Type:
Year Established:
1887
Existing:
Yes
Source:
LL-1908
Download:
Muertos Island PR 2016.jpeg (353.65 KB)
File Type:
jpeg (image/jpeg)
Photo Date:
2016
Photo Courtesy of:
US Lighthouse Society
Collection / Donor:
LOCATION
Location:
SE OF PONCE ON MUERTOS ISLAND
Latitude:
17° 53.7'
Longitude:
66° 31.3'
City / Town:
PONCE
U.S. State:
Puerto Rico
Location County:
PONCE
Country:
United States
OWNER & ACCESS
Open to Public:
No
STRUCTURE
Year Tower Established:
1887
Tower Construction Material:
STONE
Tower Foundation:
STONE
Height of light above mean high water, in feet:
297
Height, in feet, from base of structure to center of lantern:
41
Tower Shape:
CYLINDRICAL
Tower Daymark:
Gray
Fog Signal Building?:
No
Keeper's Quarters?:
Yes
Year Keeper's Quarters:
1887
Keeper's Quarters Style:
NEO-CLASSICAL
Keeper's Quarters Construction:
CONCRETE
OPTICS
Current Optic:
500 MM
Original Optic Type:
THIRD ORDER, FRESNEL
Year Original Lens Installed:
1887
Private Aid:
No
USCG Access to Optics:
No
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Entered Date:
Jul 21, 2017