Capo Cefalù Lighthouse
Capo Cefalù Lighthouse (Italian: Faro di Capo Cefalù) is an active lighthouse located on the promontory of Capo Cefalù under the steep limestone ridge, 280 metres (920 ft) high, named Rocca east of Cefalù, Sicily on the Tyrrhenian Sea.
_msu2017-0569.jpg) Capo Cefalù Lighthouse | |
  Capo Cefalù Sicily  Capo Cefalù Capo Cefalù (Italy) | |
| |
| Location | Cefalù Sicily Italy |
|---|---|
| Coordinates | 38°02′23″N 14°01′46″E |
| Year first constructed | 1900 |
| Construction | masonry tower |
| Tower shape | octagonal tower with balcony and lantern atop a 2-storey keeper's house |
| Markings / pattern | unpainted tower, white lantern, grey metallic lantern dome |
| Tower height | 26 metres (85 ft) |
| Focal height | 80 metres (260 ft) |
| Current lens | Type OR 350 Focal length: 177.5 mm |
| Light source | mains power |
| Intensity | main: AL 1000 W reserve: LABI 100 W 10.3 v |
| Range | mains: 25 nautical miles (46 km; 29 mi) reserve: 18 nautical miles (33 km; 21 mi) |
| Characteristic | Fl W 5s. |
| Fog signal | no |
| Admiralty number | E2036 |
| NGA number | 9860 |
| ARLHS number | ITA-008 |
| Italy number | 3261 E.F. |
| Managing agent | Marina Militare[1][2] |
Description
The lighthouse, built in 1900 and electrified in 1930, consists of an octagonal tower, 26 feet (7.9 m) high, with balcony and lantern mounted on a 2-storey keeper's house. The tower is unpainted and the lantern is in white; the lantern dome in grey metallic. The lantern is positioned at 80 metres (260 ft) above sea level and emits one white flash in a 5 seconds period visible up to a distance of 25 nautical miles (46 km; 29 mi). The lighthouse is completely automated and managed by the Marina Militare with the identification code number 3261 E.F.[2]
See also
References
- "Lighthouses of Italy: Western Siicily". The Lighthouse Directory. Retrieved March 30, 2018.
- "Capo Cefalù". Marina Militare. Retrieved March 30, 2018.
External links
 |
Wikimedia Commons has media related to Capo Cefalù lighthouse. |
