Capo Granitola Lighthouse

Capo Granitola
Capo Granitola Lighthouse
Capo Granitola
Sicily
Capo Granitola
Capo Granitola (Italy)
Location Campobello di Mazara
Sicily
Italy
Coordinates 37°33′57″N 12°39′43″E / 37.565972°N 12.662083°E / 37.565972; 12.662083Coordinates: 37°33′57″N 12°39′43″E / 37.565972°N 12.662083°E / 37.565972; 12.662083
Year first constructed 1865
Construction masonry tower
Tower shape cylindrical tower with balcony and lantern atop a 1-storey keeper's house
Markings / pattern white tower and lantern, grey metallic lantern dome
Height 35 metres (115 ft)
Focal height 37 metres (121 ft)
Current lens Type OF 1400
Focal length: 700mm
Light source mains power
Intensity AL 1000 W
Range mains: 18 nautical miles (33 km; 21 mi)
reserve: 13 nautical miles (24 km; 15 mi)
Characteristic L Fl W 10s.
Fog signal no
Admiralty number E1930
NGA number 10092
ARLHS number ITA-024
Italy number 3010 E.F.
Managing agent Marina Militare[1][2]

Capo Granitola Lighthouse (Italian: Faro di Capo Granitola) is an active lighthouse located on the south-western headland south of Mazzara del Vallo a region well known for its Almadraba. The tower is well placed in the nearby archeological park Cave di Cusa and is located in the municipality of Campobello di Mazara, Sicily on the Strait of Sicily.

Description

The lighthouse, built in 1865, consists of a cylindrical tower, 35 metres (115 ft) high, with balcony and lantern rising from a 1-storey keeper's house. The tower, decorated with local stone, and the lantern are painted white; the lantern dome grey metallic. The lantern is positioned at 37 metres (121 ft) above sea level and emits one long white flash in a 10 seconds period visible up to a distance of 18 nautical miles (33 km; 21 mi). The lighthouse is completely automated and managed by the Marina Militare with the identification code number 3010 E.F.[2]

See also

References

  1. ↑ "Lighthouses of Italy: Western Siicily". The Lighthouse Directory. Retrieved April 11, 2018.
  2. 1 2 "Capo Granitola". Marina Militare. Retrieved April 11, 2018.



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