Ruissalo Range Rear Lighthouse
Location & Light Range
About Ruissalo Range Rear Lighthouse
This skeletal concrete tower stands 35 meters tall and features orange and white horizontal bands. It carries a radar antenna and a red rectangular daymark with a yellow vertical stripe. The light emits a white flash every 6 seconds from a focal height of 7.5 meters, with a geographic range of 9.5 nautical miles. The tower is part of a range system, working with a front light to guide vessels. The site is open to the public, but the tower itself remains closed.
Why it matters: The Ruissalo Range Rear light is essential for navigating the approach to Turku's main harbor. As part of a range, it offers precise alignment for vessels entering the port.
Light & Optic
- Flash Type
- Flashing
- Light Color
- White
- Interval
- 6s
- Raw Code
- Fl W 6s
- Focal Height
- 7.5m
- Geographic Range
- 9.5NM
Location
- City
- Turku
- Country
- 🇫🇮Finland
- Region
- Southwest Finland
- Sea Region
- The approach range for Turku's main harbor, located at the water's edge on the south side of Ruissalo.
- Latitude
- 60.4218°
- Longitude
- 22.1370°
References & Identifiers
- Nearest Port
- Turku(2.4 km)
- Admiralty No.
- C4804.1.
- NGA No.
- 16972
- ARLHS No.
- FIN-079
Tower & Structure
- Tower Height
- 35m
- Tower Shape
- skeletal
- Tower Color
- with orange and white horizontal bands and carrying a radar antenna and a large rectangular daymark colored red with a yellow vertical stripe
- Material
- concrete
Structure: triangular skeletal tower, painted with orange and white horizontal bands and carrying a radar antenna and a large rectangular daymark colored red with a yellow vertical stripe
Visiting
- Open to public
- Site open, tower closed
Nearby Vessels
اعثر على منارة Ruissalo Range Rear على الخريطة البحرية المباشرة
خطّط رحلاتك قرب Finland، وشاهد السفن المجاورة في الوقت الفعلي، واستكشف أكثر من 14,900 معلَم ملاحي في التطبيق.