Capo San Marco Lighthouse
Location & Light Range
About Capo San Marco Lighthouse
This white, cylindrical concrete lighthouse, standing 11 meters tall, was first lit in 1885. Its light is positioned 25 meters above sea level and emits a white flash every 15 seconds. The structure consists of a concrete post situated atop a single-story equipment building. It is located on Capo San Marco, approximately 2.5 kilometers west of the port of Sciacca in Sicily. The geographic range of its light is 14.3 nautical miles.
Why it matters: The lighthouse marks the Capo San Marco headland, a significant coastal feature essential for safe navigation along Sicily's southwestern coast, especially for vessels approaching or leaving the harbor of Sciacca.
Light & Optic
- Flash Type
- Flashing
- Light Color
- White
- Flash Count
- 3 flashes
- Interval
- 15s
- Raw Code
- Fl W 15s
- Focal Height
- 25m
- Light Range
- 22NM (40.7 km)
- Geographic Range
- 14.3NM
Construction & History
- First Lit
- 1885
References & Identifiers
- Nearest Port
- Sciacca(2.5 km)
- Admiralty No.
- E1928.5
- NGA No.
- 10094
- ARLHS No.
- ITA-038
- Wikipedia
- Read on Wikipedia →
- Wikidata
- Q33019971 →
- OpenStreetMap
- View on OSM →
Tower & Structure
- Tower Height
- 11m
- Tower Shape
- cylindrical
- Tower Color
- white
- Material
- concrete
Structure: concrete post centered on a 1-story equipment building
Location
- City
- Sciacca
- Country
- 🇮🇹Italy
- Region
- Sicily
- Sea Region
- Capo San Marco, located at the end of the Via del Faro about 5 km west of the harbor of Sciacca.
- Latitude
- 37.4964°
- Longitude
- 13.0211°
Nearby Vessels
اعثر على منارة Capo San Marco على الخريطة البحرية المباشرة
خطّط رحلاتك قرب Italy، وشاهد السفن المجاورة في الوقت الفعلي، واستكشف أكثر من 14,900 معلَم ملاحي في التطبيق.