Myeongam Westward Lighthouse
Location & Light Range
About Myeongam Westward Lighthouse
This cylindrical concrete tower stands 25 meters tall and features a gallery. Its exterior is painted black with a single red horizontal band. Located on a shoal within the entrance to Gunsan, it sits inside the outer breakwater. The Myeongam Westward lighthouse emits a white flash every 10 seconds from a focal height of 19 meters. Its geographic range extends to 12.9 nautical miles. The nearest port, Gunsan, is 2.5 kilometers away. While the site is accessible, the tower itself is closed to the public.
Why it matters: The lighthouse specifically marks a shoal in the entrance to the port of Gunsan, aiding navigation through this potentially hazardous area.
Light & Optic
- Flash Type
- Flashing
- Light Color
- White
- Flash Count
- 2 flashes
- Interval
- 10s
- Raw Code
- Fl W 10s
- Focal Height
- 19m
- Geographic Range
- 12.9NM
Location
- City
- Gunsan-si
- Country
- 🇰🇷South Korea
- Region
- Jeonbuk State
- Sea Region
- shoal in the entrance to Gunsan, inside the outer breakwater
- Latitude
- 35.9879°
- Longitude
- 126.5140°
References & Identifiers
- Nearest Port
- Gunsan(2.5 km)
- Admiralty No.
- M4193.38
- NGA No.
- 17758.5
Tower & Structure
- Tower Height
- 25m
- Tower Shape
- cylindrical
- Tower Color
- black with a red horizontal band
- Material
- concrete
Structure: round concrete tower with gallery, painted black with a red horizontal band
Visiting
- Open to public
- Site open, tower closed
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