This is a list of lighthouses in Mexico. They are located along the Pacific, Gulf of Mexico, and Caribbean coastlines of the country. These are named landfall lights, or those with a range of over fifteen nautical miles.[1][2]
Lighthouses
| Name | Image | Location coordinates |
Year built | Tower height (m) | Focal height (m) | Range (nmi) | NGA Number |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
Arrecife Santiaguillo Lighthouse[3]  |  | Arrecife Santiaguillo 19°8′36″N 95°48′30″W | 1934 | 32 | 32 | 22 | 110-15436 |
| Benito Juárez Lighthouse[3] |  | 19°12′7″N 96°8′19″W | 1872[4] | 23 | |||
| Cabo Catoche Lighthouse[5] | 21°36′18″N 87°6′6″W | 14 | 15 | 15 | 111-15664 | ||
| Cabo Corrientes Lighthouse[6] |  | Cabo Corrientes 20°24′33″N 105°41′39″W | 1903[4] | 18 | 93 | 18 | 111-15080 |
| Faro Cabo Falso |  | Cuernavaca 22°52′26″N 109°57′51″W | 1967 | ||||
| Faro de Cabo San Lucas[7] |  | Cuernavaca 22°52′40″N 109°57′34″W[8] | 6 | 111-14548 | |||
| Cabo Haro Lighthouse[9] | Guaymas 27°50′24″N 110°53′6″W | 7 | 107 | 22 | 111-14824 | ||
| Cabo San Lucas Lighthouse[7] | Cuernavaca 22°52′48″N 109°54′42″W | 0 | 26 | 15 | 111-14553 | ||
| Cabo Tepoca Lighthouse[9] | 30°16′18″N 112°51′6″W | 18 | 39 | 15 | 111-14786 | ||
| Cazones Lighthouse[3] |  | Cazones de Herrera 20°43′18″N 97°12′0″W | 1970s | 16 | 26 | 15 | 110-15332 |
| Celestún Lighthouse[10] |  | Celestún 20°51′33″N 90°24′6″W | 1883 | 10 | |||
| Celestún Lighthouse[10] |  | Celestún | 1905 | 12 | 21 | 110-15588 | |
| Cerro del Gavilan Lighthouse[3] | Coatzacoalcos 18°9′0″N 94°24′0″W | 14 | 54[4] | 18 | 110-15464 | ||
| Cerro Partido Lighthouse[9] | Topolobampo 25°32′0″N 109°6′6″W | 5 | 95 | 22 | 111-14920 | ||
| Dzilam de Bravo Lighthouse[9] |  | Dzilam de Bravo Municipality 21°23′40″N 88°53′12″W[11] | 18[12] | 10[12] | 110-15636 | ||
| Frontera Lighthouse[10] | Frontera 18°36′48″N 92°41′18″W | 1882 | 29 | 30 | 15 | 110-15504 | |
| Gran Puerto de Cancún Lighthouse[5] |  | Puerto Juárez 21°11′0″N 86°48′24″W | 2005 | 58 | 58 | 24 | 110-15694 |
| Huatulco Lighthouse[13] |  | Santa María Huatulco 15°44′18″N 96°7′42″W | 15 | 60 | 15 | 111-15260 | |
| Isla Contoy Lighthouse[5] | Quintana Roo 21°31′44″N 86°48′9″W | 1931 | 32 | 33[4] | 21 | 110-15668 | |
| Isla de Lobos Lighthouse[14] | Veracruz 21°28′12″N 97°13′36″W | 22 | 32 | 20 | 110-15276 | ||
| Isla de Sacrificios Lighthouse[3] |  | Isla de Sacrificios 19°10′30″N 96°5′30″W | 1960s | 39 | 42 | 22 | 110-15380 |
| Islas de Todos Santos Lighthouse[15] |  | Isla Todos Santos 31°48′42″N 116°48′30″W | 30 | 48 | 22 | 111-14364 | |
| Isla Maria Madre Lighthouse[16] | Isla María Madre 21°36′36″N 106°32′0″W | 7 | 62 | 17 | 111-15028 | ||
| Isla Natividad Lighthouse | Isla Natividad 27°52′24″N 115°10′42″W | 1938 | 16 | 112 | 20 | 111-14456 | |
| Isla Pérez Lighthouse |  | Isla Pérez 22°23′0″N 89°41′0″W | 1899 | 18 | 21 | 20 | 110-15596 |
| Islas San Benito Lighthouse | Islas San Benito 28°18′31″N 115°35′57″W | 1934 | 17 | ||||
| Islas San Benito Lighthouse | Islas San Benito 28°18′19″N 115°35′42″W | 2009 | 7 | 212[4] | 30 | 111-14412 | |
| La Barra Lighthouse | Barra Norte 20°58′24″N 97°18′30″W | 22 | 24 | 15 | 110-15304 | ||
| La Roqueta Island Lighthouse |  | La Roqueta 16°49′12″N 99°54′24″W | 15 | 115 | 25 | 111-15208 | |
