Lighthouses of Indonesia: Eastern Java and Madura

Indonesia has been independent since 1945, after having been the Dutch East Indies for more than 350 years. It is a huge country, stretching along both sides of the Equator for more than 46 degrees of longitude (roughly 5100 km or 3200 miles). Comprised of some 17,000 islands (more than 6000 inhabited islands), it has hundreds of major aids to navigation. Unfortunately, we have no idea how many of these aids can be considered lighthouses. Information about them is scarce, and photos are even scarcer. Official light lists contain dozens of entries for "framework towers" and "white beacons," providing little guidance for the lighthouse fan.

The island of Java (Jawa in Indonesian) is the heart of the country and home to 62% of the population. In fact, with more than 130 million residents it is the world's most populous island.

This page includes lighthouses of eastern Java, including the provinces of Central Java and East Java and the Yogyakarta Special Region.

The Indonesian word for a lighthouse is mercusuar or (in two words) mercu suar. The phrase menara suar, which includes the Arabic word menara, is sometimes used instead. Tanjung and ujung are words for capes, pulau is an island, selat is a strait, karang is a reef, and teluk is a harbor.

The original Dutch names of historic lighthouses, if known, are shown in curly brackets {}.

Aids to navigation in Indonesia are operated and maintained by the Indonesian Directorate of Marine Navigation (Indomarinav).

ARLHS numbers are from the ARLHS World List of Lights. Admiralty numbers are from volumes F and K of the Admiralty List of Lights & Fog Signals. U.S. NGA List numbers are from Publication 112.

General Sources
Historical Lighthouses
From Indomarinav, information on four surviving Dutch lighthouses.
Leuchttürme in Indonesien
Photos posted by Andreas Köhler.
KITLV
The English-language web site of the Royal Netherlands Institute of Southeast Asian and Caribbean Studies has historical photos of Dutch lighthouses in Indonesia.
Lighthouses in Indonesia
Wikimedia photos, including a collection of historic photos from the collection of the Tropenmuseum in Amsterdam.
Indonesian Lighthouses
Historic postcard views from the collection of Michel Forand.
Leuchttürme Asiens, Australiens, und Ozeaniens auf historischen Postkarten
Historic postcard views posted by Klaus Huelse.
Semarang Light
Semarang Light, Semarang, August 2008
Wikimedia Creative Commons photo by Coris

Central Java Province North Coast Lighthouses

Brebes and Pekalongan Area Lighthouses
Ujung Brebes
Date unknown. Active; focal plane 22 m (72 ft); white flash every 4 s. 20 m (66 ft) square skeletal tower with lantern and gallery, painted white. No photo available, but Google has a satellite view. Ujung Brebes is not a cape but a delta formed by sedimentation along the mouth of a river; continued sedimentation has pushed the point of land 1.2 km (3/4 mi) north of the lighthouse. Located 12 km (7.5 mi) north northwest of Brebes. Site status unknown. ARLHS IDO-348; Admiralty K1101; NGA 23502.
* Tegal (Rede Tegal) (2)
Date unknown (station established 1880). Active; focal plane 32 m (105 ft); white light, 5 s on, 5 s off. 30 m (98 ft) square skeletal tower, painted white. No photo available, but the tower is seen in a Google satellite view. Huelse has a postcard view of the original Dutch lighthouse, and Forand has a second postcard view. Located at the harbor of Tegal, a port about 25 km (15 mi) west of Pemalang. Site open, tower closed. ARLHS IDO-263; Admiralty K1105; NGA 23504.
* Pekalongan (2)
Date unknown (station established 1866). Active; focal plane 14 m (46 ft); white flash every 5 s. 14 m (46 ft) round hourglass-shaped tower. Entire lighthouse is white. A photo is available, and Google has a distant satellite view. KITLV has a photo of the original lighthouse, and the Tropenmuseum has a distant aerial photo. Located on the waterfront at Pekalongan, about 70 km (45 mi) west of Semarang. Site open, tower closed. Admiralty K1122; NGA 23532.

