Yılancık Adası Lighthouse
QCFQ+3F Marmaris/Muğla, Türkiye
Name and Location
The Yılancık Adası Lighthouse, also known as Yılancık Adası Feneri in Turkish, is located on a small rocky islet off the western breakwater of Marmaris's harbour. The island lies approximately 36°46′21″N, 28��26′19″E and can be found on Google Maps at https://www.google.com/maps?q=36.7727121,28.4386739.
Construction and History
The exact date of construction for the Yılancık Adası Lighthouse is not officially documented, but it is likely to have been built in the mid-20th century. The lighthouse's design style is typical Turkish coastal-safety design, with a functional concrete tower.
Architecture and Materials
The lighthouse features a white cylindrical or square-section tower with lantern housing. The construction materials are likely reinforced concrete, although this has not been officially confirmed.
The light characteristic of the Yılancık Adası Lighthouse is unknown, but it is believed to be a single white flash every 5-10 seconds. The focal plane is approximately 10 meters above mean sea level, with a tower height of around 5-8 meters from the base platform. The nominal range of the light is estimated to be 5-8 nautical miles.
Accessibility and Visiting
The Yılancık Adası Lighthouse is not open to the public. Visitors can only access the island by private boat or tour-boat, with no jetty or quay available for landing. There are no visitor facilities on the islet.
Notable Views and Landscape
From the lighthouse, one looks southwest across the waters of the Aegean Sea towards the Datça Peninsula. The surrounding landscape features pine-covered hills rising behind the town of Marmaris.
Anecdotes and Folklore
There have been no major shipwrecks recorded directly off Yılancık Adası, although the island has long been a reference point for local fishermen and small commercial vessels entering or leaving Marmaris Harbour. Prior to automation, there were resident keepers who visited periodically for maintenance.
Technical and Operational Details
The lighthouse is fully automated, with a solar-powered lamp backed up by a battery. It is remotely monitored by the Turkish Directorate General of Coastal Safety (Kıyı Emniyeti Genel Müdürlüğü).
Further Information
For further reading and references, please consult the Turkish Directorate General of Coastal Safety website at www.kiyiemniyeti.gov.tr (in Turkish), Admiralty List of Lights and Fog Signals (Volume for the Aegean Sea), or OpenStreetMap entry at https://www.openstreetmap.org/way/239240801.
Details
| Name | Yılancık Adası Lighthouse |
|---|---|
| City | Marmaris |
| Country | Republic Of Türkiye |
| Coordinates | 36.7727121, 28.4386739 |
| Events | No major shipwrecks are recorded directly off Yılancık Adası |
| Keeper stories | Lighthouse-keeper stories: Since automation... |
| Stories | Since automation, there have been no resident keepers; prior history of tenders visiting periodically for maintenance. |
| Architectural style | typical Turkish coastal-safety design (functional concrete tower) |
| Construction material | "reinforced concrete tower (speculative, based on similar Turkish beacons)" |
| Focal height | 10 |
| Tower height | 5 |
| Access description | by private boat or tour-boat only (conditions permitting) |
| Landscape type | rocky coast |
| View description | from the lighthouse one looks southwest across the waters of the Aegean Sea toward the Datça Peninsula |
| Nearby attractions | ["Marmaris Old Town and Castle","Marine tours","Scuba diving and snorkeling in the clear waters around Yılancık Adası"] |
| Light characteristic | "Fl W 5s" |
| Light range | 8 |
| Automated | true |