Ratnagiri Lighthouse
Location & Light Range
About Ratnagiri Lighthouse
Also known as: Ratnagiri (Rathnagiri)
A cylindrical masonry tower, 15 meters high, stands at 102 meters above sea level on the south side of Ratnagiri harbor, within the walls of Ratnagiri Fort. The tower, painted with black and white horizontal bands, features a red lantern dome and was built in 1965. It emits a white light with a single flash every 10 seconds, visible for 25.1 nautical miles. The current structure replaced an earlier skeletal tower from 1940. The lighthouse is open to the public.
Why it matters: This lighthouse guides ships into Ratnagiri harbor, a significant port on India's west coast, and its position within the historic Ratnagiri Fort underscores the location's long-standing strategic importance.
Light & Optic
- Flash Type
- Flashing
- Light Color
- White
- Flash Count
- 2 flashes
- Interval
- 10s
- Raw Code
- Fl W 10s
- Focal Height
- 102m
- Geographic Range
- 25.1NM
Construction & History
- Year Built
- 1965
- First Lit
- 1867
Significant events: original lighthouse replaced by skeletal tower in 1940
Visiting
- Open to public
- Yes
Nearby Vessels
Tower & Structure
- Tower Height
- 15m
- Tower Shape
- cylindrical
- Tower Color
- with black and white horizontal bands
- Material
- masonry
Structure: round masonry tower with lantern and gallery, painted with black and white horizontal bands; lantern dome painted red
Location
- Country
- 🇮🇳India
- Region
- Maharashtra
- Sea Region
- south side of the harbor at Ratnagiri, within the walls of Ratnagiri Fort
- Latitude
- 16.9880°
- Longitude
- 73.2725°
References & Identifiers
- Nearest Port
- Ratnagiri(1.0 km)
- Admiralty No.
- F0580
- NGA No.
- 27856
- ARLHS No.
- IND-110
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