Hjalteyri Lighthouse
Location & Light Range
About Hjalteyri Lighthouse
Hjalteyri Lighthouse, erected in 1920, is located on the western shore of Eyjafjörður, close to the settlement of Hjalteyri. The construction is a red, square pyramidal skeletal tower, 14 meters in height, complete with a lantern and gallery. It exhibits a light pattern of two white, red, or green flashes every 20 seconds, offering a visible range of 11.6 nautical miles. The lighthouse sits on a spit that shelters the village harbor, about 20 kilometers north of Akureyri. Public access to the tower's gallery is no longer permitted.
Why it matters: This lighthouse serves as a navigation aid for craft approaching Hjalteyri's harbor, using its multi-color directional light to mark safe passage.
Light & Optic
- Flash Type
- Flashing
- Light Color
- White/Red/Green
- Flash Count
- 2 flashes
- Interval
- 20s
- Raw Code
- Fl(2) WRG 20s
- Focal Height
- 14m
- Geographic Range
- 11.6NM
Construction & History
- Year Built
- 1920
References & Identifiers
- Nearest Port
- Hjalteyri(0.2 km)
- Admiralty No.
- L4666
- NGA No.
- 18780
- ARLHS No.
- ICE-026
Tower & Structure
- Tower Height
- 14m
- Tower Shape
- square
- Tower Color
- red
Structure: square pyramidal skeletal tower with lantern and gallery, painted red
Location
- Country
- 🇮🇸Iceland
- Region
- Hörgársveit
- Sea Region
- Hjalteyri is a small village on the west side of the Eyjafjörður, about 20 km north of Akureyri. Located on the point of a spit that protects the village harbor.
- Latitude
- 65.8519°
- Longitude
- -18.1911°
Nearby Vessels
اعثر على منارة Hjalteyri على الخريطة البحرية المباشرة
خطّط رحلاتك قرب Iceland، وشاهد السفن المجاورة في الوقت الفعلي، واستكشف أكثر من 14,900 معلَم ملاحي في التطبيق.