Ortneset Lighthouse
Location & Light Range
About Ortneset Lighthouse
A white fiberglass tower with two black horizontal bands and a red roof marks Ortneset. Standing 6 meters tall, it has a focal height of 11 meters and emits a green flash every 3 seconds. This structure replaced an older square skeletal tower. Located on a headland west of the Risnefjord entrance from the Sognfjord, it offers a geographic range of 10.7 nautical miles. The lighthouse is situated near Gulen in Norway's Vestland region.
Why it matters: The lighthouse guides vessels through the junction of the Risnefjord and Sognfjord, with its light providing precise warnings about the headland.
Light & Optic
- Flash Type
- Flashing
- Light Color
- Green
- Flash Count
- 2 flashes
- Interval
- 3s
- Raw Code
- Fl G 3s
- Focal Height
- 11m
- Geographic Range
- 10.7NM
Construction & History
Significant events: Replacement of older square skeletal tower
References & Identifiers
- Nearest Port
- Leirvik(6.8 km)
- Admiralty No.
- L0082
- NGA No.
- 4528
Tower & Structure
- Tower Height
- 6m
- Tower Shape
- round
- Tower Color
- white with two black horizontal bands, red roof
- Material
- fiberglass
Structure: fiberglass tower colored white with two black horizontal bands; roof is red
Location
- City
- Gulen
- Country
- 🇳🇴Norway
- Region
- Vestland
- Sea Region
- Headland on the west side of the entrance to the Risnefjord from the Sognfjord
- Latitude
- 61.0322°
- Longitude
- 5.4660°
Nearby Vessels
اعثر على منارة Ortneset على الخريطة البحرية المباشرة
خطّط رحلاتك قرب Norway، وشاهد السفن المجاورة في الوقت الفعلي، واستكشف أكثر من 14,900 معلَم ملاحي في التطبيق.