Ship Channel Lighthouse
Location & Light Range
About Ship Channel Lighthouse
A 24-meter square skeletal steel tower with a gallery stands on a pile-supported rectangular platform. This rear range light is located in Matagorda Bay, Texas, approximately 2.5 miles northwest of the ship channel's entrance and to the east of the main channel. Its focal height is 24 meters, and it emits a white flash every 4 seconds. The geographic range of this light is 14.1 nautical miles. Reaching this aid to navigation requires boat access.
Why it matters: This range light is indispensable for safe navigation through the Matagorda Bay ship channel, ensuring vessels can accurately follow the designated path.
Light & Optic
- Flash Type
- Flashing
- Light Color
- White
- Interval
- 4s
- Raw Code
- Fl W 4s
- Focal Height
- 24m
- Geographic Range
- 14.1NM
Location
- Country
- 🇺🇸United States
- Region
- Texas
- Sea Region
- Matagorda Bay, east of the ship channel and about 2.5 miles northwest of the entrance.
- Latitude
- 28.4594°
- Longitude
- -96.3628°
Nearby Vessels
Tower & Structure
- Tower Height
- 24m
- Tower Shape
- skeletal
- Material
- steel
Structure: A 24m square skeletal tower with gallery, mounted on a rectangular platform supported by piles.
References & Identifiers
- Nearest Port
- Port o'connor(4.6 km)
- Admiralty No.
- J4192.1
- USCG No.
- 4-27125
اعثر على منارة Ship Channel على الخريطة البحرية المباشرة
خطّط رحلاتك قرب United States، وشاهد السفن المجاورة في الوقت الفعلي، واستكشف أكثر من 14,900 معلَم ملاحي في التطبيق.