Lypskjær Lighthouse
Location & Light Range
About Lypskjær Lighthouse
This 9.5-meter lighthouse is situated on a skerry at the entrance to the Grønsfjord, west of the Lindesnes peninsula. The structure consists of a lantern and gallery supported by piles, with the lantern painted white and topped with a red roof. Its light cycles through white, red, and green to guide vessels. This navigational aid has a geographic range of 10 nautical miles. The site is accessible to the public, though the tower itself is closed.
Why it matters: Lypskjær lighthouse is important for guiding vessels into the Grønsfjord, a key waterway for local maritime traffic, using its directional light to warn of the skerry and mark the fjord's entrance.
Light & Optic
- Flash Type
- Occulting
- Light Color
- White/Red/Green
- Interval
- 6s
- Raw Code
- Oc WRG 6s
- Focal Height
- 9m
- Geographic Range
- 10NM
Location
- City
- Lyngdal
- Country
- 🇳🇴Norway
- Region
- Agder
- Sea Region
- skerry in the entrance to the Grønsfjord, just west of the Lindesnes peninsula
- Latitude
- 58.0070°
- Longitude
- 7.0018°
References & Identifiers
- Nearest Port
- Lindesnes(1.1 km)
- Admiralty No.
- B3060
- NGA No.
- 1680
- ARLHS No.
- NOR-339
Tower & Structure
- Tower Height
- 9.5m
- Tower Color
- white with a red roof
- Material
- piles
Structure: A 9.5m structure consisting of a lantern and gallery supported by piles. The lantern is painted white with a red roof.
Visiting
- Open to public
- Site open, tower closed
Nearby Vessels
اعثر على منارة Lypskjær على الخريطة البحرية المباشرة
خطّط رحلاتك قرب Norway، وشاهد السفن المجاورة في الوقت الفعلي، واستكشف أكثر من 14,900 معلَم ملاحي في التطبيق.