Xībànyángjiāo Lighthouse
Location & Light Range
About Xībànyángjiāo Lighthouse
Xībànyángjiāo Lighthouse is a 10-meter concrete tower situated on a reef between the Mǎ'ān Islands and Sìjiāo. Its cylindrical structure features red and white horizontal bands, with the light positioned at a focal height of 19.5 meters. The lighthouse emits a single white flash every 5 seconds, providing a geographic range of 13 nautical miles. Access to this remote location near Shengsi County is only possible by boat, with the nearest port being Luhuashan, 1 kilometer away. While the site is open to visitors, the tower itself is closed to the public.
Why it matters: This lighthouse is important for guiding vessels through the passage between the Mǎ'ān Islands and Sìjiāo, warning them of the reef it marks.
Light & Optic
- Flash Type
- Flashing
- Light Color
- White
- Flash Count
- 2 flashes
- Interval
- 5s
- Raw Code
- Fl W 5s
- Focal Height
- 19.5m
- Geographic Range
- 13NM
Location
- City
- Shengsi County
- Country
- 🇨🇳China
- Region
- Zhejiang
- Sea Region
- Located on a reef halfway between the Mǎ'ān Islands and Sìjiāo.
- Latitude
- 30.8071°
- Longitude
- 122.6067°
References & Identifiers
- Nearest Port
- Luhuashan(1.0 km)
- Admiralty No.
- P3747.13
- NGA No.
- 18876.5
Tower & Structure
- Tower Height
- 10m
- Tower Shape
- cylindrical
- Tower Color
- red and white horizontal bands
- Material
- concrete
Structure: hexagonal cylindrical concrete tower colored with red and white horizontal bands
Visiting
- Open to public
- Site open, tower closed
Nearby Vessels
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