Name and Location

The Pāvilostas dienvidu mola bāka (Pāvilosta South Mole Lighthouse) is located in Latvia, at the tip of the southern breakwater ("dienvidu mola") at the mouth of the Saka River, opening into the Baltic Sea (Gulf of Riga). Its official name is Pāvilostas dienvidu mola bāka. The coordinates are 56°53′35.2″ N, 21°09′53.3″ E.

2. Construction and History

The lighthouse's exact date of establishment is not documented in public sources, but it likely was installed during Soviet-era harbour improvements in the mid-20th century. The structure is fully automated and unmanned.

3. Architecture and Materials

The Pāvilostas dienvidu mola bāka is a small harbour light with a steel or metal skeletal tower typical for post-war Latvian mole lights. The structure is painted, often in contrasting colours to stand out against the breakwater. The light lens shows a green flash.

4. Light and Navigation

The lighthouse emits a flashing (Fl) green light on a minor structure, with a sequence of one short flash every 3 seconds (0.5 seconds flash + 2.5 seconds eclipse). The height of the light above mean sea level is 8 meters, and the nominal range is 2 nautical miles.

5. Accessibility and Visiting

The breakwater is open for pedestrians, and visitors can walk out to the lamp structure but not enter. The lighthouse is reached on foot via "Ceļš Bez Nosaukuma" (unnamed road) off the main harbour promenade; the surface is flat and graveled.

6. Notable Views and Landscape

From the lighthouse, there is a panoramic view of Pāvilosta port basin, the Saka River mouth, and the Latvian coastline toward Liepāja. The surrounding landscape features a rugged stone breakwater meeting the Gulf of Riga, wooded dunes to the east, and open sea to the west.

7. Further Information

For more information, visit the OpenStreetMap node at https://www.openstreetmap.org/node/25141160, or consult the Wikidata entry at https://www.wikidata.org/wiki/Q28922045.