Cửa Việt Lighthouse
Location & Light Range
About Cửa Việt Lighthouse
Cửa Việt Lighthouse, established in 1980, stands 22 meters tall with a focal height of 28 meters. The structure is a square cylindrical masonry tower integrated with a three-story masonry keeper's house. Its exterior features a yellow keeper's house and a gray light tower. The lighthouse emits a white flash every 4 seconds, visible for 14.9 nautical miles. It is situated at the mouth of the Cửa Việt estuary, approximately 75.7 kilometers from the nearest port of Da Nang. The ARLHS number for this aid to navigation is VIE-014.
Why it matters: This lighthouse is important for vessels navigating the Cửa Việt estuary, a shipping lane within Quảng Trị Province. Its construction after the Vietnam War also marks it as a landmark in a historically significant area.
Light & Optic
- Flash Type
- Flashing
- Light Color
- White
- Interval
- 4s
- Raw Code
- Fl W 4s
- Focal Height
- 28m
- Geographic Range
- 14.9NM
Construction & History
- Year Built
- 1980
References & Identifiers
- Nearest Port
- Da Nang(75.7 km)
- ARLHS No.
- VIE-014
Tower & Structure
- Tower Height
- 22m
- Tower Shape
- cylindrical
- Tower Color
- yellow and the light tower is gray
Structure: square cylindrical masonry tower with a square lantern and gallery, rising from the center of a 3-story masonry keeper's house
Location
- City
- Nam Cửa Việt Commune
- Country
- 🇻🇳Vietnam
- Region
- Quảng Trị Province
- Latitude
- 16.9020°
- Longitude
- 107.1917°
Nearby Vessels
اعثر على منارة Cửa Việt على الخريطة البحرية المباشرة
خطّط رحلاتك قرب Vietnam، وشاهد السفن المجاورة في الوقت الفعلي، واستكشف أكثر من 14,900 معلَم ملاحي في التطبيق.