POINT BORINQUEN

Year Established:
1889
Existing:
Yes
Source:
LL-1908
Download:
File Type:
jpg (image/jpeg)
Photo Date:
2014
Photo Courtesy of:
US Lighthouse Society
Collection / Donor:

LOCATION

Location:
1.3 MILES NE OF POINT BORINQUEN
Latitude:
18° 29.26'
Longitude:
67° 09.43'
City / Town:
AQUADILLA
U.S. State:
Puerto Rico
Location County:
AQUADILLA
Country:
United States

OWNER & ACCESS

Open to Public:
No
Light List Data:
  1. POINT BORINQUEN
Light list data courtesy Gary Riemenschneider

STRUCTURE

Year Tower Established:
1920
Tower Construction Material:
STONE
Tower Foundation:
STONE
Height of light above mean high water, in feet:
65
Height, in feet, from base of structure to center of lantern:
40
Tower Shape:
CYLINDRICAL W/OUT LANTERN
Tower Daymark:
White
Fog Signal Building?:
No
Keeper's Quarters?:
Yes
Keeper's Quarters Style:
DUPLEX

OPTICS

Active Aid to Navigation?:
Yes
Current Optic:
DCB-224
Original Optic Type:
FOURTH ORDER
Year Original Lens Installed:
1889
Private Aid:
No
USCG Access to Optics:
No

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