Pillar Reef Lighthouse
Location & Light Range
About Pillar Reef Lighthouse
This cylindrical concrete lighthouse, standing 6 meters tall, marks the approach to Malindi Jetty within Malindi Bay. Its round concrete base supports a white tower, with the light positioned at the same height as the focal plane. It emits a quick red flash, serving as a navigational aid in this sea region. The lighthouse is located near Shella ward in Kilifi County, Kenya, with its nearest port being Malindi, 1.3 kilometers away. While visitors can access the site, climbing the tower is not permitted.
Why it matters: This lighthouse is essential for safe navigation into Malindi Bay, specifically guiding vessels to the Malindi Jetty.
Light & Optic
- Flash Type
- Quick
- Light Color
- Red
- Raw Code
- Q R
- Focal Height
- 6m
- Geographic Range
- 8.9NM
Location
- City
- Shella ward
- Country
- 🇰🇪Kenya
- Region
- Kilifi County
- Sea Region
- Malindi Bay, marking the approach to the Malindi Jetty.
- Latitude
- -3.2152°
- Longitude
- 40.1262°
References & Identifiers
- Nearest Port
- Malindi(1.3 km)
- Admiralty No.
- D6825
- NGA No.
- 31196
Nearby Ports
Tower & Structure
- Tower Height
- 6m
- Tower Shape
- cylindrical
- Tower Color
- white
- Material
- concrete
Structure: round white concrete tower mounted on a round concrete base
Visiting
- Open to public
- Site open, tower closed
Nearby Vessels
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خطّط رحلاتك قرب Kenya، وشاهد السفن المجاورة في الوقت الفعلي، واستكشف أكثر من 14,900 معلَم ملاحي في التطبيق.