Rada Quintay Lighthouse
Location & Light Range
About Rada Quintay Lighthouse
Rada Quintay lighthouse is a square pyramidal concrete tower painted red, standing 6 meters tall. It rises from a single-story equipment shelter and has a focal height of 26 meters. The light emits a red flash every 10 seconds, visible for 14.5 nautical miles. Located on a headland about 40 km southwest of Valparaíso, it warns of a dangerous shoal situated to the southwest. The site is open to visitors, though the tower itself is closed.
Why it matters: This lighthouse is important for coastal navigation southwest of Valparaíso, serving to warn vessels of a nearby dangerous shoal.
Light & Optic
- Flash Type
- Flashing
- Light Color
- Red
- Interval
- 10s
- Raw Code
- Fl R 10s
- Focal Height
- 26m
- Geographic Range
- 14.5NM
Location
- City
- Casablanca
- Country
- 🇨🇱Chile
- Region
- Valparaiso Region
- Sea Region
- Located on a headland about 40 km southwest of Valparaíso, warning of a dangerous shoal to the southwest.
- Latitude
- -33.1930°
- Longitude
- -71.7019°
References & Identifiers
- Nearest Port
- Valparaiso(10.5 km)
- Admiralty No.
- G1869
- NGA No.
- 1278
- ARLHS No.
- CHI-014
Tower & Structure
- Tower Height
- 6m
- Tower Shape
- square
- Tower Color
- red
- Material
- concrete
Structure: square pyramidal concrete tower rising from a 1-story equipment shelter
Visiting
- Open to public
- Site open, tower closed
Nearby Vessels
اعثر على منارة Rada Quintay على الخريطة البحرية المباشرة
خطّط رحلاتك قرب Chile، وشاهد السفن المجاورة في الوقت الفعلي، واستكشف أكثر من 14,900 معلَم ملاحي في التطبيق.