Niúpíjiāo Lighthouse
Location & Light Range
About Niúpíjiāo Lighthouse
Also known as: Niúpíjiāo (Niúpí Jiāo)
The Niúpíjiāo lighthouse stands as a 12-meter cylindrical concrete tower, painted yellow with its lower half in black. It emits a white light, showing a single flash every 10 seconds, with a geographic range of 11 nautical miles. Located on a shoal north of the Běicáo entrance channel for the Yangtze River, this lighthouse marks a significant point for vessels approaching the waterway. Its construction material is concrete and it has a focal height of 12 meters. The nearest port, Nanhui, is 26.9 kilometers away.
Why it matters: This lighthouse is essential for guiding ships safely into the Běicáo entrance channel, specifically warning them of the shoal it marks. Its operation supports the continuous flow of commercial traffic into the Yangtze River.
Light & Optic
- Flash Type
- Flashing
- Light Color
- White
- Flash Count
- 6 flashes
- Interval
- 10s
- Raw Code
- Fl W 10s
- Focal Height
- 12m
- Geographic Range
- 11NM
Location
- City
- Zhuqiao
- Country
- 🇨🇳China
- Sea Region
- shoal on the north side of the Běicáo entrance channel for the Yangtze
- Latitude
- 31.1407°
- Longitude
- 122.2481°
Nearby Vessels
Tower & Structure
- Tower Height
- 12m
- Tower Shape
- cylindrical
- Tower Color
- yellow and the lower half black
- Material
- concrete
Structure: round cylindrical tower
References & Identifiers
- Nearest Port
- Nanhui(26.9 km)
- Admiralty No.
- P3754.2
- NGA No.
- 18808
اعثر على منارة Niúpíjiāo على الخريطة البحرية المباشرة
خطّط رحلاتك قرب China، وشاهد السفن المجاورة في الوقت الفعلي، واستكشف أكثر من 14,900 معلَم ملاحي في التطبيق.