Cozzo Spadaro Lighthouse

Cozzo Spadaro
Cozzo Spadaro Lighthouse
Cozzo Spadaro
Sicily
Cozzo Spadaro
Cozzo Spadaro (Italy)
Location Portopalo di Capo Passero
Sicily
Italy
Coordinates 36°41′10″N 15°07′55″E / 36.686181°N 15.131857°E / 36.686181; 15.131857Coordinates: 36°41′10″N 15°07′55″E / 36.686181°N 15.131857°E / 36.686181; 15.131857
Year first constructed 1864
Foundation masonry base
Construction stone tower
Tower shape octagonal tower with balcony and lantern raising from an octagonal base atop a 1-storey keeper's house
Markings / pattern unpainted white stone tower, white lantern, grey metallic lantern dome
Height 36 metres (118 ft)
Focal height 82 metres (269 ft)
Current lens Type OR 500
Focal length: 250mm
Light source mains power
Intensity AL 1000 W
Range mains: 24 nautical miles (44 km; 28 mi)
reserve: 18 nautical miles (33 km; 21 mi)
Characteristic Fl (3) W 15s.
Fog signal no
Admiralty number E1882
NGA number 10224
ARLHS number ITA-057
Italy number 2918 E.F.
Managing agent Marina Militare[1][2]

Cozzo Spadaro Lighthouse (Italian: Faro di Cozzo Spadaro) is an active lighthouse located at the top of a hill in the Quartiere named Cozzo Spadaro in the municipality of Portopalo di Capo Passero, the southernmost comune of Sicily, on the Ionian Sea.

Description

The lighthouse, built in 1884, consists of a stone octagonal tower, 36 metres (118 ft) high with balcony and lantern, atop a larger octagonal base rising from a 1-storey keeper's house. The tower and the base are of unpainted white stone, the lantern is white and the dome is grey metallic. The light is positioned at 82 metres (269 ft) above sea level and emits three white flashes in a 10 seconds period visible up to a distance of 24 nautical miles (44 km; 28 mi). The lighthouse is completely automated and managed by the Marina Militare with the identification code number 2918 E.F.[2]

See also

References

  1. ↑ "Lighthouses of Italy: Eastern Sicily". The Lighthouse Directory. Retrieved April 17, 2018.
  2. 1 2 "Cozzo Spadaro". Marina Militare. Retrieved April 17, 2018.



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