Faro de Arecibo Light, Arecibo, Puerto Rico
ARECIBO LIGHT
(FARO DE ARECIBO)
Loctation; PORT ARECIBO ENTRANCE/NORTH SHORE; ABOUT 35 MILES WEST OF SAN JUAN ON THE NORTH COAST OF PUERTO RICO
Station Established: 1898
Year Current Tower(s) First Lit: 1898
Operational? YES
Automated? YES 1964
Deactivated: n/a
Foundation Materials: STONE
Construction Materials: STONE
Tower Shape: HEXAGONAL ATTACHED. TO RECTANGULAR BLDG
Height: 46-feet, focal plane height = 120-feet
Markings/Pattern: WHITE W/BLACK LANTERN
Characteristics:
Relationship to Other Structure: ATTACHED
Original Lens: THIRD ORDER, FRESNEL 1898
Foghorn:
HISTORICAL INFORMATION:
- The United States acquired the lighthouses of Puerto Rico as a result of the Spanish American War. The Spanish had erected modern up to date illumination systems. The lighthouses were well built and have never had to be rebuilt.
- 1900: The lighthouse board acquired responsibility for the aids to navigation