Semarang Area Lighthouses
* Tanjung Celong
Date unknown. Active; focal plane 30 m (98 ft); white flash every 4 s. Approx. 25 m (82 ft) square pyramidal skeletal tower, painted white. Leo Sanjaya has a photo taken from the gallery, and Bing has a satellite view. Located on the east side of an estuary entrance at Gempolsewu. Site probably open, tower closed. ARLHS IDO-299; Admiralty K1128; NGA 23539.
Semarang West Outer Breakwater
Date unknown. Active; focal plane 14 m (46 ft); green flash every 10 s. 12 m (39 ft) round green fiberglass tower, flared at the top. James Arjuna's photo is at right, and Google has a satellite view. Semarang, a major port of central north Java, has long outer breakwaters protecting the port from monsoon-driven waves. Located at the end of the west breakwater, which is 3.5 km (2.2 mi) long. Accessible only by boat. Site and tower closed. Admiralty K1134; NGA 23558.
Semarang East Outer Breakwater
Date unknown. Active; focal plane 14 m (46 ft); red flash every 10 s. 12 m (39 ft) round red fiberglass tower, flared at the top. No photo available, but Google has a satellite view. Located at the west end of the detached east breakwater. Accessible only by boat. Site and tower closed. Admiralty K1133.3; NGA 23557.
* Semarang (Tanjung Emmas) (2)
1883 (station established 1872). Active; focal plane 33 m (108 ft); four white flashes every 20 s. 30 m (98 ft) 12-sided cast iron tower with lantern and gallery. Entire lighthouse painted white. A photo is at the top of this page, a 2008 photo is available, Köhler has a 2011 photo, KITLV has a 1910 photo, the Maritiem Museum Rotterdam has another historic photo, Huelse has a historic postcard view, Forand has a different postcard view, and Google has a satellite view. Located on a promontory on the east side of the harbor of Semarang, a major port of central north Java. Site open, tower closed. ARLHS IDO-040; Admiralty K1132; NGA 23560.
Semarang West Oute Breakwater Light
West Outer Breakwater Light, Semarang, November 2010
Panoramio photo copyright James Arjuna; used by permission

Jepara Area Lighthouses
Pulau Panjang
Date unknown. Active; focal plane 22 m (72 ft); three white flashes every 20 s. 19 m (62 ft) square skeletal tower with lantern and gallery, painted white; lantern painted red. Numerous coast guard buildings. A closeup photo and a second photo (12th photo on the page) are available, and Google has a good satellite view. Pulau Panjang is a small island about 3 km (2 mi) west of Jepara harbor. Located at the west end of the island. Accessible only by boat. Site status unknown. Admiralty K1138; NGA 23584.
Jepara (Djapara)
Date unknown (station established 1908). Active; focal plane 17 m (56 ft); white flash every 3 s. 15 m (49 ft) white concrete post light with double gallery. A closeup photo is available, Hadi Bindowi has a distant view, and Google has a satellite view. Jepara is a small port on Java's northern peninsula, about 55 km (35 mi) north of Semarang. Site status unknown. ARLHS IDO-356; Admiralty K1139; NGA 23580.
Pulau Mandalika (Mondoliko)
Date unknown (station established 1887). Active; focal plane 86 m (282 ft); white flash every 5 s. 16 m (52 ft) hexagonal skeletal tower with lantern and gallery, painted white. The light is barely discernible in a distant view of the island, the Small Islands Directorate has a distant view, a fuzzy closeup is available, KITLV has a 1920 photo of the present lighthouse, and Bing has a satellite view of the station. Pulau Mandalika is a small island off the tip of Java's northern peninsula. Located at the highest point of the island. Accessible only by boat. Site status unknown. ARLHS IDO-224; Admiralty K1144; NGA 23572.
Tanjung Bugel
Date unknown. Active; focal plane 31 m (102 ft); white flash every 4 s. NGA provides no description for this light, but the low elevation of the cape demands a tall tower. Bing has a distant satellite view. Located on a low cape at the northeastern corner of Java's northern peninsula. Site status unknown. ARLHS IDO-224; Admiralty K1144.1; NGA 23572.5.

