Ruissalo Range Rear Lighthouse
Location & Light Range
About Ruissalo Range Rear Lighthouse
This skeletal concrete tower stands 35 meters tall and features orange and white horizontal bands. It carries a radar antenna and a red rectangular daymark with a yellow vertical stripe. The light emits a white flash every 6 seconds from a focal height of 7.5 meters, with a geographic range of 9.5 nautical miles. The tower is part of a range system, working with a front light to guide vessels. The site is open to the public, but the tower itself remains closed.
Why it matters: The Ruissalo Range Rear light is essential for navigating the approach to Turku's main harbor. As part of a range, it offers precise alignment for vessels entering the port.
Light & Optic
- Flash Type
- Flashing
- Light Color
- White
- Interval
- 6s
- Raw Code
- Fl W 6s
- Focal Height
- 7.5m
- Geographic Range
- 9.5NM
Location
- City
- Turku
- Country
- 🇫🇮Finland
- Region
- Southwest Finland
- Sea Region
- The approach range for Turku's main harbor, located at the water's edge on the south side of Ruissalo.
- Latitude
- 60.4218°
- Longitude
- 22.1370°
References & Identifiers
- Nearest Port
- Turku(2.4 km)
- Admiralty No.
- C4804.1.
- NGA No.
- 16972
- ARLHS No.
- FIN-079
Tower & Structure
- Tower Height
- 35m
- Tower Shape
- skeletal
- Tower Color
- with orange and white horizontal bands and carrying a radar antenna and a large rectangular daymark colored red with a yellow vertical stripe
- Material
- concrete
Structure: triangular skeletal tower, painted with orange and white horizontal bands and carrying a radar antenna and a large rectangular daymark colored red with a yellow vertical stripe
Visiting
- Open to public
- Site open, tower closed
Nearby Vessels
Ruissalo Range Rear Deniz Feneri'ni canlı deniz haritasında bulun
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