Badou West Inner Breakwater Lighthouse
Location & Light Range
About Badou West Inner Breakwater Lighthouse
Also known as: Pa-Tou
This red concrete tower stands 9 meters tall and exhibits a red flash every 4 seconds. Its focal height reaches 9 meters above sea level, providing a geographic range of 10 nautical miles. The lighthouse is an active aid to navigation located at the inner breakwater of Keelung port. The site is accessible to the public, though the tower itself is closed. It is positioned approximately 2.2 kilometers from the nearest port facilities.
Why it matters: This lighthouse guides vessels around the inner breakwater at Badou, preventing groundings and collisions within Keelung's busy harbor. Its distinctive red flash serves as an essential navigational marker for local fishing boats and commercial vessels.
Light & Optic
- Flash Type
- Flashing
- Light Color
- Red
- Interval
- 4s
- Raw Code
- Fl R 4s
- Focal Height
- 9m
- Geographic Range
- 10NM
Location
- City
- Keelung
- Country
- 🇹🇼Taiwan
- Latitude
- 25.1457°
- Longitude
- 121.7904°
References & Identifiers
- Nearest Port
- Keelung (Chilung)(2.2 km)
- Admiralty No.
- P4687
- NGA No.
- 13661
Tower & Structure
- Tower Color
- red
- Material
- concrete
Structure: A red tower with a focal plane of 9m.
Visiting
- Open to public
- Site open, tower closed
Nearby Vessels
اعثر على منارة Badou West Inner Breakwater على الخريطة البحرية المباشرة
خطّط رحلاتك قرب Taiwan، وشاهد السفن المجاورة في الوقت الفعلي، واستكشف أكثر من 14,900 معلَم ملاحي في التطبيق.