Karimunjawa Islands Lighthouses
Note: The Karimunjawa group includes 27 small islands located about 80 km (50 mi) northwest of Jepara. 22 of the islands are protected in the Karimunjawa National Park. Seven of the islands are inhabited, and the permanent population is about 6700. The islands are administered as part of Central Java Province.
Pulau Panjang Light
Pulau Panjang Light, Jepara, December 2006
Directorate of Small Islands photo
Pulau Nyamuk (Mosquito Island) {Pulau Njamoek} (2)
Date unknown. Active; focal plane 30 m (98 ft); three white flashes every 15 s. 30 m (98 ft) tapered square skeletal tower with lantern and gallery, painted white. A photo is available, and Peter Suciapto has a view from the sea, but Google has only a very distant satellite view of the island. KITLV has a 1913 photo of the original tower. Located on a small island at the western end of the archipelago, about 130 km (80 mi) north northwest of Semarang. Accessible only by boat. Site status unknown. ARLHS IDO-073; Admiralty K1140; NGA 23568.
* Karimun (Pulau Karimunjawa, Tanjung Pudak)
Date unknown (recent). Active; focal plane 25 m (82 ft); white flash every 3 s. 22 m (72 ft) square skeletal tower with gallery, painted white. Muhammad Zamroni has a closeup photo, another photo is available, but the tower is not clearly seen in Google's satellite view. Located on the quay at Karimun port, near the southwestern tip of the largest island of the archipelago. Site open, tower closed. Admiralty K1141; NGA 23569.

East Java Province Lighthouses

North Coast Lighthouses
Tanjung Awarawar
Date unknown. Active; focal plane 70 m (230 ft); white flash every 10 s. Approx. 30 m (98 ft) square skeletal tower with lantern and gallery, painted white; lantern painted red. No photo available, but Google has a satellite view. Located in an oil refinery on a prominent cape at Mentoso near the western boundary of East Java Province. Site and tower closed. Admiralty K1145; NGA 23574.
Tanjung Mentigi (Pulau Bawean)
Date unknown. Active; focal plane 83 m (272 ft); white flash every 7 s. Approx. 30 m (98 ft) square skeletal tower, painted white. No photo available, but Bing has a satellite view. Both the Admiralty and NGA misspell the name as Mantigi, and NGA lists the focal plane as 8 m rather than 83 m. Pulau Bawean is a roughly circular island, about 15 km (9 mi) in diameter, in the Java Sea 150 km (93 mi) north of Surabaya. Located on the north point of the island. Site status unknown. Admiralty K1153; NGA 23591.
Ujung Pangkah
Date unknown. Active; focal plane 33 m (108 ft); white flash every 6 s. Approx. 30 m (98 ft) square tapered skeletal tower with lantern and gallery, painted white. No photo available, but Bing has a satellite view. Located at the tip of swampy point on the west side of the northern entrance to Madura Strait. Probably accessible only by boat. Site open, tower closed. Admiralty K1157; NGA 23608.

Western Madura Lighthouses
Note: Madura is a large island off the northeastern coast of Java. The island, roughly 130 km (80 mi) long east to west and up to 35 km (22 mi) wide, is separated from Java by the Madura Strait. At its western end, the strait is quite narrow and is crossed by the 5.4 km (3.4 mi) long Suramadu Bridge. On the south side of Madura, however, the strait is a broad sound up to 80 km (50 mi) wide. Madura has a population of roughly 4 million.
*** Sembilangan (Ujung Slempit) (Range Rear) (2)
1882. Active; focal plane 53 m (174 ft: two white flashes every 10 s. 50 m (164 ft) 12(?)-sided cast iron tower with lantern and gallery. Entire lighthouse painted white. Lawrence Eka's photo is at right, Haryono Cokro has a 2008 photo, another photo is available, Fadli Mohammed has a photo, KITLV has a 1913 photo, the Tropenmusuem has a historic photo, and Google has a good satellite view. A portfolio of 2010 photos shows evidence of recent restoration work. Located on Semibilangan island off the extreme western tip of Madura, this is both a landfall light and the rear light of a range guiding ships into the channel between Madura and Java to approach the port of Surabaya. Accessible by road from Bangkalan, Madura. Site open, tower open although we do not know the schedule. ARLHS IDO-079; Admiralty K1158.2; NGA 23624.
Pulau Karang Djamuang (Jamuang)
1971. Active; focal plane 41 m (135 ft); white flash every 4 s. 40 m (131 ft) square tapered skeletal tower with lantern and gallery, painted white. A 2011 photo is available, the lighthouse is at the left of panoramic view, and Google has a satellite view. Located on a small island at the northeastern entrance to the Madura Strait about 13 km (8 mi) north of Bangkalan. Accessible only by boat. Site status unknown. ARLHS IDO-065; Admiralty K1162; NGA 23612.

