Channel Lighthouse
Location & Light Range
About Channel Lighthouse
This skeletal steel tower stands 18 meters tall, with its light positioned 20 meters above the water. Mounted on a pile-supported platform, it features a square base and a gallery. The light emits a white flash every 4 seconds, guiding vessels into Point Comfort. The structure is located near the waterfront within an industrial zone on the north shore of Matagorda Bay. While the site is accessible to the public, the tower itself is closed off.
Why it matters: This range light is indispensable for the safe passage of commercial vessels entering Point Comfort, a critical industrial port on Matagorda Bay, by providing the precise alignment necessary to navigate the inbound channel.
Light & Optic
- Flash Type
- Flashing
- Light Color
- White
- Interval
- 4s
- Raw Code
- Fl W 4s
- Focal Height
- 20m
- Geographic Range
- 13.2NM
Location
- City
- Point Comfort
- Country
- 🇺🇸United States
- Region
- Texas
- Sea Region
- Matagorda Bay, marking the inbound range for ships arriving at Point Comfort, situated near the waterfront in an industrial area.
- Latitude
- 28.6616°
- Longitude
- -96.5657°
References & Identifiers
- Nearest Port
- Point Comfort(1.3 km)
- Admiralty No.
- J4195.59
- USCG No.
- 4-27495
Tower & Structure
- Tower Height
- 18m
- Tower Shape
- skeletal
- Material
- steel
Structure: An 18m square skeletal tower with a gallery, mounted on a square platform supported by piles.
Visiting
- Open to public
- Site open, tower closed
Nearby Vessels
اعثر على منارة Channel على الخريطة البحرية المباشرة
خطّط رحلاتك قرب United States، وشاهد السفن المجاورة في الوقت الفعلي، واستكشف أكثر من 14,900 معلَم ملاحي في التطبيق.