Ba Lạt Lighthouse
Location & Light Range
About Ba Lạt Lighthouse
This octagonal concrete tower, completed in 1962, stands 34 meters tall and emits a white light with four flashes every 20 seconds. Rising from the center of a single-story keeper's house, its focal height reaches 37 meters above sea level. The lighthouse is painted gray and features a lantern and gallery at its summit. It guides vessels from a geographic range of 16.6 nautical miles. The structure is located off the mouth of the Ba Lạt River, a major branch of the Red River system.
Why it matters: The Ba Lạt Lighthouse is essential for maritime traffic entering the Ba Lạt River, the primary branch of the Red River, and supports shipping routes dependent on this significant waterway.
Light & Optic
- Flash Type
- Flashing
- Light Color
- White
- Flash Count
- 4 flashes
- Interval
- 20s
- Raw Code
- Fl(4) W 20s
- Focal Height
- 37m
- Geographic Range
- 16.6NM
Construction & History
- Year Built
- 1962
References & Identifiers
- Nearest Port
- Haiphong(36.8 km)
- Admiralty No.
- F3233
- NGA No.
- 20272.5
- ARLHS No.
- VIE-009
Tower & Structure
- Tower Height
- 34m
- Tower Shape
- octagonal
- Tower Color
- gray
- Material
- concrete
Structure: octagonal concrete tower with lantern and gallery, rising from the center of a 1-story keeper's house
Location
- Country
- 🇻🇳VN
- Latitude
- 20.2519°
- Longitude
- 106.5918°
Nearby Vessels
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