Fort Saint-Jean (Tour du Fanal) Lighthouse
Q (3) Green 4s🇫🇷Marseille, FROperational
Location & Light Range
About Fort Saint-Jean (Tour du Fanal) Lighthouse
A cylindrical stone tower, built in 1644 as part of Fort Saint-Jean, stands 25 meters tall on Marseille's coast. Its green structure, 7 meters above sea level, emits a green light. This light displays three quick flashes every 4 seconds, visible for 9.3 nautical miles. The lighthouse is situated 0.6 kilometers from the nearest port in Marseille.
Why it matters: This lighthouse guides vessels into Marseille's Old Port, a significant entry point in the Mediterranean. Its presence within the historic Fort Saint-Jean also marks it as an important cultural landmark.
Light & Optic
Characteristic Signature
Q (3) Green 4s
- Flash Type
- Quick
- Light Color
- Green
- Flash Count
- 3 flashes
- Interval
- 4s
- Raw Code
- Q(3) R 4s
- Focal Height
- 7m
- Light Range
- 5NM (9.3 km)
- Geographic Range
- 9.3NM
Construction & History
- Year Built
- 1644
References & Identifiers
- Nearest Port
- Marseille(0.6 km)
- Admiralty No.
- E0662
- NGA No.
- 6636
- ARLHS No.
- FRA-554
Tower & Structure
- Tower Height
- 25m
- Tower Shape
- cylindrical
- Tower Color
- green
- Material
- stone
Structure: round masonry tower, unpainted
Location
- City
- Marseille
- Country
- 🇫🇷France
- Region
- Provence-Alpes-Côte d'Azur
- Latitude
- 43.2949°
- Longitude
- 5.3622°
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