List of lighthouses in the Dominican Republic

This is a list of lighthouses in the Dominican Republic.[1] [2]

Lighthouses

NameImageYear
built
Location &
coordinates
Class of Light [2]Focal
height[2]
NGA
number[2]
Admiralty
number[2]
Range
nml[2]
Cabo Engaño LighthouseImage1990sPunta Cana
18°34′01.3″N 68°19′34.6″W / 18.567028°N 68.326278°W / 18.567028; -68.326278
Fl W 5 s.43 metres (141 ft)14296J544411
Cabo Frances Viejo LighthouseImage2000sMaría Trinidad Sánchez Province
19°39′58.9″N 59°56′13.4″W / 19.666361°N 59.937056°W / 19.666361; -59.937056
L Fl W 10s.50 metres (160 ft)14272J543418
Cabo Samana Lighthouse1915 est.Samaná Peninsula
19°18′03.5″N 69°09′10.4″W / 19.300972°N 69.152889°W / 19.300972; -69.152889
Fl W 5s.141 metres (463 ft)14280J573810
Cabras Island Lighthouse1800sMonte Cristi Province
19°53′22.4″N 71°40′07.2″W / 19.889556°N 71.668667°W / 19.889556; -71.668667
L Fl W 12s.34 metres (112 ft)14248J542613
Cayo Arenas Lighthouse1940s est.offshore Monte Cristi
19°52′11.7″N 71°51′51.1″W / 19.869917°N 71.864194°W / 19.869917; -71.864194
L Fl W 6s.20 metres (66 ft)14240J542213
Cayo Vigna Lighthousen/aSamaná Bay
19°11′42.6″N 69°19′39.5″W / 19.195167°N 69.327639°W / 19.195167; -69.327639
F R7 metres (23 ft)14288J5440.58
Isla Alto Velo LighthouseImage1915 est.Alto Velo Island
17°28′26.6″N 71°38′27.7″W / 17.474056°N 71.641028°W / 17.474056; -71.641028
Fl (2) W 10s.163 metres (535 ft)14388J548213
Isla Saona Lighthousen/aSaona Island
18°06′43.9″N 68°34′25.5″W / 18.112194°N 68.573750°W / 18.112194; -68.573750
Fl W 10s.32 metres (105 ft)14304J544616
La Romana LighthouseImage1960sLa Romana
18°24′54.6″N 68°57′30.5″W / 18.415167°N 68.958472°W / 18.415167; -68.958472
Fl W 6s.27 metres (89 ft)14312J544815
Puerto Liberator LighthouseImage1948 est.Pepillo Salcedo
19°42′35.9″N 71°44′35.3″W / 19.709972°N 71.743139°W / 19.709972; -71.743139
Iso R 20s.15 metres (49 ft)14244J542410
Puerto Plata LighthouseImage1879Puerto Plata
19°48′10.9″N 70°41′40.6″W / 19.803028°N 70.694611°W / 19.803028; -70.694611
L Fl W 6s.42 metres (138 ft)14260J543018
Puerto Plata Sector LighthouseImagen/aPuerto Plata
19°47′56.2″N 70°42′13.2″W / 19.798944°N 70.703667°W / 19.798944; -70.703667
F WRG11 metres (36 ft)14265J5431.19
Punta Balandra Lighthousen/aSamaná Bay
19°10′48.4″N 69°13′54.3″W / 19.180111°N 69.231750°W / 19.180111; -69.231750
Fl W 4s:47 metres (154 ft)14284J544010
Punta Laguna Lighthousen/aSaona Island
18°08′13.8″N 68°45′23.2″W / 18.137167°N 68.756444°W / 18.137167; -68.756444
Fl W 10s.14 metres (46 ft)14308J544710
Punta Nibison Lighthousen/aLagunas de Nisibón
18°58′24.7″N 68°46′32.3″W / 18.973528°N 68.775639°W / 18.973528; -68.775639
Fl (2) W 10s.15 metres (49 ft)14292J544212
Punta Palenque Lighthousen/aPeravia Province
18°13′49.4″N 70°09′22.3″W / 18.230389°N 70.156194°W / 18.230389; -70.156194
Fl W 7s.14 metres (46 ft)14360J546612

See also

References

  1. Dominican Republic The Lighthouse Directory. University of North Carolina at Chapel Hill. Retrieved 4 September 2016
  2. 1 2 3 4 5 6 List of Lights, Pub. 110: Greenland, The East Coasts of North and South America (Excluding Continental U.S.A. Except the East Coast of Florida) and the West Indies (PDF). List of Lights. United States National Geospatial-Intelligence Agency. 2016.
  • Rowlett, Russ. "The Lighthouse Directory". University of North Carolina at Chapel Hill.


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