Cubits Gap Range Rear Lighthouse
Location & Light Range
About Cubits Gap Range Rear Lighthouse
This 15-meter skeletal steel tower guides vessels downstream into the Head of Passes. It is painted red with a white vertical stripe and carries a rectangular daymark. The light emits a green flash, visible for nearly 12 nautical miles. The structure stands on a square platform supported by piles. It is located on the east side of the river about 0.9 km north of Pilottown.
Why it matters: This range light is indispensable for commercial vessels navigating the complex channels of the Mississippi River Delta, guiding them safely into the Head of Passes, a critical choke point for maritime traffic.
Light & Optic
- Flash Type
- Fixed
- Light Color
- Green
- Raw Code
- F G
- Focal Height
- 15m
- Geographic Range
- 11.9NM
Location
- Country
- 🇺🇸United States
- Region
- Louisiana
- Sea Region
- Located on the east side of the river about 1 mile north of the Head of Passes, guiding vessels downstream into the Head of Passes.
- Latitude
- 29.1686°
- Longitude
- -89.2546°
Nearby Vessels
Tower & Structure
- Tower Height
- 15m
- Tower Shape
- skeletal
- Tower Color
- red with a white vertical stripe
- Material
- steel
Structure: A 15m square skeletal tower, mounted on a square platform supported by piles, carrying a rectangular daymark colored red with a white vertical stripe.
References & Identifiers
- Nearest Port
- Pilottown(0.9 km)
- Admiralty No.
- J3793.1
- USCG No.
- 4-12955
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