Juminda Lighthouse
Appearance
Location | Kuusalu Parish Harju County Estonia |
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Coordinates | 59°38′48″N 25°30′37″E / 59.646591°N 25.510350°E |
Tower | |
Constructed | 1931 (first) |
Construction | concrete tower |
Height | 32 metres (105 ft) |
Shape | cylindrical tower with double balcony and lantern |
Markings | white lower tower and red upper |
Operator | Lahemaa National Park |
Light | |
First lit | 1937 (current) |
Focal height | 40 metres (130 ft) |
Range | 12 nautical miles (22 km; 14 mi) |
Characteristic | LFI W(2) 15s.[1] |
Estonia no. | EST-022[2] |
Juminda Lighthouse (Estonian: Juminda tuletorn) is a lighthouse at the northern tip of the Juminda Peninsula, Kuusalu Parish, in the region of Harju, Estonia. It is located in the Lahemaa National Park.
The lighthouse was built in 1937. It is a circular concrete tower with a lantern and double gallery. The upper portion of the lighthouse is painted red, the lower is painted white. Prior to 2006, the lighthouse had a height of 24 metres, the red portion at the top was added in 2006.[3] The lighthouse has a glare configuration of: 3 s on, 2 s off, 3 s on, and 7 s off.[4]
See also
[edit]References
[edit]- ^ Juminda Lighthouse Archived 22 November 2015 at the Wayback Machine Estonian Lighthouse Society
- ^ Rowlett, Russ. "Lighthouses of Northern Estonia". The Lighthouse Directory. University of North Carolina at Chapel Hill. Retrieved 21 November 2015.
- ^ Rowlett, Russ. "Lighthouses of Northern Estonia". The Lighthouse Directory. University of North Carolina at Chapel Hill. Retrieved 25 September 2015.
- ^ "Lahemaa National Park". Keskkonnaamet. Archived from the original on 5 September 2015. Retrieved 25 September 2015.
External links
[edit]Wikimedia Commons has media related to Juminda lighthouse.
- "Navigatsioonimärgi 110, Juminda tuletorn andmed". Navigatsioonimärkide andmekogu (in Estonian). 4 March 2018. Archived from the original on 4 March 2018. Retrieved 7 May 2019.