Obrestad Lighthouse
Appearance
Location | Hå, Norway |
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Coordinates | 58°39′29″N 5°33′16″E / 58.6581°N 5.5544°E |
Tower | |
Constructed | 1873 1950 (restored) |
Automated | 1991 |
Height | 16 metres (52 ft) |
Shape | square prism tower with balcony and lantern attached to keeper's house |
Markings | tower and balcony white painted and red lantern |
Operator | Obrestad Fyr[1] |
Heritage | cultural property |
Racon | O |
Light | |
First lit | 1873 |
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. |
Norway no. | NF-0990 |
Obrestad Lighthouse (Template:Lang-no) is a coastal lighthouse located at Obrestad in Hå, 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
- ^ Lighthouses Directory
- ^ Henriksen, Petter (ed.). "Obrestad fyr". Store norske leksikon (in Norwegian). Oslo: Kunnskapsforlaget. Retrieved 28 September 2011.
External links
- Norsk Fyrhistorisk Forening (in Norwegian)
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