Obrestad Lighthouse

Obrestad Lighthouse
Obrestad fyr

Obrestad Lighthouse
Rogaland
Location
Norway
Coordinates 58°39′29″N 5°33′16″E / 58.658054°N 5.554309°E / 58.658054; 5.554309Coordinates: 58°39′29″N 5°33′16″E / 58.658054°N 5.554309°E / 58.658054; 5.554309
Year first constructed 1873
1950 (restored)
Automated 1991
Construction granite tower
Tower shape square parallelepiped tower with balcony and lantern attached to keeper's house
Markings / pattern white tower and balcony, red lantern
Height 16 metres (52 ft)
Focal height 39 metres (128 ft)
Intensity continuous: 129,900 cd
flash: 1,526,000 cd
Range 17.6 nautical miles (32.6 km; 20.3 mi)
Characteristic F Fl W 30s.
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. Obrestad Lighthouse The Lighthouse Directory. University of North Carolina at Chapel Hill. Retrieved March 4, 2016
  2. Henriksen, Petter (ed.). "Obrestad fyr". Store norske leksikon (in Norwegian). Oslo: Kunnskapsforlaget. Retrieved 28 September 2011.

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