Skagen Lighthouse
Location & Light Range
About Skagen Lighthouse
This stone cairn lighthouse, topped with a 4.5-meter lantern and gallery, stands 5.5 meters above sea level. It emits an occulting white, red, and green light that cycles every 6 seconds. The lighthouse is situated at the end of Skagenveien, near the southwest end of Langøy in Nordland, Norway. It has a geographic range of 8.6 nautical miles. The structure is painted white and has been operational since its inception, serving local maritime traffic.
Why it matters: The lighthouse guides vessels to the Skagenveien landing and provides precise navigational information with its directional, color-changing light. Its unique design, a lantern and gallery atop a stone cairn, distinguishes it among coastal aids.
Light & Optic
- Flash Type
- Occulting
- Light Color
- White/Red/Green
- Interval
- 6s
- Raw Code
- Oc WGR 6s
- Focal Height
- 5.5m
- Light Range
- 23NM (42.6 km)
- Geographic Range
- 8.6NM
Location
- City
- Bø
- Country
- 🇳🇴Norway
- Region
- Nordland
- Sea Region
- Located at a landing at the end of the Skagenveien, near the southwest end of Langøy.
- Latitude
- 68.6051°
- Longitude
- 14.4389°
Nearby Vessels
Tower & Structure
- Tower Shape
- cairn
- Tower Color
- white
- Material
- stone
Structure: A 4.5m lantern and gallery are mounted on a stone cairn.
References & Identifiers
- Nearest Port
- Melbu(10.3 km)
- Admiralty No.
- L3150
- NGA No.
- 12248
- ARLHS No.
- DEN040
- Wikipedia
- Read on Wikipedia →
- Wikidata
- Q12000806 →
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خطّط رحلاتك قرب Norway، وشاهد السفن المجاورة في الوقت الفعلي، واستكشف أكثر من 14,900 معلَم ملاحي في التطبيق.