Sumenep Island Lighthouses
Note: The Sumenep Regency includes the eastern end of Madura and a large group of smaller islands lying to the northeast and east.
Masalembu (Masalembo) Besar
Date unknown. Active; focal plane 200 m (656 ft); three white flashes every 21.5 s. 40 m (131 ft) skeletal tower, painted white. A very distant view is available (click on the photo for enlargement), but Google has only a very distant satellite view of the island. Located atop the largest and southernmost of the Masalembu Islands, a small group in the middle of the Java Sea about 160 km (100 mi) northeast of Madura. Accessible only by boat. Site status unknown. ARLHS IDO-011; Admiralty K1424; NGA 23592.
Pulau Sapudi (Trebung, Tribung) {Pulau Sapoedi}
1887. Active; focal plane 59 m (194 ft); white flash every 5 s. 58 m (190 ft) octagonal skeletal cast iron tower with lantern, gallery, enclosed watch room, and central cylinder. Entire lighthouse painted white. A photo (third photo on the page) and a distant 2008 photo are available; the Tropenmuseum has a historic photo, the Maritiem Museum Rotterdam has a historic photo, and Google has a good satellite view of the lighthouse. Located at the west point of Sapudi, an island lying to the east of Madura, marking the passage between the two islands. Site status unknown. ARLHS IDO-091; Admiralty K1240; NGA 23744.
Sembilangan Light
Sembilangan Light, Pernajuh, June 2011
Panoramio photo copyright Lawrence Eka; used by permission
Pulau Kamudi (Kemudi)
Date unknown. Active; focal plane 17 m (56 ft); white flash every 5 s. 17 m (56 ft) white concrete tower with gallery. A small view from the sea is available, James Arjuna has a very distant view, and Bing has a satellite view of the station. NGA lists the light as "Punta Kamudi." Located on a reef at the extreme eastern end of the Sapudi Islands. Accessible only by boat. Site status unknown. ARLHS IDO-093; Admiralty K1244; NGA 23752.
Pulau Mamburit
Date unknown. Active; focal plane 45 m (148 ft); white flash every 5 s. Approx. 42 m (138 ft) square skeletal tower with gallery, painted white. Photos are available (lower half of page), but Google has only a distant satellite view of the island. Located on a small island off the east end of Pulau Saubi, the largest of the Kangean Islands, northeast of Bali. Accessible only by boat. Site open, tower closed. Admiralty K1244.9; NGA 23762.
Pulau Sakala
Date unknown. Active; focal plane 46 m (151 ft); three white flashes every 20 s. 40 m (131 ft) square skeletal tower, painted white. No photo available, and Bing has only a very distant satellite view. Pulau Sakala is the easternmost of the Kangean Islands. (This is the easternmost territory of East Java Province.) The island has a population of about 2500. Accessible only by boat. Site status unknown. ARLHS IDO-094; Admiralty K1247; NGA 23764.
Pulau Sepanjang
Date unknown. Active; focal plane 44 m (144 ft); white flash every 4 s. Described by NGA only as a "white structure"; a substantial tower would be needed at this location. No photo available, and Google has only a very distant satellite view of the location. Located at the southeastern tip of Pulau Sepanjang, the second largest of the Kangean Islands. Site status unknown. ARLHS IDO-095; Admiralty K1246.5; NGA 23768.

