Söderkobb Lighthouse
Location & Light Range
About Söderkobb Lighthouse
The Söderkobb lighthouse is a cylindrical concrete tower standing 6 meters tall, with its focal height at 8 meters. It is painted white with a single red stripe. Situated on a skerry approximately 10 kilometers east of Kökar, it marks an obstruction within the Kökarfjärden channel. The light emits a single white flash every 5 seconds and has a geographic range of 9.7 nautical miles. While the site is open to visitors, the tower itself remains closed to the public.
Why it matters: This lighthouse is essential for guiding vessels through the Kökarfjärden channel, specifically warning them of a significant obstruction in these island-strewn waters.
Light & Optic
- Flash Type
- Flashing
- Light Color
- White
- Interval
- 5s
- Raw Code
- Fl W 5s
- Focal Height
- 8m
- Light Range
- 6.1NM (11.3 km)
- Geographic Range
- 9.7NM
Location
- City
- Föglö
- Country
- 🇫🇮Finland
- Region
- Åland Islands
- Sea Region
- Marks an obstruction in the middle of the Kökarfjärden channel east of Kökar, located on a skerry about 10 km east of Kökar.
- Latitude
- 59.8562°
- Longitude
- 20.3426°
References & Identifiers
- Nearest Port
- Degerby(10.7 km)
- Admiralty No.
- C4625.5.
- NGA No.
- 15804
- ARLHS No.
- ALA-010
- Wikidata
- Q62023700 →
Tower & Structure
- Tower Height
- 6m
- Tower Shape
- cylindrical
- Tower Color
- white with a red stripe
- Material
- concrete
Structure: round concrete tower painted white with a red stripe
Visiting
- Open to public
- Site open, tower closed
Nearby Vessels
اعثر على منارة Söderkobb على الخريطة البحرية المباشرة
خطّط رحلاتك قرب Finland، وشاهد السفن المجاورة في الوقت الفعلي، واستكشف أكثر من 14,900 معلَم ملاحي في التطبيق.