Honavar Lighthouse
Location & Light Range
About Honavar Lighthouse
Also known as: Honavar (Honnavar)
The Honavar lighthouse is a 24-meter tall square skeletal tower constructed of steel. It is painted with red and white horizontal bands. The focal height reaches 41 meters, providing a geographic range of 17.2 nautical miles. The light characteristic was a white flash every 15 seconds. The Directorate General of Lighthouses and Lightships (DGLL) took ownership in 2007, but the lighthouse has been inactive since 2009. It is located near the Honavar port, 0.7 km away.
Why it matters: Its history of ownership transfer from a local port department to a national authority highlights the evolving management of maritime safety infrastructure.
Light & Optic
- Flash Type
- Flashing
- Interval
- 15s
- Raw Code
- Fl W 15s
- Focal Height
- 41m
- Geographic Range
- 17.2NM
Construction & History
Significant events: DGLL took ownership in 2007,inactive since 2009
References & Identifiers
- Nearest Port
- Honavar(0.7 km)
- Admiralty No.
- F0644
- NGA No.
- 112-27732
- ARLHS No.
- IND173
- Wikipedia
- Read on Wikipedia →
- Wikidata
- Q119085590 →
Tower & Structure
- Tower Height
- 24m
- Tower Shape
- square
- Tower Color
- with red and white horizontal bands
- Material
- steel
Structure: square skeletal tower painted with red and white horizontal bands
Location
- Country
- 🇮🇳India
- Region
- Karnataka
- Latitude
- 14.2759°
- Longitude
- 74.4420°
Nearby Vessels
اعثر على منارة Honavar على الخريطة البحرية المباشرة
خطّط رحلاتك قرب India، وشاهد السفن المجاورة في الوقت الفعلي، واستكشف أكثر من 14,900 معلَم ملاحي في التطبيق.