Cardona’s Island Lighthouse

Cardona Island Light is the only 6th order lighthouse in Puerto Rico with a cylindrical attached tower. The light is located on Cardona Island, a small island on the west side of the entrance to the harbor of .
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  • Type: Tourist attraction
  • Description: lighthouse on Cardona Island, near Ponce, Puerto Rico
  • Also known as: “Cardona Island Light” and “Cardona Island Lighthouse”

Places of Interest Nearby

Highlights include Isla Cardona and United States Customs House.

Islet
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, also known as Sor Isolina Ferré Island, is a small, uninhabited island located 1.30 nautical miles south of the mainland shore across from Barrio Playa, on the west side of the entrance to the harbor of .

Police station
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The U.S. Customs House, located at Bonaire and Aduana streets in barrio La Playa, , is the oldest customs house in , and the only one of its type under the U.S. flag. is situated 3 km northeast of Cardona’s Island Lighthouse.

Photo: Mtmelendez, CC BY-SA 3.0.
The —Spanish: Puerto de las Américas Rafael Cordero Santiago — is a megaport currently under construction in , . is situated 2½ km northeast of Cardona’s Island Lighthouse.

Cardona’s Island Lighthouse

Latitude
17.9568° or 17° 57′ 25″ north
Longitude
-66.63509° or 66° 38′ 6″ west
Inception
1889
Operator
U.S. Coast Guard
Open location code
779MX947+PX
Open­Street­Map ID
way 1043844484
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Wiki­data ID
Q15207557
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Satellite Map

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In Other Languages

From French to Spanish—“Cardona’s Island Lighthouse” goes by many names.

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Highlights include Playa Cayo Cardona and Las Hojitas.

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