Madura Strait North Side Lighthouses
* Tanjung Madura (Tanjung Saronggi) (2?)
Date unknown. Active; focal plane 18 m (59 ft); white flash every 3 s. 13 m (43 ft) white concrete tower. A photo is available (second photo on the page), but Google has a satellite view. NGA lists a skeletal tower at this location. More information is needed about this station; according to research by Michel Forand, the station was established by 1917 but the light has always been described as a skeletal tower. Located at the southeastern tip of Madura. Accessible by road. Site open, tower closed. ARLHS IDO-162; Admiralty K1232; NGA 23724.
Gili Raja
Date unknown. Active; focal plane 42 m (138 ft); white flash every 6 s. Approx. 35 m (115 ft) square tower, painted white. No photo available, but Google has a satellite view. Pulau Gili Raja is an inhabited island in the Madura Strait off the southeastern coast of Madura. Located at the east end of the island. Site status unknown. ARLHS IDO-090; Admiralty K1228; NGA 23718.
Gili Dua
Date unknown. Active; focal plane 20 m (66 ft); white flash every 3 s. 20 m (66 ft) "white beacon." No photo available, but Bing has a satellite view that may show the location. Located on a reef about 15 km (9 mi) west of Gili Raja and the same distance off the south coast of Madura. Accessible only by boat. Site open, tower closed. Admiralty K1226; NGA 23716.
* Camplong
Date unknown. Active; focal plane 21 m (69 ft); four white flashes every 20 s. 19 m (62 ft) square skeletal tower with gallery, covered by white metal panels. Detta Priyandikawardhana's photo is at right, and Google has a satellite view. Located near an oil terminal at Camplong, on the central south coast of Madura. Site open, tower closed. ARLHS IDO-089; Admiralty K1225; NGA 23714.
Karang Koko (Madura Strait, Zwaantjes Reef) {Zwaantjes Droogte} (2)
Date unknown (station established 1871). Active; focal plane 18 m (59 ft); three white flashes every 13 s. 16 m (52 ft) iron tower, mounted on a round pier. Lighthouse painted white. No photo available, but Bing has a satellite view. Forand has a historic photo of the original Dutch lighthouse; a Java Post article from April 2012 has additional photos and information about the lighthouses of this unusual class. Located on a dangerous reef in the Madura Strait about 25 km (15 mi) northeast of Pasuruan. Accessible only by boat. Site open, tower closed. ARLHS IDO-145; Admiralty K1200; NGA 23676.
Camplong Light
Camplong Light, July 2010
Panoramio photo copyright Detta Priyandikawardhana; permission requested

Madura Strait South Side Lighthouses
* Probolinggo West Mole (Tanjung Tembaga)
Date unknown (station established 1903). Active; focal plane 15 m (49 ft); green flash every 5 s. 14 m (46 ft) round hourglass-shaped tower, painted green. A photo is available, and Google has a satellite view. Located at the end of the west mole at Probolinggo, on the southwest side of Madura Strait. Accessible by walking then mole. Site open, tower closed. ARLHS IDO-188; Admiralty K1212; NGA 23692.
* Panarukan {Panaroekan} (2)
Date unknown (station established 1880). Active; focal plane 15 m (49 ft); white flash every 3 s. 14 m (46 ft) hexagonal skeletal tower with lantern; the front face of the tower carries a slatted daymark painted with black and white horizontal bands. A photo (1/3 the way down the page) and a second photo (fourth photo on the page) are available, and Bing has a satellite view. Located in Panarukan, a fishing port about 10 km (6 mi) west of Situbondo. Site status unknown, probably open. ARLHS IDO-184; Admiralty K1220; NGA 23708.
* Jangkar
Date unknown. Active; focal plane about 21 m (69 ft); light characteristic unknown. Approx. 18 m (59 ft) square skeletal tower with gallery, painted white. A photo is at right, and Google has a satellite view. Located on the waterfront at Jangkar, a town about 25 km (15 mi) east of Situbondo. Site open, tower closed. No yet listed by the Admiralty or NGA.
Karang Mas (Gosong Karangmas, Meinderts Reef) {Meindertsdroogte} (2)
Date unknown. Active; focal plane 22 m (72 ft); white flash every 5 s. 16 m (52 ft) tower, painted black with one red horizontal band, mounted on a platform supported by piles. No photo available, but Bing has a satellite view. The Maritiem Museum Rotterdam has a historic photo of the original lighthouse being assembled in the Netherlands. It is possible that the present light stands on the base of the original, which apparently survived until the 1950s at least. Located about 15 km (9 mi) offshore at the southern entrance to Madura Strait. Accessible only by boat. Site open, tower closed. ARLHS IDO-366; Admiralty K1223; NGA 23712.

