Beiningskalven Lighthouse
Location & Light Range
About Beiningskalven Lighthouse
This lighthouse features a 4-meter high octagonal lantern with a gallery, built directly atop a concrete base. The lantern and gallery are painted white, while the lantern's roof is red and the base is black. It stands on the islet Beiningskalven, located off the east coast of Beiningen, south of Utsira. The structure provides a geographic range of 11 nautical miles. Its directional light emits white or red flashes on a 3-second cycle, depending on the approach angle.
Why it matters: The lighthouse is important for local navigation, warning vessels away from the Beiningskalven islet and guiding them through the waters between Beiningen and Utsira.
Light & Optic
- Flash Type
- Flashing
- Light Color
- White/Red
- Interval
- 3s
- Raw Code
- Fl W or R 3s (directional)
- Focal Height
- 12m
- Geographic Range
- 11NM
Location
- City
- Utsira
- Country
- 🇳🇴Norway
- Region
- Rogaland
- Sea Region
- Located atop Beiningskalven, an islet off the east coast of Beiningen, an inhabited island about 600 m (3/8 mi) south of Utsira's main waterfront on the south coast of the island.
- Latitude
- 59.2941°
- Longitude
- 4.9004°
Nearby Vessels
Tower & Structure
- Tower Height
- 4m
- Tower Shape
- octagonal
- Tower Color
- White lantern and gallery, red lantern roof, black concrete base
- Material
- concrete
Structure: A 4m octagonal lantern with gallery, mounted directly on a concrete base. The lantern and gallery are white, the lantern roof is red, and the concrete base is black.
References & Identifiers
- Nearest Port
- Utsira(1.3 km)
- Admiralty No.
- B3544
- NGA No.
- 2824
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