| Lazaro Cardenas Lighthouse | Lázaro Cárdenas 17°55′18″N 102°10′6″W | 35 | 40[4] | 19 | 111-15160 | ||
| Majahual Lighthouse |  | Costa Maya 18°43′54″N 87°41′42″W | 2006 | 22 | 22 | 20 | 110-15782 |
| Malecón Lighthouse |  | Puerto Vallarta 20°36′37″N 105°14′5″W | 1932 | 10 | |||
| Matamoros Lighthouse |  | Puerto Vallarta 20°36′33″N 105°14′1″W | 1932 | 12[4] | |||
| Mazatlán Lighthouse |  | Isla del Crestón 23°10′40″N 106°25′39″W | 1879 | 11 | 157 | 33 | 111-14964 |
| Mezquital Lighthouse | Matamoros 25°15′0″N 97°26′24″W | 2013[4] | 26 | 25[4] | 18 | 110-15203.1 | |
| Morro de Salinas Lighthouse | Port of Salina Cruz 16°9′42″N 95°12′12″W | 1896 | 14 | 83 | 20 | 111-15272 | |
| Playa del Carmen Lighthouse |  | Playa del Carmen 20°37′34″N 87°4′17″W | |||||
| Progreso Lighthouse |  | Progreso 21°17′6″N 89°39′48″W | 1893 | 33 | 35 | 20 | 110-15620 |
| Puerto Angel Lighthouse |  | Puerto Ángel 15°38′48″N 96°31′18″W | 1900 | 14 | 56 | 20 | 111-15256 |
| Puerto Arista Lighthouse |  | Puerto Arista 15°56′49″N 93°50′7″W[12] | 111-15308 | ||||
| Puerto Escondido Lighthouse | 15°51′0″N 97°4′42″W | 1936 | 15 | 40 | 16 | 15252 | |
| Puerto Madero Lighthouse | 14°42′18″N 92°24′36″W | 22 | 24 | 15 | 15324 | ||
| Puerto Morelos Lighthouse |  | Puerto Morelos 20°50′53″N 86°52′31″W | 1988 | 14 | 16 | 15 | 110-15704 |
| Puerto Morelos Lighthouse |  | Puerto Morelos 20°50′53″N 86°52′31″W | 1946 | 10 | |||
| Puerto Penasco Lighthouse | 31°17′6″N 113°34′42″W | 9 | 97 | 17 | 14778 | ||
| Punta Arena de la Ventana Lighthouse | 24°3′18″N 109°49′48″W | 2009 | 25 | 15 | 18 | 14572 | |
| Punta Brujas Lighthouse | 16°48′54″N 99°52′36″W | 4 | 40 | 20 | 15224 | ||
| Punta Campos Lighthouse | 19°1′18″N 104°20′6″W | 11 | 109 | 20 | 15140 | ||
| Punta Cancun Lighthouse |  | Quintana Roo 21°8′17″N 86°44′27″W | 110-15696 | ||||
| Celarain Lighthouse |  | Punta Sur 20°16′24″N 86°59′18″W | 1934 | 25 | 32 | 15 | 15744 |
| Punta Delgada Lighthouse | 19°51′24″N 96°27′42″W | 22 | 46 | 18 | 15352 | ||
| Punta Farrallon Lighthouse | 19°22′24″N 105°1′42″W | 22 | 62 | 15 | 15088 | ||
| Punta Garrobo Lighthouse | 17°37′6″N 101°32′54″W | 1939 | 13 | 115 | 18 | 15180 | |
| Punta Graham Lighthouse | 19°10′30″N 104°41′24″W | 11 | 200 | 20 | 15092 | ||
| Punta Jerez Lighthouse | 22°53′36″N 97°45′48″W | 1990 | 20 | 22 | 20 | 15212 | |
| Punta Maldonado Lighthouse | 16°19′12″N 98°34′18″W | 15 | 40 | 15 | 15240 | ||
| Punta Morro Lighthouse | 19°40′30″N 90°42′6″W | 1896 | 16 | 54 | 18 | 15552 | |
| Punta Palmas Lighthouse | 21°3′42″N 90°15′6″W | 1950 | 39 | 42 | 20 | 15592 | |
| Punta Piedra Lighthouse | 24°29′12″N 97°44′30″W | 2009 | 25 | 28 | 18 | 15207 | |
| Punta Prieta Lighthouse | 24°13′12″N 110°18′42″W | 20 | 30 | 15 | 14588 | ||
| Punta Roca Partida Lighthouse |  | ||||||
| Punta San Telmo Lighthouse | 18°19′48″N 103°29′42″W | 12 | 70 | 18 | 15152 | ||
| Rio Lagartos Lighthouse |  | Yucatán 21°36′6″N 88°12′24″W | 20 | 22 | 16 | 15644 | |
| San Bartolo Hill Lighthouse | 19°49′0″N 90°35′0″W | 12 | 78 | 18 | 15564 | ||
| San Blas Lighthouse | 21°32′12″N 105°18′42″W | 14 | 44 | 18 | 15012 | ||
| San Felipe Lighthouse |  | 31°3′0″N 114°49′0″W | 22 | 44 | 18 | 14756 | |
| San Jose del Cabo Lighthouse | 23°3′54″N 109°39′54″W | 10 | 36 | 15 | 14560 | ||
