Kråktaren Lighthouse
Location & Light Range
About Kråktaren Lighthouse
This steel tripod structure, standing 13 meters tall, supports a lantern and gallery that emit an occulting white, green, or red light every 4 seconds. Its focal plane is 8 meters above the water, with a geographic range of 9.7 nautical miles. The lighthouse is situated on tripod piles off Meigården near Ørland, in Norway's Trøndelag region. The site is accessible to the public, though the structure itself remains closed. The nearest port is Valsneset, located 1.6 kilometers away.
Why it matters: Kråktaren lighthouse warns mariners of a shoal off Meigården. Its directional light provides specific guidance to vessels transiting these coastal waters.
Light & Optic
- Flash Type
- Occulting
- Light Color
- White/Red/Green
- Interval
- 4s
- Raw Code
- Oc WGR 4s
- Focal Height
- 8m
- Geographic Range
- 9.7NM
Location
- City
- Ørland
- Country
- 🇳🇴Norway
- Region
- Trøndelag
- Sea Region
- shoal off Meigården
- Latitude
- 63.8433°
- Longitude
- 9.6473°
References & Identifiers
- Nearest Port
- Valsneset(1.6 km)
- Admiralty No.
- L1588
- NGA No.
- 8260
Tower & Structure
- Tower Height
- 13m
- Tower Shape
- tripod
- Tower Color
- White gallery, red lantern roof
- Material
- steel
Structure: lantern and gallery mounted on tripod piles
Visiting
- Open to public
- Site open, tower closed
Nearby Vessels
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