Børhella Lighthouse
Location & Light Range
About Børhella Lighthouse
The Børhella lighthouse is an 8-meter tall, round, cylindrical fiberglass tower topped with a red lantern roof. Its focal height reaches 20 meters above sea level. The light characteristic is Fl WRG 5s, with a geographic range of 13.2 nautical miles. This fiberglass structure was installed to replace an earlier concrete post that also featured a lantern and gallery. The lighthouse is situated on the west coast of Andøy, marking the entry to Børvågen within the Nordland region. While the site is open for visitors, the tower structure is not accessible.
Why it matters: This lighthouse serves as a navigation aid for vessels approaching Børvågen, a significant entrance on the west coast of Andøy. Its colored light sectors assist in directing traffic and warning of nearby dangers.
Light & Optic
- Flash Type
- Flashing
- Light Color
- White/Red/Green
- Interval
- 5s
- Raw Code
- Fl WRG 5s
- Focal Height
- 20m
- Geographic Range
- 13.2NM
Construction & History
Significant events: Replaced a concrete post with lantern and gallery
Visiting
- Open to public
- Site open, tower closed
Nearby Vessels
Tower & Structure
- Tower Height
- 8m
- Tower Shape
- cylindrical
- Tower Color
- white with a narrow black horizontal band, lantern roof is red
- Material
- fiberglass
Structure: round cylindrical fiberglass tower with lantern and gallery
Location
- City
- Andøy
- Country
- 🇳🇴Norway
- Region
- Nordland
- Sea Region
- entrance to Børvågen, on the west coast of Andøy
- Latitude
- 69.1047°
- Longitude
- 15.5681°
References & Identifiers
- Nearest Port
- Risoyhamn(8.4 km)
- Admiralty No.
- L3227
- NGA No.
- 12462
- ARLHS No.
- NOR-441
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