Fort Central Lighthouse
Location & Light Range
About Fort Central Lighthouse
This cylindrical stone tower, built in 1952, stands 16.5 meters tall. Its lower half is black, and the upper half is yellow. The light emits a single white flash every 10 seconds from a focal height of 5 meters. With a geographic range of 8.4 nautical miles, it is situated near the port of Cherbourg-en-Cotentin. The lighthouse's construction utilized stone, reflecting a design intended for durability.
Why it matters: The lighthouse's white flash every 10 seconds aids vessels in maintaining safe passage and identifying their position along this segment of the French coast.
Light & Optic
- Flash Type
- Flashing
- Light Color
- White
- Interval
- 10s
- Raw Code
- Fl W 10s
- Focal Height
- 5m
- Geographic Range
- 8.4NM
Construction & History
- Year Built
- 1952
References & Identifiers
- Nearest Port
- Cherbourg(1.3 km)
- Admiralty No.
- A1478
- NGA No.
- 8336
- ARLHS No.
- FRA-753
Tower & Structure
- Tower Height
- 16.5m
- Tower Shape
- cylindrical
- Tower Color
- yellow and lower half black
- Material
- stone
Structure: round stone tower with lantern and gallery
Location
- City
- Cherbourg-en-Cotentin
- Country
- 🇫🇷France
- Region
- Normandy
- Latitude
- 49.6715°
- Longitude
- -1.5988°
Nearby Vessels
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