Hanstholm Lighthouse
Location & Light Range
About Hanstholm Lighthouse
Constructed of stone and first lit in 1843, this lighthouse features a white, octagonal cylindrical tower standing 23 meters tall. Its focal height reaches 65 meters, providing a geographic range of 20.8 nautical miles. The structure includes a lantern and gallery, connected to a keeper's house via a covered passageway. The lighthouse underwent significant rebuilding in 1889, during which its tower was raised and a first-order lantern was installed. The light emits a white flash every 20 seconds. Sold to the local municipality in 1979, the station was restored and reopened to the public in 2015. It is accessible to visitors, with the nearest port located 0.8 kilometers away.
Why it matters: This lighthouse precisely marks the southern entrance to the Skagerrak, a strait between Denmark and Norway leading to the Baltic Sea.
Light & Optic
- Flash Type
- Flashing
- Light Color
- White
- Flash Count
- 3 flashes
- Interval
- 20s
- Raw Code
- Fl W 20s
- Focal Height
- 65m
- Light Range
- 26NM (48.2 km)
- Geographic Range
- 20.8NM
Construction & History
- Year Built
- 1843
Significant events: substantially rebuilt in 1889; tower raised in height in 1889; present first-order lantern installed in 1889; light station sold to Hanstholm Kommune in 1979; buildings under restoration in 2014; station reopened in 2015; had to be built twice due to mixup in specifications
Visiting
- Open to public
- Yes
Nearby Vessels
Tower & Structure
- Tower Height
- 23m
- Tower Shape
- cylindrical
- Tower Color
- white
- Material
- stone
Structure: octagonal cylindrical stone tower with lantern and gallery, attached by a covered passageway to a 2-1/2 story masonry keeper's house
Location
- City
- Thisted Municipality
- Country
- 🇩🇰Denmark
- Region
- North Denmark Region
- Sea Region
- marks the southern entrance to the Skagerrak, the broad strait separating Denmark and Norway and leading to the Baltic Sea; located on the Tårnvej in Hanstholm, about 400 m southeast of the waterfront
- Latitude
- 57.1128°
- Longitude
- 8.5985°
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