Hòujiǎo Lighthouse
Location & Light Range
About Hòujiǎo Lighthouse
Also known as: Hòujiǎo (Hòu Jiǎo, Horseshoe Crab Point)
Hòujiǎo Lighthouse, built in 2009 from concrete, is an 8-meter tall cylindrical tower covered with white tiles. The structure stands on the southern tip of the Dōngshān peninsula in Fujian province. Its focal height reaches 26 meters, and it emits a combined white and red light that flashes once every four seconds. This light provides a geographic range of 14.5 nautical miles. The lighthouse is located near Dongshan County, with the nearest port being Dongshan, 13.5 kilometers away. It became operational in 2009, marking a recent addition to maritime safety infrastructure in the region.
Why it matters: The lighthouse's specific flash characteristic, alternating between white and red, is designed to clearly delineate the peninsula's southern extremity for mariners. This marking assists vessels in avoiding hazards and maintaining safe passage along the coastline.
Light & Optic
- Flash Type
- Flashing
- Light Color
- White/Red
- Interval
- 4s
- Raw Code
- Fl W R 4s
- Focal Height
- 26m
- Geographic Range
- 14.5NM
Construction & History
- Year Built
- 2009
References & Identifiers
- Nearest Port
- Dongshan(13.5 km)
- Admiralty No.
- P3597
- NGA No.
- 19203
Tower & Structure
- Tower Height
- 8m
- Tower Shape
- cylindrical
- Tower Color
- white
- Material
- concrete
Structure: hexagonal cylindrical concrete tower covered with white tiles
Location
- City
- Dongshan County
- Country
- 🇨🇳China
- Region
- Fujian
- Sea Region
- southern tip of the Dōngshān peninsula
- Latitude
- 23.5680°
- Longitude
- 117.3671°
Nearby Vessels
اعثر على منارة Hòujiǎo على الخريطة البحرية المباشرة
خطّط رحلاتك قرب China، وشاهد السفن المجاورة في الوقت الفعلي، واستكشف أكثر من 14,900 معلَم ملاحي في التطبيق.