Serreta Lighthouse

Serreta Lighthouse
Farol da Ponta da Serreta
Serreta Lighthouse
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LocationSerreta, Terceira Island, Azores, Portugal
Coordinates38°45′57″N 27°22′26″W / 38.76583°N 27.37389°W / 38.76583; -27.37389
Tower
Constructed2004 (Existing lighthouse. Original erected 1908)
Automated2004
Height12 metres (39 ft)
Heritageheritage without legal protection Edit this on Wikidata
Light
Focal height100 m (330 ft) Edit this on Wikidata
LensFifth-order Fresnel
Range12 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.