Cesenatico Lighthouse

Cesenatico
Cesenatico Lighthouse
Cesenatico
Location of Cesenatico Lighthouse in Emilia-Romagna
Cesenatico
Cesenatico (Italy)
Location Cesenatico
Emilia-Romagna
Italy
Coordinates 44°12′22″N 12°24′06″E / 44.206108°N 12.401554°E / 44.206108; 12.401554Coordinates: 44°12′22″N 12°24′06″E / 44.206108°N 12.401554°E / 44.206108; 12.401554
Year first constructed 1892
Automated yes
Construction masonry tower
Tower shape cylindrical tower with balcony and lantern attached to a 2-storey keeper's house
Markings / pattern white tower, yellow keeper's house, grey metallic lantern dome
Height 17 metres (56 ft)
Focal height 18 metres (59 ft)
Current lens Type OF
Light source mains power
Range main: 15 nautical miles (28 km; 17 mi)
reserve: 11 nautical miles (20 km; 13 mi)
Characteristic Fl (2) W 6s.
Admiralty number E2404
NGA number 11340
ARLHS number ITA-052
Italy number 4028 E.F.
Managing agent Marina Militare[1][2]

Cesenatico Lighthouse (Italian: Faro di Cesenatico) is an active lighthouse located on the south-west of the entrance to the channel-harbour of Cesenatico, Emilia-Romagna on the Adriatic Sea.

Description

The lighthouse was built in 1892 and it consists of a 2-storey yellow and white trim keeper's house; the tower, 10 feet (3.0 m) high with balcony and lantern, is attached to the seaward side. The lantern, painted in white and the dome in grey metallic, is positioned at 18 metres (59 ft) above sea level and emits two white flashes in a 6 seconds period, visible up to a distance of 15 nautical miles (28 km; 17 mi). The lighthouse is completely automated and operated by the Marina Militare with the identification code number 4028 E.F.[2]

See also

References

  1. ↑ "Lighthouses of Eastern Italy". The Lighthouse Directory. Retrieved March 12, 2018.
  2. 1 2 "Cesenatico". Marina Militare. Retrieved March 12, 2018.



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