Dartford Borough Lighthouse Lighthouse
Location & Light Range
About Dartford Borough Lighthouse Lighthouse
A 10-meter red steel tripod tower built in 1975 stands just off a sharp point on the south side of the Thames above Gravesend. This structure replaced an earlier hexagonal skeletal tower that was part of the station established in 1885. The lighthouse emits a red occulting light every 5 seconds from a focal height of 12 meters, visible for 11 nautical miles. It is connected to the shore by a footbridge and operated by the Port of London Authority. The nearest port is Tilbury, located 0.9 km away.
Why it matters: This lighthouse warns mariners of a sharp point on the south side of the Thames above Gravesend, helping to prevent groundings and collisions in a busy commercial waterway.
Light & Optic
- Flash Type
- Occulting
- Light Color
- Red
- Interval
- 5s
- Raw Code
- Oc R 5s
- Focal Height
- 12m
- Geographic Range
- 11NM
Construction & History
- Year Built
- 1975
Significant events: station established 1885, replaced hexagonal skeletal tower
References & Identifiers
- Nearest Port
- Tilbury(0.9 km)
- Admiralty No.
- A2124.
Tower & Structure
- Tower Height
- 10m
- Tower Shape
- tripod
- Tower Color
- red
- Material
- steel
Structure: A 10m red painted steel tripod tower.
Location
- City
- Dartford
- Country
- 🇬🇧United Kingdom
- Region
- England
- Sea Region
- just off a sharp point on the south side of the Thames above Gravesend
- Latitude
- 51.4671°
- Longitude
- 0.3100°
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