Capones Island Lighthouse is a historic lighthouse located in

Capones Island Capones Island, also known as Grand Capon or Capon Grande Island (Spanish: ''Isla de Capon Grande'') is a small island approximately long by wide, at its widest point, lying some off the coast of the province of Zambales on western Luzon islan ...

off the coast of

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Pundaquit,

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, in the

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Zambales Zambales, officially the Province of Zambales ( fil, Lalawigan ng Zambales; ilo, Probinsia ti Zambales; Pangasinan: ''Luyag/Probinsia na Zambales''; xsb, Probinsya nin Zambales), is a province in the Philippines located in the Central Luzon re ...

, in the

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. The light guides international vessels coming from the north to northwest towards

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or to Corregidor Island Lighthouse at the entrance of

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. It had first-order lenses when it was first lit on August 1, 1890. The island is famous for the century-old Capones Lighthouse. Most visitors would leave Manila very early in the morning and would go straight to an island hopping tour of Capones Island and the nearby coves.

Current condition

The original lamp and lantern were replaced with a modern solar-powered lighthouse light as part of the Maritime Safety Improvement of the

Philippine Coast Guard The Philippine Coast Guard (PCG) ( fil, Tanod Baybayin ng Pilipinas) is recognized as the third armed uniformed service of the country attached to the Philippines' Department of Transportation, tasked primarily with enforcing laws within P ...

. Only the tower was renovated. The keeper's house and the other buildings in the station were left deteriorating.

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Maritime Safety Services Command

Capones Light Station
on Light Stations of the National Capital Region and Central Luzon at the Philippine Coast Guard Website. Lighthouses completed in 1890 Lighthouses in the Philippines Spanish colonial infrastructure in the Philippines Buildings and structures in Zambales Tourist attractions in Zambales 1890 establishments in the Philippines {{Philippines-struct-stub

Current condition

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