Chagres Crossing Northbound Centerline Range Rear Lighthouse
Location & Light Range
About Chagres Crossing Northbound Centerline Range Rear Lighthouse
The Chagres Crossing Northbound Centerline Range Rear light was built in 2018. It is a 20-meter-tall square skeletal tower. The structure carries a white daymark with a black vertical stripe. This light is located on a hillside in Panama, about 1 km northwest of the corresponding front range light. It emits an occulting yellow light. The nearest port is the Panama Canal, 3.4 km away.
Why it matters: This range light is indispensable for safe navigation through the Chagres Crossing, providing a critical alignment for northbound ships. Its precise occulting yellow light, in conjunction with its front light, allows vessels to maintain the exact centerline, preventing deviations that could lead to hazards in this busy waterway.
Light & Optic
- Flash Type
- Occulting
- Light Color
- Yellow
- Raw Code
- Oc Y
Construction & History
- Year Built
- 2018
References & Identifiers
- Nearest Port
- Panama Canal(3.4 km)
- Admiralty No.
- J6094.431.
Tower & Structure
- Tower Height
- 20m
- Tower Shape
- square
- Tower Color
- white daymark with a black vertical stripe
Structure: square skeletal tower carrying a white daymark with a black vertical stripe
Location
- City
- Cristóbal
- Country
- 🇵🇦Panama
- Region
- Colón
- Sea Region
- Located on a hillside in Panama, serving as the rear light for the Chagres Crossing Northbound Centerline Range, approximately 1 km northwest of its front light.
- Latitude
- 9.1211°
- Longitude
- -79.7148°
Nearby Vessels
اعثر على منارة Chagres Crossing Northbound Centerline Range Rear على الخريطة البحرية المباشرة
خطّط رحلاتك قرب Panama، وشاهد السفن المجاورة في الوقت الفعلي، واستكشف أكثر من 14,900 معلَم ملاحي في التطبيق.