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Whaleback Light — light characteristic, height, range

2 white flashes every 10 seconds

Count 10 seconds.Flash white, 2 times.Begin again.

Characteristic
Fl (2)W 10s
Height
59 ft · 18 m
Nominal range
14 nmi = 26 km
Structure
Gray conical tower.
Remarks
HORN: 2 blasts ev 30s (2s bl-2s si-2s bl-24s si). Fog signal is radio activated, during times of reduced visibility, turn marine VHF-FM radio to channel 83A/157.175Mhz. Key microphone 5 times consecutively, to activate fog signal for 45 minutes.
Position
43.0588°N, 70.6963°W · ME
Whaleback Light in the middle, with the lights within 20 km, in their listed colours.

Lights nearby

  • Wood Island Lighted Buoy 2One red flash every 4 seconds · 464 m
  • Kitts Rocks Lighted Whistle Buoy 2KROne red flash every 2.5 seconds · 1.1 km
  • Jaffrey Point Light 4One red flash every 4 seconds · 1.5 km
  • Portsmouth Harbor (New Castle) LightSteady green light · 1.7 km
  • Cod Rock Lighted Buoy 5One green flash every 4 seconds · 2.1 km
  • Fishing Island Ledge Lighted Buoy 4Continuous quick red flashes · 2.2 km
  • UNH AirSea Lighted Research BuoyOne yellow flash every 4 seconds · 2.4 km
  • Portsmouth Harbor Channel Range Front LightRed, 3 s on and 3 s off · 2.8 km

Not for navigation. Use official NOAA charts and USCG Local Notices to Mariners.

Real periods; the phase is reconstructed from a fixed clock (real lights don't keep time with each other).

Sources: U.S. Coast Guard Light List (opens in a new tab) · Checked

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