Lyngør Lighthouse

Lyngør Lighthouse
Lyngør fyr
View of the lighthouse
Location Aust-Agder, Norway
Coordinates 58°38′09″N 9°08′54″E / 58.6359°N 09.1483°E / 58.6359; 09.1483Coordinates: 58°38′09″N 9°08′54″E / 58.6359°N 09.1483°E / 58.6359; 09.1483
Year first constructed 1879
Automated 2004
Construction Concrete tower
Tower shape Square tower
Markings / pattern White with red top
Height 16.9 metres (55 ft)
Focal height 21.3 metres (70 ft)
Original lens 3rd order Fresnel lens
Intensity 59,100 cd (fixed)
616,500 cd (flash)
Range 14 nmi (26 km; 16 mi)
Characteristic FFl W 60s
Fog signal None
Racon None
Admiralty number B2738
NGA number 1096
ARLHS number NOR-292
Norway number 056600
Managing agent Norsk Fyrhistorisk Forening
Heritage Cultural property Edit this on Wikidata

Lyngør Lighthouse (Norwegian: Lyngør fyr) is a coastal lighthouse located on the island of Kjeholmen in the Lyngør area in the municipality of Tvedestrand in Aust-Agder county, Norway. The lighthouse was established in 1879, and was listed as a protected site in 1997. It was automated in 2004, so no one is stationed there any longer.[1][2]

Specifications

The 16.9-metre (55 ft) tall lighthouse is a white, square, concrete tower with a red top that is attached to a 2-1/2 story keeper's house. The light sits at an elevation of 21.3 metres (70 ft) above sea level and it emits a continuous white light with a brighter flash once every 60 seconds. The light has an original 3rd order Fresnel lens on the original rotating mechanism and it shines at an intensity of 59,100 candela and the flash shines at an intensity of 616,500 candela. The light can be seen from all directions for up to 14 nautical miles (26 km; 16 mi). The facility is only accessible by boat, but the site is open to the public, and the keeper's house and tower are open as well, in fact, the building can be rented out for overnight accommodations.[3][4]

See also

References

  1. ↑ Godal, Anne Marit (ed.). "Lyngør fyr". Store norske leksikon (in Norwegian). Oslo: Norsk nettleksikon. Retrieved 7 April 2012.
  2. ↑ "Lyngør fyrstasjon" (in Norwegian). Norsk Fyrhistorisk Forening. Retrieved 7 April 2012.
  3. ↑ Rowlett, Russ (19 July 2011). "Lighthouses of Norway: Aust-Agder (Arendal Area)". University of North Carolina at Chapel Hill. Retrieved 2018-01-02.
  4. ↑ Kystverket (2014). Norske Fyrliste 2014 (PDF) (in Norwegian). ISBN 9788245015959.


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