Bogesund Lighthouse
Location & Light Range
About Bogesund Lighthouse
The Bogesund lighthouse, built in 1959, is a 4-meter round stone pier featuring a green lantern and gallery. It was established as a navigational station in 1926, with the current structure erected later that year. The light produces two white, red, or green flashes every six seconds, indicating safe passage based on a vessel's approach. This aid to navigation is situated in Stockholm County, within Vaxholms kommun, guiding vessels in the channel south of Karlsudd.
Why it matters: This lighthouse is essential for safe navigation through the channel south of Karlsudd, providing critical directional information with its unique color-shifting light.
Light & Optic
- Flash Type
- Flashing
- Light Color
- White/Red/Green
- Flash Count
- 2 flashes
- Interval
- 6s
- Raw Code
- Fl(2) WRG 6s
- Focal Height
- 4m
- Light Range
- 6NM (11.1 km)
- Geographic Range
- 7.9NM
Construction & History
- Year Built
- 1959
Significant events: Station established 1926, current lighthouse built 1959
Visiting
- Open to public
- Site open, tower closed
Nearby Vessels
Tower & Structure
- Tower Height
- 4m
- Tower Shape
- round
- Tower Color
- green
- Material
- stone
Structure: A 4m round stone pier with lantern and gallery. The lantern is painted green.
Location
- City
- Vaxholms kommun
- Country
- 🇸🇪Sweden
- Region
- Stockholm County
- Sea Region
- Channel south of Karlsudd
- Latitude
- 59.3808°
- Longitude
- 18.3038°
References & Identifiers
- Nearest Port
- Vaxholm(1.8 km)
- Admiralty No.
- C6536
- NGA No.
- 9504
- Wikidata
- Q33129608 →
- OpenStreetMap
- View on OSM →
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