Capo d'Orlando Lighthouse

Capo d'Orlando
Capo d'Orlando Lighthouse
Capo d'Orlando
Sicily
Capo d'Orlando
Capo d'Orlando (Italy)
Location Capo d'Orlando
Sicily
Italy
Coordinates 38°09′53″N 14°44′49″E / 38.164785°N 14.746886°E / 38.164785; 14.746886Coordinates: 38°09′53″N 14°44′49″E / 38.164785°N 14.746886°E / 38.164785; 14.746886
Year first constructed 1904
Foundation concrete base
Construction masonry tower
Tower shape octagonal tower with balcony and lantern attached to 1-storey keeper's house
Markings / pattern red terra cotta tower, white trim and lantern, grey metallic lantern dome
Height 10 metres (33 ft)
Focal height 27 metres (89 ft)
Current lens Type TD
Light source mains power
Intensity AL 1000 W
Range mains: 16 nautical miles (30 km; 18 mi)
reserve: 12 nautical miles (22 km; 14 mi)
Characteristic L Fl (2) W 12s.
Fog signal no
Admiralty number E2038
NGA number 9856
ARLHS number ITA-018
Italy number 3264 E.F.
Managing agent Marina Militare[1][2]

Capo d'Orlando Lighthouse (Italian: Faro di Capo d'Orlando) is an active lighthouse located at the foot of a rocky ridge, north of the municipality of Capo d'Orlando on the Tyrrhenian Sea.

Description

The lighthouse, built in 1904, consists of a masonry octagonal tower, 10 metres (33 ft) high, with balcony and lantern attached to the seaward side of 1-storey keeper's house. The tower, recently painted, is a red terra cotta decorated with white trim, the lantern is white and the lantern dome is grey metallic. The light is positioned at 27 metres (89 ft) above sea level and emits two long white flashes in a 12 seconds period visible up to a distance of 16 nautical miles (30 km; 18 mi). The lighthouse is completely automated and managed by the Marina Militare with the identification code number 3264 E.F.[2]

See also

References

  1. ↑ "Lighthouses of Italy: Eastern Sicily". The Lighthouse Directory. Retrieved April 14, 2018.
  2. 1 2 "Capo d'Orlando". Marina Militare. Retrieved April 14, 2018.



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