Lesnoy Mole Rear Range Light

Lesnoy Mole Rear Range Light

Lesnoy Mole Rear Range Light in 2009
Location	Saint Petersburg Russia
Coordinates	59°52′40.2″N30°12′58.96″E / 59.877833°N 30.2163778°E / 59.877833; 30.2163778
Tower
Construction	concrete tower
Height	239 feet (73 m)
Shape	tapered cylindrical tower with several galleries and lantern
Markings	red and white horizontal bands tower
Light
Focal height	249 feet (76 m)
Range	10 nautical miles (19 km)
Characteristic	Oc R 4s.

Lesnoy Mole Rear Range Light is an active lighthouse and range light in Saint Petersburg, Russia. It is located in a dockyard area on the waterfront and guides ships into the commercial harbor of Saint Petersburg. ^[1]

At a height of 239 feet (73 m) it is the fourth tallest "traditional lighthouse" in the world, the tallest in Russia, and the tallest range light in the world. ^[2]

See also

• Russia portal

• List of lighthouses in Russia
• List of tallest lighthouses in the world

References

1. Rowlett, Russ. "Lighthouses of Russia: St. Petersburg Area". The Lighthouse Directory. University of North Carolina at Chapel Hill . Retrieved 2016-03-19.
2. Rowlett, Russ. "The Tallest Lighthouses". The Lighthouse Directory. University of North Carolina at Chapel Hill.

• List of Lights, Pub. 116: Baltic Sea with Kattegat, Belts and Sound and Gulf of Bothnia (PDF). List of Lights . United States National Geospatial-Intelligence Agency. 2010. p. 192.
• Rowlett, Russ. "Lighthouses of Russia: St. Petersburg Area". The Lighthouse Directory. University of North Carolina at Chapel Hill.