Utgårdskilen Lighthouse
Location & Light Range
About Utgårdskilen Lighthouse
The Utgårdskilen lighthouse is a square, wooden skeletal tower with wood siding, standing 6 meters tall and topped with a lantern and gallery. It is painted white with a red roof. This active aid to navigation is situated on the east side of Sauholmen, marking the narrow entrance to Utgård on the south side of Vesterøy. Its focal height reaches 6.5 meters, and it emits a white, red, or green light that occults once every six seconds. The lighthouse has a geographic range of 9.1 nautical miles. The site is open to visitors, but the tower itself is closed to the public.
Why it matters: This lighthouse is indispensable for safe navigation through the narrow and potentially hazardous entrance to Utgård, a critical route for local maritime traffic. Its multi-directional, occulting light provides specific, color-coded warnings, guiding vessels precisely through the channel.
Light & Optic
- Flash Type
- Occulting
- Light Color
- White/Red/Green
- Flash Count
- 1 flash
- Interval
- 6s
- Raw Code
- Oc(1) WRG 6s
- Focal Height
- 6.5m
- Geographic Range
- 9.1NM
Location
- City
- Hvaler
- Country
- 🇳🇴Norway
- Region
- Østfold
- Sea Region
- East side of Sauholmen, marking the narrow entrance to Utgård, on the south side of Vesterøy.
- Latitude
- 59.0707°
- Longitude
- 10.8657°
References & Identifiers
- Nearest Port
- Hvaler(6.1 km)
- Admiralty No.
- B2262
- NGA No.
- 0212
Tower & Structure
- Tower Height
- 6m
- Tower Shape
- square
- Tower Color
- white with a red roof
- Material
- wood
Structure: square skeletal tower with wood siding, lantern and gallery
Visiting
- Open to public
- Site open, tower closed
Nearby Vessels
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