CARDONA ISLAND

Year Established:
1889
Existing:
Yes
Source:
LL-1908
Download:
File Type:
jpg (image/jpeg)
Photo Date:
1948
Photo Credit:
USCG
Photo Courtesy of:
US Lighthouse Society
Collection / Donor:

LOCATION

Location:
SOUTH OF PONCE ON CARDONA ISLAND
Latitude:
17° 57.31'
Longitude:
66° 38.08'
City / Town:
PONCE
U.S. State:
Puerto Rico
Location County:
PONCE
Country:
United States

OWNER & ACCESS

Open to Public:
No
Light List Data:
  1. CARDONA ISLAND
Light list data courtesy Gary Riemenschneider

STRUCTURE

Year Tower Established:
1889
Tower Construction Material:
STONE
Tower Foundation:
STONE
Height of light above mean high water, in feet:
46
Height, in feet, from base of structure to center of lantern:
31
Tower Shape:
CYLINDRICAL
Tower Daymark:
Blue
Fog Signal Building?:
No
Keeper's Quarters?:
Yes
Year Keeper's Quarters:
1889
Keeper's Quarters Style:
NEOCLASSICAL
Keeper's Quarters Construction:
STONE/BRICK

OPTICS

Active Aid to Navigation?:
Yes
Current Optic:
SIXTH ORDER
Original Optic Type:
SIXTH ORDER
Year Original Lens Installed:
1889
Private Aid:
No
USCG Access to Optics:
No

Entered by:
t.wheeler
Entered Date:
Jul 21, 2017