Castle Point Range Rear Lighthouse
Location & Light Range
About Castle Point Range Rear Lighthouse
This square pyramidal skeletal tower stands 47 meters tall and is painted with red and white horizontal bands, carrying a white triangular daymark pointing downwards. It was built and first lit in 2010. The light emits an occulting white flash every 3 seconds. Its geographic range is 20.1 nautical miles. The light is located near the base of the south breakwater in KuGompo City, Eastern Cape, South Africa, approximately 0.6 km from the nearest port of East London.
Why it matters: As a range rear light, it is essential for precise navigation, providing critical alignment for ships traversing the channel near the south breakwater.
Light & Optic
- Flash Type
- Occulting
- Light Color
- White
- Interval
- 3s
- Raw Code
- Oc W 3s
- Focal Height
- 60m
- Geographic Range
- 20.1NM
Construction & History
- Year Built
- 2010
Significant events: Light originally on grain elevator, grain elevator imploded 2015
Visiting
- Open to public
- Yes
Nearby Vessels
Tower & Structure
- Tower Height
- 47m
- Tower Shape
- square
- Tower Color
- white
Structure: square pyramidal skeletal tower, painted with red and white horizontal bands and carrying a white triangular daymark, point down
Location
- City
- KuGompo City
- Country
- 🇿🇦South Africa
- Region
- Eastern Cape
- Sea Region
- Near the base of the south breakwater
- Latitude
- -33.0258°
- Longitude
- 27.9059°
References & Identifiers
- Nearest Port
- East London(0.6 km)
- Admiralty No.
- D6428.1
- NGA No.
- 32088
- ARLHS No.
- SAF-050
Nearby Ports
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خطّط رحلاتك قرب South Africa، وشاهد السفن المجاورة في الوقت الفعلي، واستكشف أكثر من 14,900 معلَم ملاحي في التطبيق.