Punta Borinquen Light (Faro de Punta Borinquen) is a lighthouse located in the old Ramey Air Force Base in Aguadilla, Puerto Rico.[3] The station was established in 1889 by the Spanish government. With the opening of the Panama Canal in 1914, the lighthouse would become "the most important aid to navigation on the route from Europe to Panama".[4] In 1917, the U.S Congress provided funding for a new lighthouse in higher ground.

Punta Borinquen Light
Faro de Punta Borinquen

Location	Puerto Rico, Aguadilla, US
Coordinates	18°29′19″N 67°09′42″W
Tower
Constructed	1889
Construction	stone (tower), stone (foundation)
Height	18 m (59 ft)
Shape	octagonal prism
Heritage	National Register of Historic Places listed place
Light
First lit	15 September 1889
Deactivated	1918
Lens	fourth order Fresnel lens
Range	24 nmi (44 km; 28 mi)
1922 light
Existing tower
Coordinates	18°29′50″N 67°08′56″W
Automated	1976
Shape	cylinder
First lit	1920
Focal height	292 ft (89 m)
Range	14 nmi (26 km; 16 mi)
Characteristic	Fl(2) W 15s
Faro de Punta Borinquen[1]
U.S. National Register of Historic Places
MPS	Lighthouse System of Puerto Rico TR
NRHP reference No.	81000559[2]
Added to NRHP	1981

But before construction began on the new structure, the original lighthouse was severely damaged by the 1918 earthquake that struck the west part of the island.[1][5] Construction on the new lighthouse was completed in 1922. The light is active aid to navigation and is a housing facility for the United States Coast Guard.[6]

See also

• List of lighthouses in Puerto Rico

References

External links

• Historic American Engineering Record (HAER) No. PR-19, "Faro de Punta Borinquen, Punta Borinquen, Borinquen, Aguadilla County, PR", 20 photos, 4 data pages, 2 photo caption pages

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