Ormos Oropou Lighthouse
Location & Light Range
About Ormos Oropou Lighthouse
This lighthouse reaches a height of 6 meters, with its focal plane also at 6 meters. The construction consists of a square masonry foundation supporting a round lantern. The tower is painted in alternating white and black bands. Its light produces a single white flash every 4 seconds, with a range of 8.9 nautical miles. Situated on a beach by the coastal road, it is positioned on a headland about 1.6 kilometers northeast of Skala Oropou, north of Athens in the Attica region. The port of Oropos is 0.7 kilometers distant.
Why it matters: The Ormos Oropou lighthouse marks a headland, serving as a navigation aid for vessels along the coast and warning of shallows near Skala Oropou.
Light & Optic
- Flash Type
- Flashing
- Light Color
- White
- Interval
- 4s
- Raw Code
- Fl W 4s
- Focal Height
- 6m
- Geographic Range
- 8.9NM
Location
- City
- Municipality of Oropos
- Country
- 🇬🇷Greece
- Region
- Attica
- Sea Region
- Located on the beach, just off the coastal road, on a prominent cape about 1.6 km northeast of Skala Oropou and due north of Athens.
- Latitude
- 38.3279°
- Longitude
- 23.8071°
Nearby Vessels
Tower & Structure
- Tower Height
- 6m
- Tower Shape
- square with round lantern
- Tower Color
- white and black
- Material
- masonry
Structure: A 4m round lantern mounted on a square masonry base.
References & Identifiers
- Nearest Port
- Oropos(0.7 km)
- Admiralty No.
- N4360
- NGA No.
- 16296
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