Capo Scaramia Lighthouse

Capo Scaramia
Capo Scaramia Lighthouse
Capo Scaramia
Sicily
Capo Scaramia
Capo Scaramia (Italy)
Location Punta Secca
Santa Croce Camerina
Sicily
Coordinates 36°47′14″N 14°29′39″E / 36.787333°N 14.494028°E / 36.787333; 14.494028Coordinates: 36°47′14″N 14°29′39″E / 36.787333°N 14.494028°E / 36.787333; 14.494028
Year first constructed 1859 (first)
Construction masonry tower
Tower shape cylindrical tower with balcony and lantern
Markings / pattern white tower, grey metallic lantern dome
Height 34 metres (112 ft)
Focal height 37 metres (121 ft)
Current lens Type OF 500
Light source mains power
Intensity 1000 W
Range main: 16 nautical miles (30 km; 18 mi)
reserve: 12 nautical miles (22 km; 14 mi)
Characteristic Fl (2) W 8s.
Admiralty number E1896
NGA number 10184
ARLHS number ITA-042
Italy number 2942 E.F.
Managing agent Marina Militare[1][2]

Capo Scaramia Lighthouse (Italian: Faro di Capo Scaramia) is an active lighthouse located in Punta Secca in the municipality of Santa Croce Camerina, Sicily.

Description

The lighthouse was built in 1859 and consists of one-storey amber building and a cylindrical masonry tower, with balcony and lantern, on the seaside front. The tower is 34 metres (112 ft) high and is painted in white, while the lantern is grey metallic. The lantern has a focal height of 37 metres (121 ft) and emits two white flash in a ten seconds period visible up to 16 nautical miles (30 km; 18 mi). The light is operated by the Marina Militare and it is identified by the code number 1884 E.F.[1]

The lighthouse has gained fame in the RAI television series Inspector Montalbano. Many scenes with Montalbano's fictional home are set in a house nearby the lighthouse.

See also

References

  1. 1 2 "Capo Scaramia". Marina Militare. Retrieved March 1, 2018.
  2. ↑ "Lighthouses of Italy: Eastern Sicily". The Lighthouse Directory. University of North Carolina at Chapel Hill. Retrieved March 1, 2018.



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