Krishnapatnam Beach & Light House, Krishnapatnam

Krishnapatnam Lighthouse is about 20 km from Nellore railway station. There is an all-weather road upto the port. The lighthouse is situated close to Krishnapattanam port-on the northern banks of River Kandeleru(also known as Upputeru).The anchorage is about 2 km in to sea and the cargo is loaded in to the ships by lighterage. It was a busy port till 1960s.The Kandeler river has appreciable depth of the water and is connected to Buckingham canal which was the main link for the transportation of cargo to Madras in the by gone period. The lighthouse trestle was constructed during 1940’s. A wick lamp was exhibited for some period; it was replaced by battery operated lamp in the course of time. It was a fixed light and was mainly meant for ships to anchor in front of the mouths of the river.

Latitude: 14o 17’8.44” N

Longitude: 80o 08’16.44′ E