Porto Baratti Lighthouse
Location & Light Range
About Porto Baratti Lighthouse
Porto Baratti is a square concrete equipment building, painted white, with the light displayed from a short post atop the structure. Standing 4 meters tall, it is located on a bluff overlooking the Baratti anchorage. The focal height of the light is 75 meters, and it emits a white flash every 3 seconds, visible for a geographic range of 22 nautical miles. This active light is situated on the Tuscan coast, about 7 km north northwest of Piombino.
Why it matters: This light is essential for guiding vessels into and out of the Baratti anchorage, offering a critical reference for approaching the coast. It helps mariners navigate this section of the Italian coastline and provides safe passage and anchorage.
Light & Optic
- Flash Type
- Flashing
- Light Color
- White
- Interval
- 3s
- Raw Code
- Fl W 3s
- Focal Height
- 75m
- Geographic Range
- 22NM
Location
- City
- Piombino
- Country
- 🇮🇹Italy
- Region
- Tuscany
- Sea Region
- Located on a bluff above the open roads anchorage of Baratti, about 7 km (4.5 mi) north northwest of Piombino.
- Latitude
- 42.9939°
- Longitude
- 10.4949°
Nearby Vessels
Tower & Structure
- Tower Height
- 4m
- Tower Shape
- square
- Tower Color
- white
- Material
- concrete
Structure: square concrete equipment room, painted white; the light is displayed from a short post atop the building
References & Identifiers
- Nearest Port
- Piombino(4.8 km)
- Admiralty No.
- E1390
- NGA No.
- 8988
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