Oksøy Lighthouse
Location & Light Range
About Oksøy Lighthouse
The Oksøy Lighthouse, built in 1900, stands on a small island at the entrance to Kristiansandsfjorden. This cylindrical cast iron tower, standing 36 meters tall, is painted white with two narrow red horizontal bands. It emits a white flash every 45 seconds. The lighthouse served as a staffed station until 2004, and its original 1st order Fresnel lens remains in use. The site is open to the public, though the tower itself is closed.
Why it matters: Oksøy Lighthouse serves as a landfall light for Kristiansand and brackets the entrance to Kristiansandsfjorden, guiding vessels to this significant port city.
Light & Optic
- Flash Type
- Flashing
- Light Color
- White
- Flash Count
- 2 flashes
- Interval
- 45s
- Raw Code
- Fl W 45s
- Focal Height
- 47m
- Geographic Range
- 18.2NM
Construction & History
- Year Built
- 1900
Significant events: staffed until 2004
Visiting
- Open to public
- Site open, tower closed
Nearby Vessels
Tower & Structure
- Tower Height
- 36m
- Tower Shape
- cylindrical
- Tower Color
- white with two narrow red horizontal bands
- Material
- cast iron
Structure: round cast iron tower with lantern and gallery, painted white with two narrow red horizontal bands; original clamshell-style 1st order Fresnel lens in use
Location
- City
- Kristiansand
- Country
- 🇳🇴Norway
- Region
- Agder
- Sea Region
- small island in the entrance to Kristiansandsfjorden, about 3 km east of Skålevik and the same distance west southwest of Grønningen Fyr, serving as the landfall light for Kristiansand and bracketing the entrance to the fjord.
- Latitude
- 58.0723°
- Longitude
- 8.0528°
References & Identifiers
- Nearest Port
- Flekkeroy(1.3 km)
- NGA No.
- NF-071700
- ARLHS No.
- NOR-036
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