Pascagoula Range A Rear Lighthouse
Location & Light Range
About Pascagoula Range A Rear Lighthouse
Pascagoula Range A Rear is a steel skeletal tower standing 18 meters tall, featuring a square lower section and a triangular upper section on a platform supported by piles. It displays a rectangular red daymark with a white vertical stripe. The structure guides vessels into Pascagoula from the Mississippi Sound, positioned about 3.2 kilometers east of Round Island and 4.8 kilometers south of the city's waterfront. This active aid to navigation emits a white passing light that flashes every 4 seconds. The tower's geographic range is 15.1 nautical miles.
Why it matters: This range light is indispensable for commercial shipping navigating the entrance channel into Pascagoula, a significant port. Its precise alignment ensures large vessels can safely traverse the approach, avoiding potential hazards in the Mississippi Sound.
Light & Optic
- Flash Type
- Flashing
- Light Color
- White
- Interval
- 4s
- Raw Code
- Fl W 4s
- Focal Height
- 29m
- Geographic Range
- 15.1NM
Location
- City
- Pascagoula
- Country
- 🇺🇸United States
- Region
- Mississippi
- Sea Region
- Mississippi Sound, guiding vessels into Pascagoula, located about 2 miles south of the Pascagoula waterfront and 3 miles east of Round Island.
- Latitude
- 30.3706°
- Longitude
- -88.5559°
References & Identifiers
- Nearest Port
- Pascagoula(2.3 km)
- Admiralty No.
- J3562.1
- USCG No.
- 4-7995
- ARLHS No.
- USA-711
Tower & Structure
- Tower Height
- 18m
- Tower Shape
- skeletal (lower square, upper triangular)
- Tower Color
- white
- Material
- steel
Structure: A 18m (59 ft) 2-stage skeletal tower, with a lower square section and an upper triangular section, mounted on a square platform supported by piles. It carries a rectangular daymark colored red with a white vertical stripe.
Visiting
- Open to public
- Yes
Nearby Vessels
اعثر على منارة Pascagoula Range A Rear على الخريطة البحرية المباشرة
خطّط رحلاتك قرب United States، وشاهد السفن المجاورة في الوقت الفعلي، واستكشف أكثر من 14,900 معلَم ملاحي في التطبيق.