Punta Campanella Lighthouse

Punta Campanella
Punta Campanella Lighthouse
Punta Campanella
Location of Punta Campanella Lighthouse in Campania
Punta Campanella
Punta Campanella (Italy)
Location Massa Lubrense
Campania
Italy
Coordinates 40°34′10″N 14°19′30″E / 40.569484°N 14.324872°E / 40.569484; 14.324872Coordinates: 40°34′10″N 14°19′30″E / 40.569484°N 14.324872°E / 40.569484; 14.324872
Year first constructed 1846(first)
Year first lit 1972 (current)
Automated yes
Foundation concrete base
Construction metal skeletal tower
Tower shape square pyramidal skeletal tower with balcony and lantern
Markings / pattern white and black horizontal bands, white lantern, grey metallic lantern dome
Height 18 metres (59 ft)
Focal height 65 metres (213 ft)
Current lens Type TD
Light source solar power
Range 10 nautical miles (19 km; 12 mi)
Characteristic Fl W 5s.
Admiralty number E1702
NGA number 9568
ARLHS number ITA-243
Italy number 2593.3 E.F.
Managing agent Marina Militare[1][2]


Punta Campanella Lighthouse (Italian: Faro di Punta Campanella) is an active lighthouse located at the end of the south western extremity of the Sorrentine Peninsula, Campania on the Tyrrhenian Sea.

Description

The station was established in 1846 and the current lighthouse was activated in the late 1960s; the lighthouse consists of a metal skeletal tower, 18 feet (5.5 m) high, with balcony and lantern, mounted on a concrete base. A 1-storey equipment shelter is placed in the base of the tower. The lantern, painted in white and the dome in grey metallic, is positioned at 65 metres (213 ft) above sea level and emits a white flash in a 5 seconds period, visible up to a distance of 10 nautical miles (19 km; 12 mi). The lighthouse is completely automated and powered by a solar unit and operated by the Marina Militare with the identification code number 2593.3 E.F. [2]

See also

References

  1. ↑ Rowlett, Russ. "Lighthouses of Italy: Campania and Lazio". The Lighthouse Directory. University of North Carolina at Chapel Hill. Retrieved March 11, 2018.
  2. 1 2 "Punta Campanella". Marina Militare. Retrieved March 11, 2018.



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