Kalkgrund Range Front Lighthouse
Location & Light Range
About Kalkgrund Range Front Lighthouse
This 9-meter cylindrical concrete tower is located on Kalkgrund, a small island in the eastern Åland Islands. It is painted white and features a large, rectangular daymark that is red with a yellow vertical stripe. The tower has a lantern and gallery, with a focal height of 11 meters. The Kalkgrund Range Front emits a quick white, red, or green light. The site is open to visitors, but the tower itself is closed to the public. The nearest port is Degerby, 2.2 kilometers away.
Why it matters: This light serves as the front marker for the Kalkgrund Range, guiding northbound vessels through a significant north-south passage in the eastern Åland archipelago.
Light & Optic
- Flash Type
- Quick
- Light Color
- White/Red/Green
- Raw Code
- Q W,R,G
- Focal Height
- 11m
- Geographic Range
- 10.7NM
Location
- City
- Föglö
- Country
- 🇫🇮Finland
- Region
- Åland Islands
- Sea Region
- Located on Kalkgrund, a tiny island in eastern Åland, guiding vessels northbound through an important north-south passage. It is the front light of the Kalkgrund Range, which is the reverse of the Brändö Föglö range.
- Latitude
- 60.0548°
- Longitude
- 20.3281°
References & Identifiers
- Nearest Port
- Degerby(2.2 km)
- Admiralty No.
- C4566.
Tower & Structure
- Tower Height
- 9m
- Tower Shape
- cylindrical
- Tower Color
- white and carrying a large rectangular daymark colored red with a yellow vertical stripe
- Material
- concrete
Structure: round cylindrical concrete tower with lantern and gallery, painted white and carrying a large rectangular daymark colored red with a yellow vertical stripe
Visiting
- Open to public
- Site open, tower closed
Nearby Vessels
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