Gjerdholmen Lighthouse
Location & Light Range
About Gjerdholmen Lighthouse
The Gjerdholmen lighthouse is a cylindrical, white fiberglass tower standing 6 meters tall with a focal height of 8 meters. Located on a small island off the southeast coast of Kvitsøy in Norway's Rogaland region, it guides vessels through complex channels and around numerous rocky islets. Its light produces an occulting white, red, or green signal on a 6-second cycle, with sector divisions providing directional information. This modern structure replaced a previous square wooden tower after 1999. The lighthouse offers a geographic range of 9.7 nautical miles.
Why it matters: This lighthouse is essential for safe navigation around the Kvitsøy archipelago, especially for vessels navigating the southeast coast. Its sector light offers precise directional guidance, assisting mariners in avoiding hazards within the local channels.
Light & Optic
- Flash Type
- Occulting
- Light Color
- White/Red/Green
- Interval
- 6s
- Raw Code
- Oc WRG 6s
- Focal Height
- 8m
- Geographic Range
- 9.7NM
Construction & History
Significant events: Replacement of previous square wood tower (after 1999)
References & Identifiers
- Nearest Port
- Kvitsoy(1.3 km)
- ARLHS No.
- NOR-353
Tower & Structure
- Tower Height
- 6m
- Tower Shape
- cylindrical
- Tower Color
- white
- Material
- fiberglass
Structure: round fiberglass tower with lantern and gallery
Location
- City
- Kvitsøy
- Country
- 🇳🇴Norway
- Region
- Rogaland
- Sea Region
- Small island off the southeast coast of Kvitsøy
- Latitude
- 59.0469°
- Longitude
- 5.4541°
Nearby Vessels
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خطّط رحلاتك قرب Norway، وشاهد السفن المجاورة في الوقت الفعلي، واستكشف أكثر من 14,900 معلَم ملاحي في التطبيق.