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Old Point Comfort Light — light characteristic, height, range

2 red flashes every 12 seconds

Count 12 seconds.Flash red, 2 times.Begin again.

Characteristic
FL (2) R 12s
Height
54 ft · 16 m
Nominal range
16 nmi = 30 km
Structure
White tower.
Remarks
FL (2) R 12s. 2s FL 2s ec. 2s FL 6s ec. (W sector). Red sector 14nm. White sector 16nm. White from 265° to 038°.
Position
37.0018°N, 76.3065°W · VA
Old Point Comfort Light in the middle, with the lights within 20 km, in their listed colours.

Lights nearby

  • Phoebus Channel Wreck Light WR2Continuous quick red flashes · 555 m
  • Thimble Shoal Lighted Buoy 22Continuous quick red flashes · 563 m
  • Old Point Comfort Marina Sea Wall Light AOne yellow flash every 2.5 seconds · 791 m
  • Phoebus Channel Entrance Light 1One green flash every 2.5 seconds · 824 m
  • Old Point Comfort Marina Sea Wall Light BOne yellow flash every 4 seconds · 848 m
  • Old Point Comfort Marina Sea Wall Light COne yellow flash every 4 seconds · 863 m
  • Old Point Comfort Marina Sea Wall Light DOne yellow flash every 2.5 seconds · 998 m
  • Naval Ordnance Lighted Buoy TOne yellow flash every 4 seconds · 1.2 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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