Dàlújiāo Lighthouse
Location & Light Range
About Dàlújiāo Lighthouse
Also known as: Dàlújiāo (Dàlú Jiāo)
This concrete lighthouse stands 13.5 meters tall on a shoal in the Mǐnjiāng channel, 8 km southwest of Jīnpái Mén. Its cylindrical tower is painted black with a red horizontal band and is mounted on a square concrete pier. The light emits one white flash every 5 seconds, visible for 9.7 nautical miles. The site is open to visitors, though the tower itself is closed to the public. It is located near Fuzhou City, approximately 5.9 km from the nearest port.
Why it matters: Dàlújiāo lighthouse warns vessels away from the dangerous shoal it occupies, playing an indispensable role in maritime safety within the Mǐnjiāng channel.
Light & Optic
- Flash Type
- Flashing
- Light Color
- White
- Flash Count
- 2 flashes
- Interval
- 5s
- Raw Code
- Fl W 5s
- Focal Height
- 8m
- Geographic Range
- 9.7NM
Location
- City
- Fuzhou City
- Country
- 🇨🇳China
- Region
- Fujian
- Sea Region
- Located on a shoal of the south side of the Mǐnjiāng channel about 8 km southwest of Jīnpái Mén.
- Latitude
- 26.0917°
- Longitude
- 119.5379°
References & Identifiers
- Nearest Port
- Fuzhou(5.9 km)
- Admiralty No.
- P3635.65
- NGA No.
- 19122
Tower & Structure
- Tower Height
- 13.5m
- Tower Shape
- cylindrical
- Tower Color
- black with a red horizontal band and mounted on a square concrete pier
- Material
- concrete
Structure: round tapered concrete tower, painted black with a red horizontal band and mounted on a square concrete pier
Visiting
- Open to public
- Site open, tower closed
Nearby Vessels
اعثر على منارة Dàlújiāo على الخريطة البحرية المباشرة
خطّط رحلاتك قرب China، وشاهد السفن المجاورة في الوقت الفعلي، واستكشف أكثر من 14,900 معلَم ملاحي في التطبيق.