Brownsville Channel Inbound Range F Rear Lighthouse
Location & Light Range
About Brownsville Channel Inbound Range F Rear Lighthouse
This red, square skeletal steel tower stands 19.5 meters tall with a 30-meter focal height. It features a rectangular daymark painted red with a white vertical stripe. The light emits an occulting green signal every 4 seconds at night and a white signal during the day. This structure marks the terminal range for vessels arriving in Brownsville, Texas, and is situated beside the South Padre Island Highway at Coffee Port Road on the city's east side. The site is open for public viewing, but the tower itself is closed.
Why it matters: This range light is essential for the safe transit of commercial vessels into the Port of Brownsville, precisely delineating the final approach within the Brownsville Channel.
Light & Optic
- Flash Type
- Occulting
- Light Color
- Green (night), White (day)
- Interval
- 4s
- Raw Code
- Oc 4s
- Focal Height
- 30m
- Geographic Range
- 15.3NM
Location
- City
- Brownsville
- Country
- 🇺🇸United States
- Region
- Texas
- Sea Region
- Marks the terminal range for vessels arriving in Brownsville, located on the east side of Brownsville beside the South Padre Island Highway (TX 48) at Coffee Port Road.
- Latitude
- 25.9390°
- Longitude
- -97.4361°
References & Identifiers
- Nearest Port
- Brownsville(3.9 km)
- Admiralty No.
- J4228.06
- ARLHS No.
- USA-1380
Tower & Structure
- Tower Height
- 19.5m
- Tower Shape
- skeletal
- Tower Color
- Red with a white vertical stripe daymark
- Material
- steel
Structure: A 19.5m square skeletal tower carrying a rectangular daymark colored red with a white vertical stripe.
Visiting
- Open to public
- Site open, tower closed
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