Obrestad Lighthouse

Obrestad Lighthouse
Obrestad fyr

Obrestad Lighthouse
Norway
Location , Norway
Year first constructed 1873
1950 (restored)
Year first lit 1873
Automated 1991
Tower shape square prism tower with balcony and lantern attached to keeper's house
Markings / pattern tower and balcony white painted and red lantern
Height 16 metres (52 ft)
Focal height 39 metres (128 ft)
Intensity 129,900 cd (continuous) 1,526,000 cd (flash)
Range 17.6 nautical miles (32.6 km; 20.3 mi)
Characteristic continuous white light with a more intense flash every 30 s.
Admiralty number B3220.1
NGA number 2056
ARLHS number NOR-034
Norway number NF-0990
Managing agent Obrestad Fyr[1]

Obrestad Lighthouse (Norwegian: Obrestad fyr) is a coastal lighthouse located at Obrestad in , Norway. The square tower was first lit in 1873 and automated in 1991, and has been a protected building since 2000.[2]

See also

References

  1. Lighthouses Directory
  2. Henriksen, Petter (ed.). "Obrestad fyr". Store norske leksikon (in Norwegian). Oslo: Kunnskapsforlaget. Retrieved 28 September 2011.

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