Tranøy Lighthouse

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Tranøy Lighthouse
View of the lighthouse
Location Hamarøy, Nordland, Norway
Coordinates 68°11′10″N 15°36′31″E / 68.18611°N 15.60861°E / 68.18611; 15.60861Coordinates: 68°11′10″N 15°36′31″E / 68.18611°N 15.60861°E / 68.18611; 15.60861
Year first lit 1864
Automated 1991
Construction Iron
Tower shape Round
Markings / pattern Red with white stripe
Height 27.3 metres (90 ft)
Focal height 28 metres (92 ft)
Intensity 57,300 candela
Range 15.6 nmi (28.9 km; 18.0 mi)
Characteristic Oc(3) WRG 10s
Admiralty number L2696
NGA number 11064
ARLHS number NOR-047
Norway number 719500

Tranøy Lighthouse (Norwegian: Tranøy fyr) is a coastal lighthouse located on the islet of Tranøy in the municipality of Hamarøy in Nordland county, Norway. It is located about 2.5 kilometres (1.6 mi) west of the village of Tranøy. The lighthouse here was originally built in 1864 and in 1991 the light was automated. The lighthouse has a white, red, or green light (depending on direction) that is occulting three times every 10 seconds. The 27-metre (89 ft) round cast iron tower is painted red with one white horizontal band. The site includes a complete and well-preserved light station, including a 1-1/2 story duplex keeper's house, generator house, boathouse, and farm buildings.[1][2][3]

The present lighthouse was built in 1914 as the Moholmen Lighthouse in Vågan, but it was relocated here in 1936 and Moholmen was replaced by a shorter tower. Beginning in 1993, the Tranøy lighthouse station has been developed as a tourist attraction. The site is remarkably scenic, with a spectacular view across the Vestfjorden to the high mountains of the Lofoten islands. Tranøy Lighthouse is accessible by road, with a footbridge that leads to the lighthouse.[2]

References

  1. ↑ Henriksen, Petter (ed.). "Tranøy fyr". Store norske leksikon (in Norwegian). Oslo: Kunnskapsforlaget. Retrieved 29 September 2011. 
  2. ↑ 2.0 2.1 Rowlett, Russ (19 July 2011). "Lighthouses of Norway: Bodø and Narvik Areas". University of North Carolina at Chapel Hill. Retrieved 2012-05-03. 
  3. ↑ Kystverket (2011). Norske Fyrliste 2011 (PDF) (in Norwegian). ISBN 9788245010398. 
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