Yokosuka East Breakwater North Head Lighthouse
Location & Light Range
About Yokosuka East Breakwater North Head Lighthouse
This concrete cylindrical lighthouse stands 8.5 meters tall and emits a green light with two flashes every 8 seconds. Its focal height reaches 10 meters, providing a geographic range of 10.4 nautical miles. The tower, painted white, features a round hourglass shape with a gallery. Located on the north end of a breakwater at the northwestern corner of Yokosuka harbor, it is situated 1.5 kilometers from the nearest port. The site is open to the public, but the tower itself is closed.
Why it matters: This lighthouse clearly marks the northern extremity of the breakwater, essential for safe navigation into Yokosuka harbor and preventing collisions with the man-made structure.
Light & Optic
- Flash Type
- Flashing
- Light Color
- Green
- Flash Count
- 2 flashes
- Interval
- 8s
- Raw Code
- Fl G 8s
- Focal Height
- 10m
- Geographic Range
- 10.4NM
Location
- City
- Yokosuka
- Country
- 🇯🇵Japan
- Region
- Kanagawa Prefecture
- Sea Region
- Located on the north end of a breakwater at the northwestern corner of Yokosuka harbor.
- Latitude
- 35.3286°
- Longitude
- 139.6631°
References & Identifiers
- Nearest Port
- Yokosuka(1.5 km)
- Admiralty No.
- M6376
- NGA No.
- 5128
Tower & Structure
- Tower Height
- 8.5m
- Tower Shape
- cylindrical
- Tower Color
- white
- Material
- concrete
Structure: round hourglass-shaped concrete tower with gallery
Visiting
- Open to public
- Site open, tower closed
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