Pointe du Toulinguet Lighthouse
Location & Light Range
About Pointe du Toulinguet Lighthouse
Built of stone in 1849, Pointe du Toulinguet Lighthouse is a 14-meter-high cylindrical tower topped with a lantern and gallery. It rises from the front of a two-story stone keeper's house. The tower, painted white with unpainted stone trim, emits three white or red occulting flashes every 12 seconds. Its focal plane sits 49 meters above the sea, providing a geographic range of 18.5 nautical miles. Located on the west end of the Crozon peninsula near Camaret-sur-Mer, the lighthouse marks the southern side of the approach to Brest.
Why it matters: This lighthouse is indispensable for safe navigation into Brest, a significant naval and commercial port. Its light warns mariners of the westernmost point of the Crozon peninsula, a critical landmark for vessels approaching from the Atlantic.
Light & Optic
- Flash Type
- Occulting
- Light Color
- White/Red
- Flash Count
- 3 flashes
- Interval
- 12s
- Raw Code
- Oc(3) W R 12s
- Focal Height
- 49m
- Geographic Range
- 18.5NM
Construction & History
- Year Built
- 1849
References & Identifiers
- Nearest Port
- Camaret-sur-Mer(1.7 km)
- ARLHS No.
- FRA-505
Tower & Structure
- Tower Height
- 14m
- Tower Shape
- cylindrical
- Tower Color
- white with unpainted stone trim
- Material
- stone
Structure: square cylindrical stone tower with lantern and gallery, rising from the front of a 2-story stone keeper's house
Location
- City
- Camaret-sur-Mer
- Country
- 🇫🇷France
- Region
- Brittany
- Sea Region
- West end of the Crozon peninsula, marking the south side of the approach to Brest, near Camaret-sur-Mer.
- Latitude
- 48.2803°
- Longitude
- -4.6293°
Nearby Vessels
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خطّط رحلاتك قرب France، وشاهد السفن المجاورة في الوقت الفعلي، واستكشف أكثر من 14,900 معلَم ملاحي في التطبيق.