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GPS 39.09374282208181, -28.049503607004805

It was at Pico Negro that the General Plan, approved in 1883, projected the construction of a 2nd order lighthouse.

The truth is that the decision was made to build the lighthouse at Ponta da Barca, a little further west and years later.

The Ponta da Barca lighthouse came into operation on February 1, 1930 and is located in Ponta da Barca, northwest of Graciosa Island. It has a tower 23 meters high and 71 meters high. It was equipped with a 3rd order rotating catadioptric dioptric lenticular apparatus, large model (500 mm focal length), the light source being a BBT gas eclipse. It had as a reserve the incandescence by oil vapor and a lamp with a constant level of 4 twists. The rotation of the optics was produced by the watchmaking machine.

The equipment and the lantern that housed it, purchased in 1927, cost 804,200 French francs, corresponding to 72,378$00.

In 1935 the road connecting the lighthouse to Vila de Santa Cruz was rebuilt. (The DF contributed with 6,000$00).

Another house was built, budgeted at 50,000$00 in 1952. Years later, another house was built, so that the capacity of the lighthouse now has four lighthouse keepers.

The lighthouse was electrified by means of generating sets in 1958, the light source becoming a 3000W 110V lamp, which provided it with a luminous range of 41 miles, leaving the incandescence caused by oil vapor as a reserve. In the eighties, the lamp was replaced by another 1000W 120V, reducing the light range to 20 miles.

In 1978 a strong thunderstorm caused great damage to the lighthouse and houses.

It was electrified with electricity from the public grid in 1999 and is automated with the DF model system.

On March 20/21, 2010, celebrations were held for the 80th anniversary of the Ponta da Barca lighthouse. There was an exhibition on maritime signaling in general and the Ponta da Barca lighthouse in particular. A panel of commemorative tiles was unveiled by the Vice President of the Regional Government of the Azores and the CALM DMA. There was also a presentation given by the director of the Graciosa museum, Captain of the Port and head of the lighthouse. There were visits to the lighthouse and the exhibition. The celebrations were marked with editions of tiles (150 copies) and commemorative postcards (1500 copies).

LOCATION: NW of Graciosa Island

FUNCTION: Coastal

ESTABLISHMENT: February 1, 1930

LATITUDE: 39º 05.63'N - 39º 05.62' N (WGS)

LONGITUDE: 28º 03.03'W - 28º 02.97' W (WGS)

HEIGHT: 23 meters

ALTITUDE: 71 meters

RANGE: 20 Miles (37 KM)

FEATURE: FI W 7s

OPTICS 3rd order, large model (500 mm focal length).

Versão portuguesa aqui.

GPS 39.09374282208181, -28.049503607004805

It was at Pico Negro that the General Plan, approved in 1883, projected the construction of a 2nd order lighthouse.

The truth is that the decision was made to build the lighthouse at Ponta da Barca, a little further west and years later.

The Ponta da Barca lighthouse came into operation on February 1, 1930 and is located in Ponta da Barca, northwest of Graciosa Island. It has a tower 23 meters high and 71 meters high. It was equipped with a 3rd order rotating catadioptric dioptric lenticular apparatus, large model (500 mm focal length), the light source being a BBT gas eclipse. It had as a reserve the incandescence by oil vapor and a lamp with a constant level of 4 twists. The rotation of the optics was produced by the watchmaking machine.

The equipment and the lantern that housed it, purchased in 1927, cost 804,200 French francs, corresponding to 72,378$00.

In 1935 the road connecting the lighthouse to Vila de Santa Cruz was rebuilt. (The DF contributed with 6,000$00).

Another house was built, budgeted at 50,000$00 in 1952. Years later, another house was built, so that the capacity of the lighthouse now has four lighthouse keepers.

The lighthouse was electrified by means of generating sets in 1958, the light source becoming a 3000W 110V lamp, which provided it with a luminous range of 41 miles, leaving the incandescence caused by oil vapor as a reserve. In the eighties, the lamp was replaced by another 1000W 120V, reducing the light range to 20 miles.

In 1978 a strong thunderstorm caused great damage to the lighthouse and houses.

It was electrified with electricity from the public grid in 1999 and is automated with the DF model system.

On March 20/21, 2010, celebrations were held for the 80th anniversary of the Ponta da Barca lighthouse. There was an exhibition on maritime signaling in general and the Ponta da Barca lighthouse in particular. A panel of commemorative tiles was unveiled by the Vice President of the Regional Government of the Azores and the CALM DMA. There was also a presentation given by the director of the Graciosa museum, Captain of the Port and head of the lighthouse. There were visits to the lighthouse and the exhibition. The celebrations were marked with editions of tiles (150 copies) and commemorative postcards (1500 copies).

LOCATION: NW of Graciosa Island

FUNCTION: Coastal

ESTABLISHMENT: February 1, 1930

LATITUDE: 39º 05.63'N - 39º 05.62' N (WGS)

LONGITUDE: 28º 03.03'W - 28º 02.97' W (WGS)

HEIGHT: 23 meters

ALTITUDE: 71 meters

RANGE: 20 Miles (37 KM)

FEATURE: FI W 7s

OPTICS 3rd order, large model (500 mm focal length).