Bhavnagar New Port Lighthouse
Location & Light Range
About Bhavnagar New Port Lighthouse
A white, square skeletal tower made of steel reaches a height of 19 meters. Its light source is at 20 meters above the sea. The lighthouse emits a red light with a characteristic of Fl R 8s, discernible up to 13.2 nautical miles. It is located in the marshy area southwest of the Bhavnagar port in Gujarat, India. The tower is closed to visitors, though the site is open. Its NGA number is 28168, and it was removed from the Admiralty list.
Why it matters: This structure served as a navigation aid for vessels approaching the port at Bhavnagar, guiding them through the marshy terrain.
Light & Optic
- Flash Type
- Flashing
- Light Color
- Red
- Interval
- 8s
- Raw Code
- Fl R 8s
- Focal Height
- 20m
- Geographic Range
- 13.2NM
Construction & History
Significant events: dropped from Admiralty list
Visiting
- Open to public
- Site open, tower closed
Nearby Vessels
Tower & Structure
- Tower Height
- 19m
- Tower Shape
- square
- Tower Color
- white
- Material
- steel
Structure: square skeletal tower painted white
Location
- Country
- 🇮🇳India
- Region
- Gujarat
- Sea Region
- marshland southwest of the port at Bhavnagar, India
- Latitude
- 21.5991°
- Longitude
- 72.3525°
References & Identifiers
- Nearest Port
- Ghogha(6.1 km)
- Admiralty No.
- F0455.6
- NGA No.
- 28168
- ARLHS No.
- IND-134
اعثر على منارة Bhavnagar New Port على الخريطة البحرية المباشرة
خطّط رحلاتك قرب India، وشاهد السفن المجاورة في الوقت الفعلي، واستكشف أكثر من 14,900 معلَم ملاحي في التطبيق.