Oseto No. 2 Range Front Lighthouse
Location & Light Range
About Oseto No. 2 Range Front Lighthouse
This white, cylindrical steel tower stands 18 meters tall and was first lit in 1966. It features a gallery and a triangular daymark, with its light positioned at a focal height of 20 meters. The light emits a continuous yellow beam visible for 13.2 nautical miles. The structure is a square cylindrical skeletal tower. It is located adjacent to the Ogura Marina in Kitakyūshū's Matsubara district, marking the edge of a strait.
Why it matters: This lighthouse serves as the front range marker for a navigational system, providing essential directional guidance for vessels entering or departing the nearby Kokura port and accessing the Ogura Marina.
Light & Optic
- Flash Type
- Fixed
- Light Color
- Yellow
- Raw Code
- F Y
- Focal Height
- 20m
- Geographic Range
- 13.2NM
Construction & History
- Year Built
- 1966
Visiting
- Open to public
- Site open, tower closed
Nearby Vessels
Tower & Structure
- Tower Height
- 18m
- Tower Shape
- cylindrical
- Tower Color
- white
- Material
- steel
Structure: square cylindrical skeletal tower with gallery and a triangular daymark
Location
- City
- Kitakyushu
- Country
- 🇯🇵Japan
- Region
- Fukuoka Prefecture
- Sea Region
- Located at the edge of the strait adjacent to the Ogura Marina in the Matsubara district of Kitakyūshū.
- Latitude
- 33.8971°
- Longitude
- 130.9208°
References & Identifiers
- Nearest Port
- Kokura(1.5 km)
- Admiralty No.
- M5340.3
- NGA No.
- 9820
- USCG No.
- JCG-5439
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