Purkholmen Lighthouse
Location & Light Range
About Purkholmen Lighthouse
The Purkholmen lighthouse is an 8.5-meter structure located on an island at the entrance to Nordøyan harbor in Nærøysund, Norway. It consists of a lantern on a platform supported by four straight piles, painted white with a red roof. The light emits three white, red, or green flashes every 10 seconds. Its geographic range is 9.3 nautical miles. Visitors can access the site, but the tower remains closed.
Why it matters: This lighthouse provides critical directional guidance for vessels entering Nordøyan harbor, using its sector light system to mark the channel safely.
Light & Optic
- Flash Type
- Occulting
- Light Color
- White/Red/Green
- Flash Count
- 3 flashes
- Interval
- 10s
- Raw Code
- Oc(3) W R G 10s
- Focal Height
- 7m
- Geographic Range
- 9.3NM
Location
- City
- Nærøysund
- Country
- 🇳🇴Norway
- Region
- Trøndelag
- Sea Region
- Island at the entrance to Nordøyan harbor
- Latitude
- 64.8059°
- Longitude
- 10.5464°
References & Identifiers
- Nearest Port
- Rorvik(17.7 km)
- Admiralty No.
- L1874
- NGA No.
- 8916
Tower & Structure
- Tower Height
- 8.5m
- Tower Shape
- square
- Tower Color
- white with a red roof
Structure: An 8.5m structure consisting of a lantern on a platform supported by four straight piles, painted white with a red roof.
Visiting
- Open to public
- Site open, tower closed
Nearby Vessels
اعثر على منارة Purkholmen على الخريطة البحرية المباشرة
خطّط رحلاتك قرب Norway، وشاهد السفن المجاورة في الوقت الفعلي، واستكشف أكثر من 14,900 معلَم ملاحي في التطبيق.