Hesaki Lighthouse

Hesaki Lighthouse
He Saki
部埼灯台

Hesaki Lighthouse
Japan
Location Moji-ku, Kitakyūshū
Japan
Coordinates 33°57′33.8″N 131°01′22.7″E / 33.959389°N 131.022972°E / 33.959389; 131.022972Coordinates: 33°57′33.8″N 131°01′22.7″E / 33.959389°N 131.022972°E / 33.959389; 131.022972
Year first constructed 1871
Year first lit January 22, 1871 (1871-01-22)
Construction granite tower
Tower shape cylindrical tower with balcony and lantern
Markings / pattern white tower and lantern
Height 9.7 metres (32 ft)
Focal height 39.1 metres (128 ft)
Original lens Third order Fresnel
Intensity flash: 180,000 candela
fixed light: 7,000 candela
Range 17 nautical miles (31 km; 20 mi)
Characteristic F Fl W 15s.[1]
Admiralty number M5312
NGA number 9766
ARLHS number JPN-098
Japan number 5409 [F5312][2]

Hesaki Lighthouse (部埼灯台, hesaki tōdai) is a lighthouse on the Kiku Peninsula in Moji-ku, Kitakyūshū in Fukuoka Prefecture, Japan.

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  2. ↑ Lighthouses Directory
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