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List of lighthouses in Mexico

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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

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Name Image Location
coordinates
Year built Tower height (m) Focal height (m) Range (nmi) NGA Number
Arrecife Santiaguillo Lighthouse[3] Edit this on WikidataArrecife Santiaguillo
19°8′36″N 95°48′30″W
1934323222110-15436
Benito Juárez Lighthouse[3] Edit this on Wikidata19°12′7″N 96°8′19″W1872[4]23
Cabo Catoche Lighthouse[5] Edit this on Wikidata21°36′18″N 87°6′6″W141515111-15664
Cabo Corrientes Lighthouse[6] Edit this on WikidataCabo Corrientes
20°24′33″N 105°41′39″W
1903[4]189318111-15080
Faro Cabo Falso Edit this on WikidataCabo San Lucas
22°52′26″N 109°57′51″W
1967
Faro de Cabo San Lucas[7] Edit this on WikidataCabo San Lucas
22°52′40″N 109°57′34″W[8]
6111-14548
Cabo Haro Lighthouse[9] Edit this on WikidataGuaymas
27°50′24″N 110°53′6″W
710722111-14824
Cabo San Lucas Lighthouse[7] Edit this on WikidataCabo San Lucas
22°52′48″N 109°54′42″W
02615111-14553
Cabo Tepoca Lighthouse[9] Edit this on Wikidata30°16′18″N 112°51′6″W183915111-14786
Cazones Lighthouse[3] Edit this on WikidataCazones de Herrera
20°43′18″N 97°12′0″W
1970s162615110-15332
Celestún Lighthouse[10] Edit this on WikidataCelestún
20°51′33″N 90°24′6″W
188310
Celestún Lighthouse[10] Edit this on WikidataCelestún19051221110-15588
Cerro del Gavilan Lighthouse[3] Edit this on WikidataCoatzacoalcos
18°9′0″N 94°24′0″W
1454[4]18110-15464
Cerro Partido Lighthouse[9] Edit this on WikidataTopolobampo
25°32′0″N 109°6′6″W
59522111-14920
Dzilam de Bravo Lighthouse[9] Edit this on WikidataDzilam de Bravo Municipality
21°23′40″N 88°53′12″W[11]
18[12]10[12]110-15636
Frontera Lighthouse[10] Edit this on WikidataFrontera
18°36′48″N 92°41′18″W
1882293015110-15504
Gran Puerto de Cancún Lighthouse[5] Edit this on WikidataPuerto Juárez
21°11′0″N 86°48′24″W
2005585824110-15694
Huatulco Lighthouse[13] Edit this on WikidataSanta María Huatulco
15°44′18″N 96°7′42″W
156015111-15260
Isla Contoy Lighthouse[5] Edit this on WikidataQuintana Roo
21°31′44″N 86°48′9″W
19313233[4]21110-15668
Isla de Lobos Lighthouse[14] Edit this on WikidataVeracruz
21°28′12″N 97°13′36″W
223220110-15276
Isla de Sacrificios Lighthouse[3] Edit this on WikidataIsla de Sacrificios
19°10′30″N 96°5′30″W
1960s394222110-15380
Islas de Todos Santos Lighthouse[15] Edit this on WikidataIsla Todos Santos
31°48′42″N 116°48′30″W
304822111-14364
Isla Maria Madre Lighthouse[16] Edit this on WikidataIsla María Madre
21°36′36″N 106°32′0″W
76217111-15028
Isla Natividad Lighthouse Edit this on WikidataIsla Natividad
27°52′24″N 115°10′42″W
19381611220111-14456
Isla Pérez Lighthouse Edit this on WikidataIsla Pérez
22°23′0″N 89°41′0″W
1899182120110-15596
Islas San Benito Lighthouse Edit this on WikidataIslas San Benito
28°18′31″N 115°35′57″W
193417
Islas San Benito Lighthouse Edit this on WikidataIslas San Benito
28°18′19″N 115°35′42″W
20097212[4]30111-14412
La Barra Lighthouse Edit this on WikidataBarra Norte
20°58′24″N 97°18′30″W
222415110-15304
La Roqueta Island Lighthouse Edit this on WikidataLa Roqueta
16°49′12″N 99°54′24″W
1511525111-15208
Lazaro Cardenas Lighthouse Edit this on WikidataLázaro Cárdenas
17°55′18″N 102°10′6″W
3540[4]19111-15160
Majahual Lighthouse Edit this on WikidataCosta Maya
18°43′54″N 87°41′42″W
2006222220110-15782
Malecón Lighthouse Edit this on WikidataPuerto Vallarta
20°36′37″N 105°14′5″W
193210
Matamoros Lighthouse Edit this on WikidataPuerto Vallarta
20°36′33″N 105°14′1″W
193212[4]
Mazatlán Lighthouse Edit this on WikidataIsla del Crestón
23°10′40″N 106°25′39″W
18791115733111-14964
Mezquital Lighthouse Edit this on WikidataMatamoros
25°15′0″N 97°26′24″W
2013[4]2625[4]18110-15203.1
Morro de Salinas Lighthouse Edit this on WikidataPort of Salina Cruz
16°9′42″N 95°12′12″W
1896148320111-15272
Playa del Carmen Lighthouse Edit this on WikidataPlaya del Carmen
20°37′34″N 87°4′17″W
Progreso Lighthouse Edit this on WikidataProgreso
21°17′6″N 89°39′48″W
1893333520110-15620
Puerto Angel Lighthouse Edit this on WikidataPuerto Ángel
15°38′48″N 96°31′18″W
1900145620111-15256
Puerto Arista Lighthouse Edit this on WikidataPuerto Arista
15°56′49″N 93°50′7″W[12]
111-15308
Puerto Escondido Lighthouse Edit this on Wikidata15°51′0″N 97°4′42″W193615401615252
Puerto Madero Lighthouse Edit this on Wikidata14°42′18″N 92°24′36″W22241515324
Puerto Morelos Lighthouse Edit this on WikidataPuerto Morelos
20°50′53″N 86°52′31″W
1988141615110-15704
Puerto Morelos Lighthouse Edit this on WikidataPuerto Morelos
20°50′53″N 86°52′31″W
194610
Puerto Penasco Lighthouse Edit this on Wikidata31°17′6″N 113°34′42″W9971714778
Punta Arena de la Ventana Lighthouse Edit this on Wikidata24°3′18″N 109°49′48″W200925151814572
Punta Brujas Lighthouse Edit this on Wikidata16°48′54″N 99°52′36″W4402015224
Punta Campos Lighthouse Edit this on Wikidata19°1′18″N 104°20′6″W111092015140
Punta Cancun Lighthouse Edit this on WikidataQuintana Roo
21°8′17″N 86°44′27″W
110-15696
Celarain Lighthouse Edit this on WikidataPunta Sur
20°16′24″N 86°59′18″W
193425321515744
Punta Delgada Lighthouse Edit this on Wikidata19°51′24″N 96°27′42″W22461815352
Punta Farrallon Lighthouse Edit this on Wikidata19°22′24″N 105°1′42″W22621515088
Punta Garrobo Lighthouse Edit this on Wikidata17°37′6″N 101°32′54″W1939131151815180
Punta Graham Lighthouse Edit this on Wikidata19°10′30″N 104°41′24″W112002015092
Punta Jerez Lighthouse Edit this on Wikidata22°53′36″N 97°45′48″W199020222015212
Punta Maldonado Lighthouse Edit this on Wikidata16°19′12″N 98°34′18″W15401515240
Punta Morro Lighthouse Edit this on Wikidata19°40′30″N 90°42′6″W189616541815552
Punta Palmas Lighthouse Edit this on Wikidata21°3′42″N 90°15′6″W195039422015592
Punta Piedra Lighthouse Edit this on Wikidata24°29′12″N 97°44′30″W200925281815207
Punta Prieta Lighthouse Edit this on Wikidata24°13′12″N 110°18′42″W20301514588
Punta Roca Partida Lighthouse Edit this on Wikidata
Punta San Telmo Lighthouse Edit this on Wikidata18°19′48″N 103°29′42″W12701815152
Rio Lagartos Lighthouse Edit this on WikidataYucatán
21°36′6″N 88°12′24″W
20221615644
San Bartolo Hill Lighthouse Edit this on Wikidata19°49′0″N 90°35′0″W12781815564
San Blas Lighthouse Edit this on Wikidata21°32′12″N 105°18′42″W14441815012
San Felipe Lighthouse Edit this on Wikidata31°3′0″N 114°49′0″W22441814756
San Jose del Cabo Lighthouse Edit this on Wikidata23°3′54″N 109°39′54″W10361514560
San Miguel de Cozumel Lighthouse Edit this on Wikidata20°29′42″N 86°57′48″W200036371515732
Tampico Lighthouse Edit this on Wikidata22°15′48″N 97°47′42″W188340432415220
Tecolutla lighthouse Edit this on WikidataTecolutla
20°28′30″N 97°0′12″W
23251515336
Tijuana Lighthouse Edit this on WikidataPlayas de Tijuana
32°31′48″N 117°7′0″W
22402014338
Venustiano Carranza Lighthouse Edit this on Wikidata19°12′6″N 96°8′0″W
Xicalango Lighthouse Edit this on WikidataCampeche
18°37′41″N 91°54′0″W
283218110-15516

