Wèngyǔ Lighthouse
Location & Light Range
About Wèngyǔ Lighthouse
Also known as: Wèngyǔ (Wèng Yǔ, Yingsha, Urn Island)
The Wèngyǔ Lighthouse is an octagonal concrete tower standing 9 meters tall, painted white. Its focal height reaches 15 meters above sea level. This active light emits a single white flash every 4 seconds, visible for 11.9 nautical miles. The lighthouse is situated on a reef marking the north side of the Mǐnjiāng channel, approximately 6 kilometers southwest of Jīnpái Mén and downstream from a bridge. The site is open to the public, but the tower itself is closed.
Why it matters: This lighthouse is essential for guiding vessels through the Mǐnjiāng channel and warning them of the reef it marks, thereby ensuring safe passage and supporting commerce.
Light & Optic
- Flash Type
- Flashing
- Light Color
- White
- Interval
- 4s
- Raw Code
- Fl W 4s
- Focal Height
- 15m
- Geographic Range
- 11.9NM
Location
- City
- Fuzhou City
- Country
- 🇨🇳China
- Region
- Fujian
- Sea Region
- A reef on the north side of the Mǐnjiāng channel, downstream from a bridge and approximately 6 km southwest of Jīnpái Mén.
- Latitude
- 26.1076°
- Longitude
- 119.5405°
References & Identifiers
- Nearest Port
- Fuzhou(6.7 km)
- Admiralty No.
- P3635.67.
Tower & Structure
- Tower Height
- 9m
- Tower Shape
- octagonal
- Tower Color
- white
- Material
- concrete
Structure: octagonal white concrete tower
Visiting
- Open to public
- Site open, tower closed
Nearby Vessels
اعثر على منارة Wèngyǔ على الخريطة البحرية المباشرة
خطّط رحلاتك قرب China، وشاهد السفن المجاورة في الوقت الفعلي، واستكشف أكثر من 14,900 معلَم ملاحي في التطبيق.