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| Location | Ponce, Puerto Rico |
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| Coordinates | 17°57′24.48″N 66°38′6″W / 17.9568000°N 66.63500°W |
| Tower | |
| Constructed | 1889  |
| Foundation | stone base |
| Construction | stone and brick tower |
| Automated | 1962 |
| Height | 11 m (36 ft) |
| Shape | cylindrical tower with balcony and lantern atop the keeper's house |
| Markings | white tower, black lantern |
| Heritage | National Register of Historic Places listed place |
| Light | |
| First lit | 1889 |
| Focal height | 14 m (46 ft) |
| Lens | Sixth order (1889) |
| Range | 8 nmi (15 km; 9.2 mi) |
| Characteristic | Fl W 4s |
Faro del Puerto de Ponce | |
| Architectural style | Neoclassic |
| MPS | Lighthouse System of Puerto Rico TR |
| NRHP reference No. | 81000691[1] |
| Added to NRHP | October 22, 1981 |
Cardona Island Light (also known as Faro del Puerto de Ponce or Cayo Cardona Light) is the only 6th order lighthouse in Puerto Rico with a cylindrical attached tower. The light is located on Cardona Island, a small island on the west side of the entrance to the harbor of Ponce, Puerto Rico. It was listed in the U.S. National Register of Historic Places on 22 October 1981 and on the Puerto Rico Register of Historic Sites and Zones in 2001.[2]
- ^ "Inventory of Historic Light Stations National Park Service". Retrieved 27 March 2009.
- ^ GOBIERNO DE PUERTO RICO, JUNTA DE PLANIFICACIÓN DE PUERTO RICO (7 December 2022). "REGISTRO DE PROPIEDADES DESIGNADAS POR LA JUNTA DE PLANIFICACIÓN DE PUERTO RICO" (PDF). jp.pr.gov.