Usta Burnu Lighthouse
Location & Light Range
About Usta Burnu Lighthouse
Also known as: Usta Burnu (Ayancık)
The Usta Burnu lighthouse, a concrete cylindrical tower standing 7 meters tall, was first lit in 2018. It displays a white flash every 5 seconds from a focal height of 27 meters. The tower is white with a narrow black horizontal band and has a barbell shape. This modern structure replaced an earlier light established in 1963. The lighthouse is situated on a cape near Çaylıoğlu, approximately 8 kilometers west of Ayancık.
Why it matters: This lighthouse marks the Çaylıoğlu cape, a significant navigational feature for vessels west of Ayancık.
Light & Optic
- Flash Type
- Flashing
- Light Color
- White
- Interval
- 5s
- Raw Code
- Fl W 5s
- Focal Height
- 27m
- Geographic Range
- 14.7NM
Construction & History
- Year Built
- 2018
Significant events: Station established 1963, earlier light replaced by current tower in 2018
References & Identifiers
- Nearest Port
- Ayancik(5.1 km)
- Admiralty No.
- N5811
- NGA No.
- 19536
Tower & Structure
- Tower Height
- 7m
- Tower Shape
- cylindrical
- Tower Color
- white with a narrow black horizontal band
- Material
- concrete
Structure: round barbell-shaped tower
Location
- City
- Ayancık
- Country
- 🇹🇷Turkey
- Region
- Sinop
- Sea Region
- Located on a prominent cape at Çaylıoğlu, about 8 km west of Ayancık
- Latitude
- 41.9727°
- Longitude
- 34.4994°
Nearby Vessels
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خطّط رحلاتك قرب Turkey، وشاهد السفن المجاورة في الوقت الفعلي، واستكشف أكثر من 14,900 معلَم ملاحي في التطبيق.