| San Miguel de Cozumel Lighthouse | 20°29′42″N 86°57′48″W | 2000 | 36 | 37 | 15 | 15732 | |
| Tampico Lighthouse | 22°15′48″N 97°47′42″W | 1883 | 40 | 43 | 24 | 15220 | |
| Tecolutla lighthouse |  | Tecolutla 20°28′30″N 97°0′12″W | 23 | 25 | 15 | 15336 | |
| Tijuana Lighthouse |  | Playas de Tijuana 32°31′48″N 117°7′0″W | 22 | 40 | 20 | 14338 | |
| Venustiano Carranza Lighthouse |  | Veracruz 19°12′6″N 96°8′0″W | |||||
| Xicalango Lighthouse |  | Campeche 18°37′41″N 91°54′0″W | 28 | 32 | 18 | 110-15516 |
See also
References
- ^ List of Lights, Pub. 110: Greenland, The East Coasts of North and South America (Excluding Continental U.S.A. Except the East Coast of Florida) and the West Indies (PDF). List of Lights. United States National Geospatial-Intelligence Agency. 2015. p. 167.
- ^ List of Lights, Pub. 111: The West Coasts of North and South America (Excluding Continental U.S.A. and Hawaii), Australia, Tasmania, New Zealand, and the Islands of the North and South Pacific Oceans (PDF). List of Lights. United States National Geospatial-Intelligence Agency. 2015. p. 269.
- ^ a b c d e Rowlett, Russ. "Lighthouses of Mexico: Central Gulf Coast". The Lighthouse Directory. University of North Carolina at Chapel Hill. Retrieved 23 May 2015.
- ^ a b c d e f g h i Russ Rowlett, Lighthouse Directory, Wikidata Q23581832
- ^ a b c Rowlett, Russ. "Lighthouses of Mexico: Caribbean Coast (Quintana Roo)". The Lighthouse Directory. University of North Carolina at Chapel Hill. Retrieved 23 May 2015.
- ^ Rowlett, Russ. "Lighthouses of Mexico: Northwest Coast". The Lighthouse Directory. University of North Carolina at Chapel Hill. Retrieved 23 May 2015.
- ^ a b Rowlett, Russ. "Lighthouses of Mexico: Southwestern Baja California". The Lighthouse Directory. University of North Carolina at Chapel Hill. Retrieved 23 May 2015.
- ^ https://msi.nga.mil/queryResults?publications/ngalol/lights-buoys?volume=111&featureNumber=14548&includeRemovals=false&output=html
- ^ a b c d Rowlett, Russ. "Lighthouses of Mexico: Northwest Coast". The Lighthouse Directory. University of North Carolina at Chapel Hill. Retrieved 24 May 2023.
- ^ a b c Rowlett, Russ. "Lighthouses of Mexico: Southern Gulf Coast". The Lighthouse Directory. University of North Carolina at Chapel Hill. Retrieved 23 May 2015.
- ^ http://listoflights.org/leuchtfeuer/detail?id=46459
- ^ a b c NGA List of Lights, Radio Aids and Fog Signals, National Geospatial-Intelligence Agency, Wikidata Q13872896
- ^ Rowlett, Russ. "Lighthouses of Mexico: South Coast". The Lighthouse Directory. University of North Carolina at Chapel Hill. Retrieved 23 May 2015.
- ^ Rowlett, Russ. "Lighthouses of Mexico: Northern Gulf Coast". The Lighthouse Directory. University of North Carolina at Chapel Hill. Retrieved 23 May 2015.
- ^ Rowlett, Russ. "Lighthouses of Mexico: Northwestern Baja California". The Lighthouse Directory. University of North Carolina at Chapel Hill. Retrieved 23 May 2015.
- ^ Rowlett, Russ. "Lighthouses of Mexico: West Coast". The Lighthouse Directory. University of North Carolina at Chapel Hill. Retrieved 24 May 2023.
External links
- Rowlett, Russ. "The Lighthouse Directory". University of North Carolina at Chapel Hill.
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