Rio Guadiana West Mole Lighthouse
Location & Light Range
About Rio Guadiana West Mole Lighthouse
This concrete cylindrical tower stands 5 meters tall, with its focal plane at 10 meters above sea level. It displays a red light with a single flash every 3 seconds, visible for 10.4 nautical miles. Painted with horizontal red and white bands, it replaced a previous skeletal tower. The lighthouse is situated on the west breakwater at the mouth of the Rio Guadiana, which serves as the border between Portugal and Spain. The site is open to the public, though access to the tower itself is restricted.
Why it matters: The lighthouse marks the western breakwater and the international border at the mouth of the Rio Guadiana, providing a critical visual cue for safe river entry.
Light & Optic
- Flash Type
- Flashing
- Light Color
- Red
- Interval
- 3s
- Raw Code
- Fl R 3s
- Focal Height
- 10m
- Geographic Range
- 10.4NM
Construction & History
Significant events: Replaced a skeletal tower
Visiting
- Open to public
- Site open, tower closed
Nearby Vessels
Tower & Structure
- Tower Height
- 5m
- Tower Shape
- cylindrical
- Tower Color
- with red and white horizontal bands
- Material
- concrete
Structure: round tower painted with red and white horizontal bands
Location
- City
- Vila Real de Santo António
- Country
- 🇵🇹Portugal
- Region
- Faro
- Sea Region
- Located on the west breakwater at the mouth of the Rio Guadiana, which forms the border between Portugal and Spain.
- Latitude
- 37.1633°
- Longitude
- -7.3998°
References & Identifiers
- Nearest Port
- Vila Real de Santo Antonio(2.1 km)
- Admiralty No.
- D2249
- NGA No.
- 3800
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