Olhörn lighthouse

Olhörn
Location Wyk auf Föhr, North Frisian islands, Germany
Coordinates 54°40′51″N 8°33′59″E / 54.68083°N 8.56639°ECoordinates: 54°40′51″N 8°33′59″E / 54.68083°N 8.56639°E
Year first constructed 1952
Year first lit 1952
Automated 1952
Construction Masonry with brick facade
Tower shape Square tower with round lantern
Markings / pattern Unpainted brick tower, white lantern
Height 8.6 metres (28 ft)
Focal height 10 metres (33 ft)
Original lens Fresnel lens
Range

13 nautical miles (24 km; 15 mi) (white)
10.1 nautical miles (19 km; 12 mi) (red)

9.1 nautical miles (17 km; 10 mi) (green)
Characteristic Gp. Occ. (4) 15 s
Admiralty number B 1704
NGA number 10644
ARLHS number FED-175

Olhörn lighthouse (German: Leuchtturm Olhörn, also Leuchtfeuer Olhörn and sometimes Leuchtturm Olderhörn) is a small lighthouse on the German North Sea island of Föhr in Schleswig-Holstein.

The lighthouse is located on the southeastern corner of the island of Föhr, inside the town of Wyk auf Föhr in the Nordfriesland district. It is located on a shallow geestland ridge overlooking the southern beach of Wyk.

It was erected in 1952 to replace a light beacon from 1892. The tower is 8.6 metres (28 ft) tall with a focal height of 10 m above mean high water. It has a near square shape and was built of massive masonry that was encased by reddish brown bricks. On the gallery there is the lantern room made of metal; it is painted white. The automated lighthouse serves as a cross light for navigation in the Norderaue tidal channel between the mainland port of Dagebüll and the islands of Föhr and Amrum. As such it is a sea mark and also a minor daymark.

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