Capones Island Lighthouse

Capones Island Lighthouse is a historic lighthouse located in Capones Island off the coast of Brgy. Pundaquit, San Antonio, in the province of Zambales, in the Philippines. The light guide international vessels coming from the north to northwest towards Subic Bay or to Corregidor Island Lighthouse at the entrance of Manila Bay. It has first-order lenses when it was first lit on August 1, 1890.

Capones Island Lighthouse
Capones Island Lighthouse
Philippines
LocationCapones Island
San Antonio
Zambales
Philippines
Coordinates14°54′55.6″N 120°0′32.4″E
Year first constructed1890
Constructionbrick masonry tower
Tower shapesquare tower with doucle balcony and lantern
Markings / patternwhite tower and lantern
Tower height65.0 feet (19.8 m)[1]
Focal height230.0 feet (70.1 m)
Original lensFirst-Order Fresnel lens
Current lensn/a
Range25 nautical miles (46 km; 29 mi)[1]
CharacteristicFl (3) W 15s.[2]
Fog signalNone
Admiralty numberF2680[3]
NGA number14380[3]
ARLHS numberPHI-018[4]
HeritageImportant Cultural Property 

Current condition
View from the lantern

The original lamp and lantern were replaced with modern solar-powered lighthouse light as part of the Maritime Safety Improvement of the Philippine Coast Guard. Only the tower though was renovated and the keeper's house and the other buildings in the station were left deteriorating.

See also

References
  1. Bureau of Insular Affairs, U.S. War Department, "Fourth Annual Report of the Philippine Commission", p.189. Washington Government Printing Office, 1904.
  2. Lighthouses of the Northern Philippines The Lighthouse Directory. University of North Carolina at Chapel Hill. Retrieved March 12, 2016
  3. List of Lights, Pub. 112: Western Pacific and Indian Oceans Including the Persian Gulf and Red Sea (PDF). List of Lights. United States National Geospatial-Intelligence Agency. 2009. p. 190.
  4. "Capones (Zambales) Light". World List of Lights of the Amateur Radio Lighthouse Society. Retrieved on 2010-07-01.


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