See also

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References

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  1. ^ 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.
  2. ^ 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.
  3. ^ 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.
  4. ^ a b c d e f g h i Russ Rowlett, Lighthouse Directory, Wikidata Q23581832
  5. ^ 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.
  6. ^ Rowlett, Russ. "Lighthouses of Mexico: Northwest Coast". The Lighthouse Directory. University of North Carolina at Chapel Hill. Retrieved 23 May 2015.
  7. ^ a b Rowlett, Russ. "Lighthouses of Mexico: Southwestern Baja California". The Lighthouse Directory. University of North Carolina at Chapel Hill. Retrieved 23 May 2015.
  8. ^ https://msi.nga.mil/queryResults?publications/ngalol/lights-buoys?volume=111&featureNumber=14548&includeRemovals=false&output=html
  9. ^ 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.
  10. ^ 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.
  11. ^ http://listoflights.org/leuchtfeuer/detail?id=46459
  12. ^ a b c NGA List of Lights, Radio Aids and Fog Signals, National Geospatial-Intelligence Agency, Wikidata Q13872896
  13. ^ Rowlett, Russ. "Lighthouses of Mexico: South Coast". The Lighthouse Directory. University of North Carolina at Chapel Hill. Retrieved 23 May 2015.
  14. ^ Rowlett, Russ. "Lighthouses of Mexico: Northern Gulf Coast". The Lighthouse Directory. University of North Carolina at Chapel Hill. Retrieved 23 May 2015.
  15. ^ Rowlett, Russ. "Lighthouses of Mexico: Northwestern Baja California". The Lighthouse Directory. University of North Carolina at Chapel Hill. Retrieved 23 May 2015.
  16. ^ Rowlett, Russ. "Lighthouses of Mexico: West Coast". The Lighthouse Directory. University of North Carolina at Chapel Hill. Retrieved 24 May 2023.
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