Lighthouse · Cay Lobos, Bahamas
Cay Lobos Lighthouse
The 148 ft (45 m) tower was first lit in 1869. The NGA List of Lights gives its light as two white flashes every 20 seconds, seen up to 22 nautical miles out. Cay Lobos is a tiny cay in the Old Bahama Channel, off the north coast of Cuba; the tower is seen from passing ships.
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Quick facts
| Type | Lighthouse |
|---|---|
| Built | 1869 |
| Height | 45.1 m (148 ft) |
| Light | Fl (2)W 20s |
| Position | 22.3799°N, 77.5864°W |
| From By boat off Cay Lobos | 1.5 km (0.9 mi), bearing 180° S |
| Source | NGA List of Lights (Pub. 110) 12344; OpenStreetMap node/7241875933; UNC Lighthouse Directory |
How to see it
Above water and inside the horizon from By boat off Cay Lobos, 1.5 km (0.9 mi) away, so on a clear day it can be seen from there, and CoastFinder puts a label on it.
On the website for now. Lighthouses in the Bahamas are in the web viewer first, and they are coming to the CoastFinder app, which covers the North Carolina coast today. Follow @coastfinderapp to hear when they arrive.
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Not for navigation. Positions and depths come from public charts and records, with their sources named above; they are for looking, not for piloting a boat.