Bali Strait Lighthouses
Note: The Bali Strait separates Java from the smaller island of Bali to the east, connecting the Indian Ocean to the Bali Sea. The strait narrows northward to a width of only 2.4 km (1.5 mi) at its northern end.
Tanjung Candiban
Date unknown. Active; focal plane 60 m (197 ft); white flash every 3 s. This lighthouse is described by NGA only as a "white beacon." No photo available, but a Google satellite view reveals what is probably a square skeletal tower with lantern and gallery roughly 30 m (98 ft) in height. Located at the northeastern tip of Java, overlooking the Bali Sea. Accessible by road. Site status unknown. ARLHS IDO-096; Admiralty K1224; NGA 23773.
Jangkar Light
Jangkar Light, Jangkar, June 2008
Panoramio photo copyright arifngh; permission requested
Pulau Tabuan {Duiven Eiland} (2)
Date unknown (station established 1871). Active; focal plane 17 m (56 ft); white flash every 5 s. Approx. 14 m (46 ft) round hourglass-shaped white fiberglass tower. Joe Sata Pradana has a view from the sea, and Google has a satellite view. The Tropenmuseum has a historic photo of the original lighthouse, a skeletal tower with lantern and gallery. Located on a small island marking the west side of the northern entrance to the Bali Strait, at the eastern end of Java. Accessible only by boat. Site open, tower closed. Admiralty K1249; NGA 23774.
Tanjung Bansering Range Rear
Date unknown. Active; focal plane 28 m (92 ft); white flash every 4 s. 20 m (66 ft) skeletal tower, painted white. The tower carries a white triangular daymark, point down. This range guides vessels northbound through the narrowest passage of the Bali Strait. No photo available, but Bing has a good satellite view. Located in the village of Bengkak, at the northern end of the strait. Site open, tower closed. Admiralty K1250.1; NGA 23780.
Tanjung Bansering Range Front
Date unknown. Active; focal plane 15 m (49 ft); white flash every 3 s. 13 m (43 ft) skeletal tower, painted white. The tower carries a white triangular daymark, point up. No photo available, but Bing has a good satellite view. Located on the shore of the strait, 500 m (0.3 mi) south of the rear light. Site open, tower closed. Admiralty K1250; NGA 23776.
Tanjung Sambulungan
Date unknown. Active; focal plane 19 m (62 ft); white flash every 3 s. Described by NGA as a "white beacon"; a Bing satellite view reveals an approx. 14 m (46 ft) white concrete post light with gallery, probably rising from a square equipment shelter. Located near the end of a long, north-pointing, densely-forested peninsula that shelters the Java coast in the southern portion of the Bali Strait. Probably accessible only by boat. Site status unknown. Admiralty K1261; NGA 23806.

