Latitude
- 22.8926°
- Longitude
- -97.7668°
References & Identifiers
- Nearest Port
- Altamira(24.8 km)
- Admiralty No.
- J4230.5
- NGA No.
- 15207
- ARLHS No.
- MEX-034
- Wikidata
- Q118583078 →
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