Sandgerði Lighthouse
Location & Light Range
About Sandgerði Lighthouse
The Sandgerði Lighthouse, built of concrete, stands 19 meters tall on the waterfront of the town. It is a cylindrical tower with a yellow-brown finish, featuring a lantern and gallery at the top. The structure arises from the seaward end of a large warehouse-type building. First lit in 1916, the tower's height was increased in 1945. It was formerly the rear light of an approach range, becoming a leading light after the front light was removed. The light displays white, red, and green signals in a cycle of 6 seconds. While the site is open to the public, the tower itself remains closed.
Why it matters: This lighthouse serves as a leading light, guiding vessels into the port of Sandgerði, which is located 0.3 km away. Its integrated design with a warehouse building is a notable architectural feature.
Light & Optic
- Flash Type
- Occulting
- Light Color
- White/Red/Green
- Interval
- 6s
- Raw Code
- Oc WRG 6s
- Focal Height
- 25m
- Light Range
- 15NM (27.8 km)
- Geographic Range
- 14.3NM
Construction & History
- Year Built
- 1916
Significant events: Tower raised in height in 1945, formerly rear light of an approach range, front light removed when it became a leading light, no lens observed in 2025
Visiting
- Open to public
- Site open, tower closed
Nearby Vessels
Tower & Structure
- Tower Height
- 19m
- Tower Shape
- cylindrical
- Tower Color
- yellow-brown
- Material
- concrete
Structure: square cylindrical concrete tower with lantern and gallery, arising at the seaward end of a large warehouse-type building
Location
- City
- Suðurnesjabær
- Country
- 🇮🇸Iceland
- Sea Region
- Waterfront of Sandgerði, a town near the northwest corner of the Reykjanes peninsula, about 6 km west of Keflavík
- Latitude
- 64.0401°
- Longitude
- -22.7137°
References & Identifiers
- Nearest Port
- Sandgerdi(0.3 km)
- Admiralty No.
- L4476
- NGA No.
- 115-18184
- ARLHS No.
- ICE-021
- Wikidata
- Q3378369 →
- OpenStreetMap
- View on OSM →
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