Location | Serreta, Terceira Island, Azores, Portugal |
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Coordinates | 38°45′57″N 27°22′26″W / 38.76583°N 27.37389°W |
Tower | |
Constructed | 2004 (Existing lighthouse. Original erected 1908) |
Automated | 2004 |
Height | 12 metres (39 ft) |
Heritage | heritage without legal protection |
Light | |
Focal height | 100 m (330 ft) |
Lens | Fifth-order Fresnel |
Range | 12 nautical miles |
Characteristic | Fl W 6s |
The Serreta Lighthouse (Farol da Ponta da Serreta or Farol da Serreta), is located on top of a cliff, on the Ponta do Queimado, in the parish of Serreta, on the northwest coast of Terceira Island, in the Azores, Portugal. There have been four different lighthouses on this site, the most recent being a 14-metre-tall white with red horizontal bars fibreglass tower, equipped with a fifth-order optical device, powered by solar energy. It is situated within the Nature Park of Terceira.