Parrio Lighthouse
Location & Light Range
About Parrio Lighthouse
The Parrio Lighthouse, an octagonal concrete tower standing 6 meters tall, was first lit in 1938. Its lantern room brings the focal height to 9 meters above sea level. The white tower exhibits two white, red, or green flashes every 6 seconds, with a geographic range of 10 nautical miles. It is situated on the southwest coast of Parrio island, roughly 1 kilometer northwest of the Russian border. Range lights were already in operation in this area by the 1920s, indicating a long-standing need for navigation aids. The lighthouse site is open to the public, though the tower itself is closed.
Why it matters: This lighthouse is essential for guiding vessels through the complex inside passage it guards, particularly in the sensitive border region.
Light & Optic
- Flash Type
- Flashing
- Light Color
- White/Red/Green
- Flash Count
- 2 flashes
- Interval
- 6s
- Raw Code
- Fl(2) WRG 6s
- Focal Height
- 9m
- Light Range
- 8.2NM (15.2 km)
- Geographic Range
- 10NM
Construction & History
- First Lit
- 1938
Significant events: Range lights established by 1920s
Visiting
- Open to public
- Site open, tower closed
Nearby Vessels
Tower & Structure
- Tower Height
- 6m
- Tower Shape
- octagonal
- Tower Color
- white
- Material
- concrete
Structure: octagonal concrete tower with lantern, painted white
Location
- City
- Virolahti
- Country
- 🇫🇮Finland
- Region
- Kymenlaakso
- Sea Region
- Located on the southwest coast of Parrio island, approximately 1 km northwest of the Russian border, guiding vessels through a complex inside passage.
- Latitude
- 60.4555°
- Longitude
- 27.7065°
References & Identifiers
- Nearest Port
- Hamina(16.2 km)
- Admiralty No.
- C5468
- NGA No.
- 13320
- Wikidata
- Q62086622 →
Parrio Deniz Feneri'ni canlı deniz haritasında bulun
Finland yakınlarında sefer planlayın, yakındaki gemileri gerçek zamanlı görün ve uygulamada 14.900'den fazla seyir yardımcısını keşfedin.