Port Maria Lighthouse
Location & Light Range
About Port Maria Lighthouse
Also known as: Port Maria (Quiberon)
Established in 1894, the Port Maria lighthouse is situated three blocks from the waterfront in Quiberon's traditional harbor. The masonry tower, painted white with gray trim, stands 25 meters tall and rises from the center of a one-story keeper's house. Its focal height reaches 28 meters, providing a geographic range of 14.9 nautical miles. The light emits quick flashes of white, red, or green, depending on the direction of approach. Until 1962, this lighthouse served as the rear light for a navigational range, but channel shifts made it obsolete for that specific purpose.
Why it matters: The lighthouse's original function as a range light changed when a shifting channel altered its alignment, but it continues to provide general navigational guidance.
Light & Optic
- Flash Type
- Quick
- Light Color
- White/Red/Green
- Raw Code
- Q W R G
- Focal Height
- 28m
- Geographic Range
- 14.9NM
Construction & History
- Year Built
- 1894
Significant events: Until 1962 the light was the rear light of a range but a shifting channel left the lighthouse off the range line.
Visiting
- Open to public
- Site open, tower closed
Nearby Vessels
Tower & Structure
- Tower Height
- 25m
- Tower Color
- white with gray trim
Structure: masonry tower with lantern and gallery, rising from the center of a 1-story keeper's house
Location
- City
- Quiberon
- Country
- 🇫🇷France
- Region
- Brittany
- Sea Region
- Port Maria, the traditional harbor of Quiberon, located three blocks from the waterfront on the Rue du Phare.
- Latitude
- 47.4797°
- Longitude
- -3.1242°
References & Identifiers
- Nearest Port
- Quiberon(0.3 km)
- Admiralty No.
- D1016
- NGA No.
- 0672
- ARLHS No.
- FRA-430
اعثر على منارة Port Maria على الخريطة البحرية المباشرة
خطّط رحلاتك قرب France، وشاهد السفن المجاورة في الوقت الفعلي، واستكشف أكثر من 14,900 معلَم ملاحي في التطبيق.