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 Ponce, Puerto Rico.Photo: Wikimedia, Public domain.
- 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.
Isla Cardona
Islet
Photo: Wikimedia, CC BY-SA 2.0.
Isla Cardona, also known as Sor Isolina Ferré Island, is a small, uninhabited island located 1.30 nautical miles south of the mainland Puerto Rican shore across from Barrio Playa, on the west side of the entrance to the harbor of Ponce, Puerto Rico.
United States Customs House
Police station
Photo: Wikimedia, Public domain.
The U.S. Customs House, located at Bonaire and Aduana streets in barrio La Playa, Ponce, Puerto Rico, is the oldest customs house in Puerto Rico, and the only one of its type under the U.S. flag. United States Customs House is situated 3 km northeast of Cardona’s Island Lighthouse.
Rafael Cordero Santiago Port of the Americas
Photo: Mtmelendez, CC BY-SA 3.0.
The Rafael Cordero Santiago Port of the Americas —Spanish: Puerto de las Américas Rafael Cordero Santiago — is a megaport currently under construction in Ponce, Puerto Rico. Rafael Cordero Santiago Port of the Americas is situated 2½ km northeast of Cardona’s Island Lighthouse.
Cardona’s Island Lighthouse
- Categories: lighthouse, building, tourism, and historic site
- Location: Playa, Ponce, Porta Caribe, Puerto Rico, Caribbean, North America
- View on OpenStreetMap
Latitude
17.9568° or 17° 57′ 25″ northLongitude
-66.63509° or 66° 38′ 6″ westInception
1889Operator
U.S. Coast GuardOpen location code
779MX947+PXOpenStreetMap ID
way 1043844484OpenStreetMap feature
building=yesOpenStreetMap feature
historic=lighthouseOpenStreetMap feature
man_made=lighthouseOpenStreetMap feature
tourism=attractionWikidata ID
Q15207557
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In Other Languages
From French to Spanish—“Cardona’s Island Lighthouse” goes by many names.
- French: “phare d’Isla Cardona”
- French: “Phare d’Isla Cardona”
- Spanish: “Faro de Cayo Cardona”
- Spanish: “Faro de Isla Cardona”
Notable Places Nearby
Highlights include Playa Cayo Cardona and Las Hojitas.
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