Lighthouse of Ponta de Sagres

Ponta de Sagres Lighthouse
Farol da Ponta de Sagres
The lighthouse at the point in Sagres
LocationCape St. Vincent
Sagres
Vila do Bispo
Portugal
Coordinates36°59′40″N 8°56′57″W / 36.994507°N 8.949295°W / 36.994507; -8.949295
Tower
Constructed1894 (first)
1923 (second)
Foundationconcrete
Constructionconcrete tower
Automated1979 
Height13 m (43 ft) 
Shapesquare tower with balcony and lantern
Markingsunpainted tower, white lantern, red lantern roof
HeritageIncluded in protected site 
Light
First lit1960 (current)
Focal height53 m (174 ft) 
Lensfourth order Fresnel lens 
Intensity500 W
Range11 nmi (20 km; 13 mi), 20 nmi (37 km; 23 mi) 
CharacteristicIso R 2s 
Portugal no.PT-440

The Lighthouse of Ponta de Sagres (Portuguese: Estação Rádio-Goniométrica/Farolim de Sagres/Farol da Ponta de Sagres), is beacon/lighthouse located along the coastal peninsula of Sagres Point in the civil parish of Sagres, in the Portuguese municipality of the Vila do Bispo.