Cape San Juan Light
Cape San Juan Light is a historic lighthouse located on the northeastern part of the highest point of Cape San Juan in Fajardo, Puerto Rico. The lighthouse was constructed in 1880 and was officially lit on May 2, 1882.| Tap on a place to explore it |
Photo: Jack Boucher, Public domain.
- Type: Tourist attraction
- Description: lighthouse in Fajardo, Puerto Rico
- Also known as: “Cabo San Juan Light”, “Cabo San Juan Lighthouse”, “Cape San Juan Lighthouse”, and “Faro de Cabo San Juan”
Places of Interest Nearby
Highlights include Cayo Icacos and El Conquistador Resort.
Cayo Icacos
Island
Icacos Cay is the largest uninhabited cay forming part of a small chain of cays, reefs, and skerries located off the coast of the barrio of Cabezas in the municipality of Fajardo in the northeast of the main island of Puerto Rico. Cayo Icacos is situated 3 km east of Cape San Juan Light.
El Conquistador Resort
Hotel
Photo: Wikimedia, Public domain.
El Conquistador, known informally as El Con and formerly Las Vistas, is a vacation resort located on the outskirts of Fajardo, Puerto Rico. The resort was formerly part of the Waldorf Astoria Hotels & Resorts chain before being bought by Urbano Varro, LLC in 2019. El Conquistador Resort is situated 2½ km south of Cape San Juan Light.
Cape San Juan Light
- Categories: lighthouse, tourism, and historic site
- Location: Cabezas, Fajardo, Eastern Coast, Puerto Rico, Caribbean, North America
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Latitude
18.38155° or 18° 22′ 54″ northLongitude
-65.61811° or 65° 37′ 5″ westElevation
63 metres (207 feet)Height
14 metres (46 feet)Open location code
77CP99JJ+JQOpenStreetMap ID
way 319158080OpenStreetMap feature
historic=yesOpenStreetMap feature
man_made=lighthouseOpenStreetMap feature
tourism=attractionGeoNames ID
4564959Wikidata ID
Q15207418
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Satellite Map
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In Other Languages
From French to Spanish—“Cape San Juan Light” goes by many names.
- French: “phare de Cabo San Juan”
- French: “Phare de Cabo San Juan”
- Spanish: “Faro de Fajardo”
- Spanish: “Faro de Las Cabezas de San Juan”
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About Mapcarta. Data © OpenStreetMap contributors and available under the Open Database License". Text is available under the CC BY-SA 4.0 license, except for photos, directions, and the map. Description text is based on the Wikipedia page “Cape San Juan Light”. Photo: Jack Boucher, Public domain.