Port Arthur Canal Outbound Range F Rear Lighthouse
Location & Light Range
About Port Arthur Canal Outbound Range F Rear Lighthouse
This skeletal tower stands 17 meters tall and is painted red with a white vertical stripe. It is located on the west side of the Port Arthur Canal, approximately 400 meters northwest of the Northbound Range tower. The structure features a rectangular daymark. This rear range light emits a green occulting light with a 6-second cycle, providing a geographic range of 12.4 nautical miles. It is situated near Port Arthur, Texas, about 3 kilometers from Sabine Pass.
Why it matters: This range light is indispensable for the safe passage of outbound vessels through the Port Arthur Canal, a critical artery for industrial shipping. Its precise green light alignment prevents groundings and collisions in a channel that handles substantial commercial traffic.
Light & Optic
- Flash Type
- Occulting
- Light Color
- Green
- Interval
- 6s
- Raw Code
- Oc G 6s
- Focal Height
- 17m
- Geographic Range
- 12.4NM
Location
- Country
- 🇺🇸United States
- Region
- Texas
- Sea Region
- Located on the west side of the Port Arthur Canal off Dowling Road (TX 87) about 1/4 mi (400 m) northwest of the Northbound Range tower.
- Latitude
- 29.7751°
- Longitude
- -93.9434°
Nearby Vessels
Tower & Structure
- Tower Height
- 17m
- Tower Shape
- skeletal
- Tower Color
- red with a white vertical stripe
Structure: A 17m square skeletal tower with a rectangular daymark colored red with a white vertical stripe.
References & Identifiers
- Nearest Port
- Sabine pass(3.0 km)
- Admiralty No.
- J4022.36
- USCG No.
- 4-22840
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