Cap Lévi Lighthouse
Location & Light Range
About Cap Lévi Lighthouse
Also known as: Cap Lévi (Cap Levy)
The Cap Lévi lighthouse stands 27 meters tall on a headland jutting into the Manche, approximately 20 km northeast of Cherbourg. This four-sided tower, constructed from granite, was built in 1948 and features incurved sides with a lantern and gallery. Its predecessor, also a square granite tower, was destroyed by German troops in 1944 during the fighting for Cherbourg after D-Day. The current structure emits a single red flash every five seconds from a focal height of 38 meters, with a geographic range of 16.7 nautical miles. The tower itself is not open to the public, but the site is accessible.
Why it matters: This lighthouse is important for vessels navigating the Manche and approaching Cherbourg, warning them of the headland. Its unique architectural design, a four-sided granite tower with incurved sides, makes it visually distinctive.
Light & Optic
- Flash Type
- Flashing
- Light Color
- Red
- Interval
- 5s
- Raw Code
- Fl R 5s
- Focal Height
- 38m
- Geographic Range
- 16.7NM
Construction & History
- Year Built
- 1948
Significant events: Original lighthouse blown up by German troops during fighting for Cherbourg after D-Day
References & Identifiers
- Nearest Port
- Cherbourg(6.1 km)
- Admiralty No.
- A1462
- NGA No.
- 8416
- ARLHS No.
- FRA-080
Tower & Structure
- Tower Height
- 27m
- Tower Shape
- 4-sided
- Tower Color
- white
- Material
- granite
Structure: 4-sided granite block tower with lantern and gallery, the sides being incurved (concave)
Location
- City
- Fermanville
- Country
- 🇫🇷France
- Region
- Normandy
- Sea Region
- Headland jutting into the Manche, about 20 km northeast of Cherbourg and 2.5 km northwest of Fermanville
- Latitude
- 49.6958°
- Longitude
- -1.4734°
Nearby Vessels
اعثر على منارة Cap Lévi على الخريطة البحرية المباشرة
خطّط رحلاتك قرب France، وشاهد السفن المجاورة في الوقت الفعلي، واستكشف أكثر من 14,900 معلَم ملاحي في التطبيق.