Grytøy Lighthouse

Grytøy Lighthouse
Nordland
Location Bodø
Nordland
Norway
Coordinates 67°23′23″N 13°50′45″E / 67.38972°N 13.84583°E / 67.38972; 13.84583Coordinates: 67°23′23″N 13°50′45″E / 67.38972°N 13.84583°E / 67.38972; 13.84583
Year first constructed 1865 (first)
Year first lit 1959 (current)
Construction concrete tower
Tower shape cylindrical tower with lantern
Height 10.5 metres (34 ft)
Focal height 34.3 metres (113 ft)
Range 8.5 nmi (15.7 km; 9.8 mi)
Characteristic Fl (2) WR 10s
Admiralty number L2562
NGA number 10752
ARLHS number NOR-365
Norway number NF-7010

Grytøy Lighthouse (Norwegian: Grytøy fyr) is a lighthouse in the municipality of Bodø in Nordland county, Norway. It is located in the Vestfjorden in the Helligvær islands, about 25 kilometres (16 mi) northwest of the town of Bodø. The current light sits atop a 10.5-metre (34 ft) tall concrete tower. It has two flashes every 10 seconds, the color that flashes is white or red depending on direction from which it is seen.[1]

History

The original lighthouse was built in 1865. It was a square light tower attached to the front of a two-story keeper's house. It was located near the current lighthouse. That lighthouse was closed and demolished in 1959 and replaced with an automated light tower nearby.[2]

See also

References

  1. ↑ Kystverket (2011). Norske Fyrliste 2011 (PDF) (in Norwegian). ISBN 9788245010398.
  2. ↑ Rowlett, Russ (19 July 2011). "Lighthouses of Norway: Bodø and Narvik Areas". University of North Carolina at Chapel Hill. Retrieved 2012-03-14.



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