Šventoji Lighthouse

Šventoji Lighthouse
Šventosios švyturys

Šventoji Lighthouse
Lithuania
Location Šventoji, Lithuania
Coordinates 56°01′30.7″N 21°04′56.6″E / 56.025194°N 21.082389°E / 56.025194; 21.082389Coordinates: 56°01′30.7″N 21°04′56.6″E / 56.025194°N 21.082389°E / 56.025194; 21.082389
Year first constructed 1957
Construction skeletal tower
Tower shape square parallelepipedl tower with daymark, balcony and lantern
Markings / pattern red and white bands daymark, red tower and lantern
Height 39 metres (128 ft)
Focal height 42 metres (138 ft)
Range 17 nautical miles (31 km; 20 mi)
Characteristic L Fl (3) W 15s.
Admiralty number C3382
NGA number 12044
ARLHS number LIT-006
Lithuania number LT-0001[1]

Šventoji Lighthouse (Lithuanian: Šventosios švyturys) is a lighthouse located in the town of Šventoji (Lithuania's northernmost town on the Baltic coast) in Lithuania, on the coast of the Baltic Sea. The lighthouse is located 8 kilometres south from the Latvian border.[2]

The lighthouse was constructed in 1957. The original lighthouse was made out of wooden beams, however the lighthouse's wooden square structure was replaced with metal in the year 2000. The lighthouse has white and red slatted daymarks on the upper half of its structure. The lighthouse's glare configuration flashes three glares every 15 seconds.[3]

See also

References

  1. Rowlett, Russ. "Lighthouses of Lithuania". The Lighthouse Directory. University of North Carolina at Chapel Hill. Retrieved February 20, 2016.
  2. "Lighthouses of Lithuania". UNC. Retrieved 23 September 2015.
  3. "Details On Lighthouse". Leuchtturm. Retrieved 23 September 2015.


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