Ping Chau Lighthouse
Location & Light Range
About Ping Chau Lighthouse
Also known as: Ping Chau (Tung Ping Chau, Jimmy Head)
This white concrete lighthouse stands 5 meters tall on a bluff at the southwestern tip of Tung Ping Chau island. Its focal height is 15 meters, and it emits a white flash every 10 seconds. The geographic range of its light is 11.9 nautical miles. The lighthouse is situated in the northeastern corner of Mirs Bay, with most of Tung Ping Chau island designated as a county park. The site is open to the public, but the tower itself is closed.
Why it matters: The light guides vessels safely past the southwestern tip of Tung Ping Chau island, a significant landmark in Mirs Bay.
Light & Optic
- Flash Type
- Flashing
- Light Color
- White
- Flash Count
- 3 flashes
- Interval
- 10s
- Raw Code
- Fl W 10s
- Focal Height
- 15m
- Geographic Range
- 11.9NM
Location
- City
- Hong Kong
- Country
- 🇨🇳China
- Sea Region
- Located on a bluff on the southwestern tip of Tung Ping Chau island, which sits in the northeastern corner of Mirs Bay. Most of the island is a county park.
- Latitude
- 22.5478°
- Longitude
- 114.4284°
References & Identifiers
- Nearest Port
- Dapeng(3.0 km)
- Admiralty No.
- P3578.5.
Tower & Structure
- Tower Height
- 5m
- Tower Color
- white
- Material
- concrete
Structure: white concrete tower
Visiting
- Open to public
- Site open, tower closed
Nearby Vessels
اعثر على منارة Ping Chau على الخريطة البحرية المباشرة
خطّط رحلاتك قرب China، وشاهد السفن المجاورة في الوقت الفعلي، واستكشف أكثر من 14,900 معلَم ملاحي في التطبيق.