Porto Novo Lighthouse
Location & Light Range
About Porto Novo Lighthouse
Also known as: Porto Novo (Parangipettai)
This concrete lighthouse, built in 1981, stands 39 meters tall with a focal height of 36 meters. Its cylindrical tower is painted with horizontal red and white bands and features a lantern with a double gallery. The light emits a white flash every 15 seconds, visible for 16.4 nautical miles. Located about 8 km northeast of Bhuvanagiri, it is situated near Porto Novo (Parangipettai). The structure was damaged by the tsunami on December 26, 2004, an event that deeply affected the lighthouse keeper's family.
Why it matters: The lighthouse guides fishing vessels and serves as a recognizable landmark along the Tamil Nadu coast.
Light & Optic
- Flash Type
- Flashing
- Light Color
- White
- Interval
- 15s
- Raw Code
- Fl W 15s
- Focal Height
- 36m
- Geographic Range
- 16.4NM
Construction & History
- Year Built
- 1981
Significant events: hit by tsunami of 26 December 2004, keeper lost father and son to tsunami, head keeper's three daughters washed away but rescued
References & Identifiers
- Nearest Port
- Cuddalore(12.8 km)
- Admiralty No.
- F0919
- NGA No.
- 27132
- ARLHS No.
- IND-053
Tower & Structure
- Tower Height
- 39m
- Tower Shape
- cylindrical
- Tower Color
- with horizontal red and white bands
- Material
- concrete
Structure: round cylindrical concrete tower with lantern and double gallery, painted with horizontal red and white bands
Location
- Country
- 🇮🇳India
- Region
- Tamil Nadu
- Sea Region
- about 8 km northeast of Bhuvanagiri, near Porto Novo (Parangipettai), a historic European base and minor fishing village
- Latitude
- 11.5042°
- Longitude
- 79.7705°
Nearby Vessels
اعثر على منارة Porto Novo على الخريطة البحرية المباشرة
خطّط رحلاتك قرب India، وشاهد السفن المجاورة في الوقت الفعلي، واستكشف أكثر من 14,900 معلَم ملاحي في التطبيق.