Flatholmen Lighthouse
Location & Light Range
About Flatholmen Lighthouse
Flatholmen Lighthouse is an active aid to navigation situated on a skerry approximately 6.5 kilometers north of Litløy in Norway's Nordland region. The lighthouse features an 8.5-meter lantern, painted white with a red roof, mounted on a pile-supported platform. Its focal height is 9.5 meters, and it emits a signal of two white, green, or red flashes every 5 seconds, visible for 10.2 nautical miles. The site is open to the public, though the tower itself is closed. Access is exclusively by boat, with the nearest port being Stokmarknes, 12.9 kilometers away.
Why it matters: Flatholmen Lighthouse is critical for safe navigation along the Norwegian coast, specifically marking the skerry it occupies and guiding vessels through the waters north of Litløy. Its sector light provides precise warnings to mariners about specific hazards in the complex local channels.
Light & Optic
- Flash Type
- Flashing
- Light Color
- White/Red/Green
- Flash Count
- 2 flashes
- Interval
- 5s
- Raw Code
- Fl(2) WGR 5s
- Focal Height
- 9.5m
- Light Range
- 9NM (16.7 km)
- Geographic Range
- 10.2NM
Location
- City
- Bø
- Country
- 🇳🇴Norway
- Region
- Nordland
- Sea Region
- A skerry about 6.5 km north of Litløy
- Latitude
- 68.6356°
- Longitude
- 14.3529°
References & Identifiers
- Nearest Port
- Stokmarknes(12.9 km)
- Admiralty No.
- L3152
- NGA No.
- 12256
- ARLHS No.
- SWE137
- Wikidata
- Q39386852 →
- OpenStreetMap
- View on OSM →
Tower & Structure
- Tower Color
- white with a red roof
Structure: An 8.5m lantern, painted white with a red roof, is mounted on a platform supported by piles.
Visiting
- Open to public
- Site open, tower closed
Nearby Vessels
اعثر على منارة Flatholmen على الخريطة البحرية المباشرة
خطّط رحلاتك قرب Norway، وشاهد السفن المجاورة في الوقت الفعلي، واستكشف أكثر من 14,900 معلَم ملاحي في التطبيق.