Capo Cefalù Lighthouse

Capo Cefalù
Capo Cefalù Lighthouse
Capo Cefalù
Sicily
Capo Cefalù
Capo Cefalù (Italy)
Location Cefalù
Sicily
Italy
Coordinates 38°02′23″N 14°01′46″E / 38.039792°N 14.029516°E / 38.039792; 14.029516Coordinates: 38°02′23″N 14°01′46″E / 38.039792°N 14.029516°E / 38.039792; 14.029516
Year first constructed 1900
Construction masonry tower
Tower shape octagonal tower with balcony and lantern atop a 2-storey keeper's house
Markings / pattern unpainted tower, white lantern, grey metallic lantern dome
Height 26 metres (85 ft)
Focal height 80 metres (260 ft)
Current lens Type OR 350
Focal length: 177.5mm
Light source mains power
Range mains: 25 nautical miles (46 km; 29 mi)
reserve: 18 nautical miles (33 km; 21 mi)
Characteristic Fl W 5s.
Fog signal no
Admiralty number E2036
NGA number 9860
ARLHS number ITA-008
Italy number 3261 E.F.
Managing agent Marina Militare[1][2]

Capo Cefalù Lighthouse (Italian: Faro di Capo Cefalù) is an active lighthouse located on the promontory of Capo Cefalù under the steep limestone ridge, 280 metres (920 ft) high, named Rocca east of Cefalù, Sicily on the Tyrrhenian Sea.

Description

The lighthouse, built in 1900 and electrified in 1930, consists of an octagonal tower, 26 feet (7.9 m) high, with balcony and lantern mounted on a 2-storey keeper's house. The tower is unpainted and the lantern is in white; the lantern dome in grey metallic. The lantern is positioned at 80 metres (260 ft) above sea level and emits one white flash in a 5 seconds period visible up to a distance of 25 nautical miles (46 km; 29 mi). The lighthouse is completely automated and managed by the Marina Militare with the identification code number 3261 E.F.[2]

See also

References

  1. ↑ "Lighthouses of Italy: Western Siicily". The Lighthouse Directory. Retrieved March 30, 2018.
  2. 1 2 "Capo Cefalù". Marina Militare. Retrieved March 30, 2018.



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