Xītáishān Lighthouse
Location & Light Range
About Xītáishān Lighthouse
Also known as: Xītáishān (West Táishān Island)
This red, cylindrical lighthouse was built in 1992 and first lit the same year. The 24.5-meter tower stands at a focal height of 144 meters, offering a geographic range of 29.1 nautical miles. It emits a white light with one flash every 4 seconds. The structure is clad in white ceramic tile, with six sweeping buttresses supporting a circular observation room below the lantern. The lantern roof is painted red.
Why it matters: Its light guides vessels through the Táishān Islands, approximately 30 km offshore, near the border of Zhèjiāng and Fújiàn provinces.
Light & Optic
- Flash Type
- Flashing
- Light Color
- White
- Interval
- 4s
- Raw Code
- Fl W 4s
- Focal Height
- 144m
- Light Range
- 18NM (33.3 km)
- Geographic Range
- 29.1NM
Construction & History
- Year Built
- 1992
References & Identifiers
- Nearest Port
- Aojiang(34.8 km)
- Admiralty No.
- P3648
- NGA No.
- 112-19087
- ARLHS No.
- PRC-068
- Wikidata
- Q115046489 →
Tower & Structure
- Tower Height
- 24.5m
- Tower Shape
- cylindrical
- Tower Color
- red
Structure: A 24.5m tower featuring six sweeping buttresses and a circular observation room beneath the lantern. It is covered with white ceramic tile, and its lantern roof is painted red.
Location
- Country
- 🇨🇳China
- Region
- Fujian
- Sea Region
- Táishān Islands, about 30 km off the mainland, on the border between Zhèjiāng and Fújiàn provinces, located at the highest point of Xītáishān (West Táishān).
- Latitude
- 27.0084°
- Longitude
- 120.6946°
Nearby Vessels
اعثر على منارة Xītáishān على الخريطة البحرية المباشرة
خطّط رحلاتك قرب China، وشاهد السفن المجاورة في الوقت الفعلي، واستكشف أكثر من 14,900 معلَم ملاحي في التطبيق.