Quarteira East Mole Lighthouse
Location & Light Range
About Quarteira East Mole Lighthouse
This pentagonal lighthouse, painted with green and white horizontal bands, stands at the seaward end of a mole in Quarteira, Portugal. The structure reaches a height of 6 meters, with its light positioned 12 meters above sea level. It emits a single green flash every 3 seconds, providing a geographic range of 11 nautical miles. The lighthouse is part of the navigational infrastructure for Quarteira's harbor, which is located approximately 0.7 kilometers away. The site is open to the public, though access to the tower itself is restricted.
Why it matters: The lighthouse defines the safe channel into Quarteira's harbor, assisting local fishing fleets and recreational craft.
Light & Optic
- Flash Type
- Flashing
- Light Color
- Green
- Interval
- 3s
- Raw Code
- Fl G 3s
- Focal Height
- 12m
- Geographic Range
- 11NM
Location
- City
- Quarteira
- Country
- 🇵🇹Portugal
- Region
- Faro
- Sea Region
- Located at the end of a mole in Quarteira, a resort town of about 20,000 residents.
- Latitude
- 37.0666°
- Longitude
- -8.1099°
References & Identifiers
- Nearest Port
- Quarteira(0.7 km)
- Admiralty No.
- D2198.3.
- ARLHS No.
- POR-089
Tower & Structure
- Tower Height
- 6m
- Tower Shape
- pentagonal
- Tower Color
- with green and white horizontal bands
Structure: pentagonal tower with gallery, painted with green and white horizontal bands
Visiting
- Open to public
- Site open, tower closed
Nearby Vessels
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خطّط رحلاتك قرب Portugal، وشاهد السفن المجاورة في الوقت الفعلي، واستكشف أكثر من 14,900 معلَم ملاحي في التطبيق.