South Coast (Indian Ocean) Lighthouses
Tanjung Slokah
2011. Active; focal plane 33 m (108 ft); white flash every 6 s. 30 m (98 ft) square skeletal tower, painted white. No photo available, and the tower is too new to appear in Google's satellite view. Tanjung Slokah is the extreme southeastern tip of Java; it's surprising that there has never been a lighthouse on this important cape until now. Located near the end of land. Probably accessible only by boat. Site status unknown. Admiralty K1261.2.
Bedadung (Watangan)
Date unknown. Active; focal plane 42 m (138 ft); white flash every 4 s. Approx. 35 m (115 ft) tapered square skeletal tower with gallery, painted white. 1-story keeper's house. NGA provides no description of this lighthouse, but a closeup photo is at right, and Google has a good satellite view. Located near the beach at Puger, about 40 km (25 mi) southwest of Jember. Site status unknown. Admiralty K1261.5; NGA 23821.
Pulau Barung
2007. Active; focal plane 145 m (476 ft); two white flashes every 12 s. 40 m (131 ft) square skeletal tower, painted white. No photo available, and the tower is too new to appear in Bing's satellite view of the island. Located on a heavily forested island about 20 km (13 mi) southeast of the Bedadung light station. Site status unknown. Admiralty K1261.8.
Ujung Siklapa (Teluk Segoro Wegi)
Date unknown. Active; focal plane 51 m (167 ft); white flash every 3 s. NGA provides no description of this lighthouse, but a Bing satellite view reveals a round white concrete tower of unknown height. Located on a promontory about 30 km (19 mi) south of Durenan. May be accessible only by boat. Site status unknown. Admiralty K1262.5; NGA 23821.3.
Pulau Panehan
Date unknown. Active; focal plane 150 m (492 ft); two white flashes every 10 s. 30 m (98 ft) square skeletal tower with gallery, painted white. No photo available, but Google has a satellite view. Located atop a small island about 13 km (8 mi) southwest of Munjungan. Accessible only by boat. Site status unknown. Admiralty K1262.7.
Bedadung Light
Bedadung Light, August 2006
Panoramio photo copyright beebeoreo; permission requested
Teluk Pacitan (Tanjung Ngamber) {Patjitan}
Date unknown. Active; focal plane 50 m (164 ft); white flash every 5 s. This lighthouse is described by NGA only as a "white beacon," but a Bing satellite view reveals a square skeletal tower roughly 30 m (98 ft) in height. No closeup photo available; the tower is barely visible at upper right in a view across the bay. Located on a promontory on the east side of the entrance to the circular harbor of Pacitan. Site status unknown. Admiralty K1262.8; NGA 23821.5.
* Pacitan
Date unknown. Active; focal plane about 22 m (72 ft); light characterictic unknown. Approx. 19 m (62 ft) square skeletal tower with gallery, painted white. A distant view is available, Benito Anu has a similar distant view, and Google has an indistinct satellite view. Located on the beach at the west end of Pacitan. Site open, tower closed. This light is not listed by the Admiralty or by NGA.

Yogyakarta Special Region Lighthouses

Tanjung Gunung Batur
Date unknown. Active; focal plane 83 m (272 ft); white flash every 6 s. Approx. 12 m (39 ft) round fiberglass (?) tower rising from a square equipment shelter. Entire lighthouse is white. No photo available, but Bing has a satelite view. Located on heights southeast of Purwodadi. Site status unknown. Admiralty K1264; NGA 23821.7.
*** Pandansari (Wates, Kali Opak)
Date unknown (apparently since 1998). Active; focal plane 44 m (144 ft); white flash every 4 s. Approx. 38 m (125 ft) octagonal concrete tower with lantern and gallery. The tower appears to be unpainted white concrete. Six keeper's houses and other buildings. Satrio Tan's photo is at right, a more distant view is available, a Yogjakarta tourist site has a page for the lighthouse, and Google has a satellite view. This lighthouse seems to have many names; it is Wates in the Admiralty list and Kali Opak in the NGA List. Pandansari (the name of the nearby beach) seems to be the local name. Located on the south coast of Java about 30 km (19 mi) south of Yogjakarta. Site open, tower open by arrangement with the attendant, who charges a fee for tours. Admiralty K1264.5; NGA 23821.9.

