Suō Tateishi Lighthouse
Location & Light Range
About Suō Tateishi Lighthouse
This lighthouse is a white, cylindrical concrete tower standing 8 meters tall, with its focal height at 12 meters. It is centered on an octagonal concrete pier, providing a stable base in the water. The light emits a white flash every 4 seconds, visible for 11 nautical miles. Located on a reef in the center of the entrance to Yamaguchi harbor, it serves the port of Ube. The site is open to the public, but the tower itself is closed.
Why it matters: This lighthouse warns vessels away from the central reef at the entrance to Yamaguchi harbor, facilitating safe passage for maritime traffic.
Light & Optic
- Flash Type
- Flashing
- Light Color
- White
- Interval
- 4s
- Raw Code
- Fl W 4s
- Focal Height
- 12m
- Geographic Range
- 11NM
Location
- City
- Ube
- Country
- 🇯🇵Japan
- Region
- Yamaguchi Prefecture
- Sea Region
- reef in the center of the entrance to Yamaguchi harbor
- Latitude
- 33.9874°
- Longitude
- 131.3797°
References & Identifiers
- Nearest Port
- Maruo(1.6 km)
- Admiralty No.
- M5389
- NGA No.
- 9624
- ARLHS No.
- JPN-1664
Tower & Structure
- Tower Height
- 8m
- Tower Shape
- cylindrical
- Tower Color
- white
- Material
- concrete
Structure: round cylindrical concrete tower centered on an octagonal concrete pier
Visiting
- Open to public
- Site open, tower closed
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