Hyyppänmäki Lighthouse
Location & Light Range
About Hyyppänmäki Lighthouse
Also known as: Hyyppänmäki (Keskiniemi Range Rear)
This lighthouse, established as a daybeacon in 1874, began operating as a lit aid in 1937. The current structure, a triangular cylindrical skeletal tower with a gallery, stands 23 meters tall and was built in 1987. Its design features a black tower with a single white horizontal band. Originally located on a sand ridge 7 kilometers southeast of a former front light, the station's rear light was discontinued in 1997. The geographic range of its light was 13.6 nautical miles. While no longer active as a primary navigation light, the site remains open to the public, though the tower is closed.
Why it matters: The former rear light played a role in establishing safe navigational ranges for ships around Hailuoto. Its evolution reflects changes in maritime technology, now serving as a daybeacon with radar antennas.
Light & Optic
- Focal Height
- 22m
- Geographic Range
- 13.6NM
Construction & History
- Year Built
- 1987
- First Lit
- 1937
Significant events: station established 1874, first lit 1937, original tower replaced by skeletal tower 1958, current tower built 1987, inactive since 1997, rear light discontinued
Visiting
- Open to public
- Site open, tower closed
Nearby Vessels
Tower & Structure
- Tower Height
- 23m
- Tower Shape
- cylindrical
- Tower Color
- black with one white horizontal band
Structure: triangular cylindrical skeletal tower with gallery
Location
- City
- Hailuoto
- Country
- 🇫🇮Finland
- Region
- North Ostrobothnia
- Sea Region
- Hyyppänmäki (Hyyppä Hill) is a sand ridge in the center of Hailuoto, located 7 km (4 mi) southeast of the front light.
- Latitude
- 65.0639°
- Longitude
- 24.8003°
References & Identifiers
- Nearest Port
- Hailuoto(7.0 km)
- Admiralty No.
- C4144.1.
- NGA No.
- 18472
- ARLHS No.
- FIN-037
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