Filtvet Lighthouse
 Filtvet Lighthouse | |
  Buskerud | |
| Location |
Hurum Buskerud Norway |
|---|---|
| Coordinates | 59°34′15″N 10°37′05″E / 59.570967°N 10.617989°ECoordinates: 59°34′15″N 10°37′05″E / 59.570967°N 10.617989°E |
| Year first constructed | 1840 (first) |
| Year first lit | 1985 (current) |
| Automated | 1985 |
| Deactivated | 1985 (first) |
| Construction | concrete post |
| Tower shape |
cylindrical post with balcony and lantern (current) lantern on the keeper's house (first) |
| Markings / pattern | white post with narrow red band, red lantern roof (current) |
| Height |
14 metres (46 ft) (current) 11 metres (36 ft) (first) |
| Focal height | 13 metres (43 ft) (current) |
| Range | 12 nautical miles (22 km; 14 mi) |
| Characteristic | white, red or green light depending on direction, occulting twice every 8 s. |
| Admiralty number | B2354 |
| NGA number | 0372 |
| ARLHS number | NOR-079 (first) |
| Norway number | NF-0187 |
| Managing agent | Norsk Fyrhistorisk Forening[1] |
Filtvet Lighthouse (Norwegian: Filtvet fyr) is a coastal lighthouse in the municipality of Hurum in Buskerud, Norway. It was first established in 1840, and was replaced by a light in 1985. It was listed as a protected site in 1997.[2]
See also
References
- ↑ Lighthouses Directory
- ↑ Godal, Anne Marit (ed.). "Filtvet fyr". Store norske leksikon (in Norwegian). Norsk nettleksikon. Retrieved 13 January 2012.
External links
- Norsk Fyrhistorisk Forening (Norwegian)
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