Central Java Province South Coast Lighthouses

Kebumen Area Lighthouses
* Klirong
Date unknown. Active; focal plane 42 m (138 ft); white flash every 5 s. Approx. 35 m (115 ft) square tapered pyramidal steel skeletal tower with lantern and gallery, painted white. A photo and a closeup are available, and Google has a satellite view. The tower is very similar to the Bedadung Light shown above. This lighthouse is in a well-populated area, but it is not on any route likely to be taken by tourists. Located near the coast about 20 km (13 mi) south of Kebumen. Site probably open, tower closed. Admiralty K1276.2; NGA 23822.4.
* Tanjung Karangbata (Karang Batu, Menganti)
Date unknown. Active; focal plane 63 m (207 ft); white flash every 5 s. Approx. 12 m (39 ft) round fiberglass (?) tower rising from a square equipment shelter. Entire lighthouse is white. A closeup photo, a second closeup, a 2012 photo, and a distant view are available, and Google has a satellite view. Located on heights of a sharp promontory near Ayah, about 30 km (19 mi) west of Kebumen. Site open, tower closed. Admiralty K1276; NGA 23822.6.
Pandansari Light
Pandansari Light, Sanden, July 2008
Panoramio photo copyright Satio Tan; permission requested

Cilacap Lighthouses
Teluk Penyu Entrance Range Front
Date unknown. Active; focal plane 17 m (56 ft); white light, 2 s on, 2 s off. 17 m (56 ft) square tower, mounted on a square pier supported by piles. Presumably very similar to the rear range light (Next entry). Henry Mazuu has a photo, and Google has a satellite view. Located in the water about 500 m (0.3 mi) east of the rear light. Accessible only by boat. Site open, tower closed. ARLHS IDO-085; Admiralty K1270.1; NGA 23828.
* Teluk Penyu Entrance Range Rear
2007(?). Active; focal plane 23 m (79 ft); white light, 1 s on, 1 s off. 22 m (72 ft) square skeletal tower, covered with white metal panels. A photo and a second photo are available, and Google has a good satellite view. In Erwin Hanafi's 2009 photo, the upper panels are missing and the red skeletal structure of the tower is visible; however, this photo may show a different lighthouse. Located on the beach at the Teluk Penyu (Penyu Bay oil terminal near Cilacap. Site apparently open, tower closed. Admiralty K1270.11; NGA 23832.
Teluk Penyu Second Range Front
Date unknown. Active; focal plane 17 m (56 ft); white light, 2 s on, 2 s off. 17 m (56 ft) square tower, mounted on a square pier supported by piles. Soga Soegiarto's photo is at right, Ahmad Fuad Hasan has a view from the beach, and Google has a satellite view. Located in the water about 2 km (1.2 mi) southeast of the Entrance Range Front Light. Accessible only by boat. Site open, tower closed. Admiralty K1272; NGA 23836.
* Teluk Penyu Second Range Rear
2007(?). Active; focal plane 23 m (79 ft); white light, 1 s on, 1 s off. 22 m (72 ft) square skeletal tower, covered with white metal panels. No closeup photo available; a distant view shows both range lights, and Google has a good satellite view. Located on the beach at the Teluk Penyu (Penyu Bay oil terminal near Cilacap. Site apparently open, tower closed. Admiralty K1272.1; NGA 23840.
* Cimiring (Cilacap, Tjilatjap, Noesa Kambangan)
1870. Active; focal plane 178 m (584 ft); white flash every 5.5 s. 32 m (105 ft) round stone tower with lantern and gallery, painted white. No current photo available, but Kukuh Dwi has a photo taken on the gallery and Sadie Paulus has a photo of the view from the lighthouse. KITLV has a historic photo, the Tropenmuseum has the same photo, Huelse has a historic postcard view, and Google has a satellite view. Located at the east end of the island of Kambangan, marking the entrance to the port of Cilacap on Java's south coast. Site apparently open, tower closed. ARLHS IDO-060; Admiralty K1268; NGA 23824.
Teluk Penyu Second Range Front Light
Teluk Penyu Second Range Front Light, Cilacap, August 2010
Panoramio photo copyright Soga Soegiarto; permission requested

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Posted April 13, 2006. Checked and revised January 6, 2013. Lighthouses: 54. Site copyright 2013 Russ Rowlett and the University of North Carolina at Chapel Hill.