Skien Lighthouse Lighthouse
Location & Light Range
About Skien Lighthouse Lighthouse
Skien Lighthouse is a 6.5-meter tall square skeletal tower made of steel, featuring a lantern and gallery. It is situated on Torsberg, marking the west side of the Porsgrunn River entrance. The lighthouse is located across from Porsgrunn city and near Highway 356. Its light, originating from a focal height of 9 meters, cycles through white, red, and green occulting signals every 6 seconds, with a geographic range of 10 nautical miles. While the tower is inaccessible, the site is open for public access. The structure is 0.7 kilometers from Porsgrunn, the closest port.
Why it matters: This lighthouse marks the Porsgrunn River entrance, a main waterway for commercial and recreational vessels reaching the port of Porsgrunn.
Light & Optic
- Flash Type
- Occulting
- Light Color
- White/Red/Green
- Interval
- 6s
- Raw Code
- Oc WRG 6s
- Focal Height
- 9m
- Geographic Range
- 10NM
Location
- City
- Skien
- Country
- 🇳🇴Norway
- Region
- Telemark
- Sea Region
- Located on Torsberg, beside the Svanvikvegen (highway 356) at the west side of the entrance to the Porsgrunn River opposite Porsgrunn.
- Latitude
- 59.1228°
- Longitude
- 9.6055°
References & Identifiers
- Nearest Port
- Porsgrunn(0.7 km)
- Admiralty No.
- B2646
- NGA No.
- 0956
Tower & Structure
- Tower Height
- 6.5m
- Tower Shape
- square
- Tower Color
- white with a red roof
- Material
- steel
Structure: square skeletal tower with lantern and gallery
Visiting
- Open to public
- Site open, tower closed
Nearby Vessels
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