Rocchetta Lighthouse
Location & Light Range
About Rocchetta Lighthouse
Built in 1855 and first lit in 1879, the Rocchetta Lighthouse stands 24 meters high with a focal height of 25 meters. This cylindrical brick tower, clad in cement, features a white finish with a single black vertical stripe on its seaward face. A lantern and gallery crown the structure, which rises from the center of a one-story brick keeper's house. The keeper's house is now a staffed coast guard station. The light emits a white flash every 12 seconds, visible for 14.3 nautical miles. The site is open to the public, though the tower itself is closed.
Why it matters: The Rocchetta Lighthouse is essential for guiding vessels through the Porto di Malamocco, a key entrance to the Venetian Lagoon, and marks the southern end of the Lido di Venezia barrier island.
Light & Optic
- Flash Type
- Flashing
- Light Color
- White
- Flash Count
- 3 flashes
- Interval
- 12s
- Raw Code
- Fl W 12s
- Focal Height
- 25m
- Geographic Range
- 14.3NM
Construction & History
- Year Built
- 1855
- First Lit
- 1879
Significant events: station established 1879, original lighthouse activated 1879
Visiting
- Open to public
- Site open, tower closed
Nearby Vessels
Tower & Structure
- Tower Height
- 24m
- Tower Shape
- cylindrical
- Tower Color
- white with a black vertical stripe on the seaward side
- Material
- brick
Structure: round cement-clad brick tower with lantern and gallery, rising through the center of a 1-story brick keeper's house
Location
- City
- Venice
- Country
- 🇮🇹Italy
- Region
- Veneto
- Sea Region
- south end of the Lido di Venezia, a barrier island protecting Venice from the Adriatic, on the north side of the Porto di Malamocco in Alberoni
- Latitude
- 45.3397°
- Longitude
- 12.3112°
References & Identifiers
- Nearest Port
- Venezia(6.0 km)
- Admiralty No.
- E2464
- NGA No.
- 11488
- ARLHS No.
- ITA-180
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خطّط رحلاتك قرب Italy، وشاهد السفن المجاورة في الوقت الفعلي، واستكشف أكثر من 14,900 معلَم ملاحي في التطبيق.