Newport Rock Lighthouse
Location & Light Range
About Newport Rock Lighthouse
Also known as: Newport Rock (Zenobia Rock)
Newport Rock lighthouse, first lit in 1897, guides vessels approaching or leaving the Suez Canal. It is situated on a shoal about 8 km south of the canal's southern entrance, marking the eastern side of the channel. The current structure is a 9-meter tall skeletal tripod tower with a gallery, mounted on three piles, and has a focal height of 17 meters. Its light emits a single white flash every 5 seconds, visible for 12.4 nautical miles. The lighthouse complex, located near Port Tewfik, is accessible by boat, but the tower itself is closed to the public.
Why it matters: This lighthouse is essential for safe navigation at the southern entrance to the Suez Canal, marking the eastern boundary of the busy shipping channel.
Light & Optic
- Flash Type
- Flashing
- Light Color
- White
- Interval
- 5s
- Raw Code
- Fl W 5s
- Focal Height
- 17m
- Geographic Range
- 12.4NM
Construction & History
- First Lit
- 1897
Visiting
- Open to public
- Site open, tower closed
Nearby Vessels
Tower & Structure
- Tower Height
- 9m
- Tower Shape
- skeletal
- Tower Color
- with black and white horizontal bands
Structure: tripod tower with gallery, mounted on three strait piles
Location
- City
- Suez
- Country
- 🇪🇬Egypt
- Region
- Suez
- Sea Region
- East side of the channel for ships approaching or leaving the Suez Canal, on a shoal about 8 km south of the southern entrance to the Suez Canal.
- Latitude
- 29.8851°
- Longitude
- 32.5514°
References & Identifiers
- Nearest Port
- Port Tewfik(3.1 km)
- ARLHS No.
- EGY-015
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