Type:
Year Established:
1853
Existing:
Yes
Source:
LL-1908
Download:
El Morro Lighthouse TAT 2010.jpg (3.64 MB)
File Type:
jpg (image/jpeg)
Photo Date:
2010
Photo Credit:
Thomas Tag
Photo Courtesy of:
US Lighthouse Society
Collection / Donor:
LOCATION
Location:
ON EL MORRO/SAN JUAN HARBOR ENTRANCE
Latitude:
18° 28.23'
Longitude:
66° 07.26'
City / Town:
SAN JUAN
U.S. State:
Puerto Rico
Location County:
SAN JUAN
Country:
United States
OWNER & ACCESS
Open to Public:
Yes
STRUCTURE
Year Tower Established:
1908 Current Tower replaced first tower
Tower Construction Material:
BRICK/MASONRY
Tower Foundation:
FORT
Height of light above mean high water, in feet:
180.75
Height, in feet, from base of structure to center of lantern:
42
Tower Shape:
SQUARE TOWER ON CASTLE
Tower Daymark:
Gray
Fog Signal Building?:
No
Keeper's Quarters?:
No
OPTICS
Current Optic:
THIRD ORDER, FRESNEL
Original Optic Type:
THIRD ORDER, FRESNEL
Year Original Lens Installed:
1908
Private Aid:
No
USCG Access to Optics:
No
Entered by:
Entered Date:
Jul 21, 2017