Vatnholmen Lighthouse
Location & Light Range
About Vatnholmen Lighthouse
Vatnholmen Lighthouse is a cylindrical fiberglass tower standing 6.5 meters tall, topped by a red lantern roof. Its focal height reaches 15 meters, casting a light with a geographic range of 11.9 nautical miles. The light emits a white, red, or green flash every 5 seconds, adapting to the specific sector. This structure is located on a small island off the southeast coast of Sørøya, approximately 50 km southwest of Hammerfest. The site is open to the public, though the tower itself remains closed.
Why it matters: This lighthouse guides vessels along the southeast coast of Sørøya and towards Hammerfest. Its sector light system precisely delineates safe channels and warns of coastal hazards in a region with complex island geography.
Light & Optic
- Flash Type
- Flashing
- Light Color
- White/Red/Green
- Interval
- 5s
- Raw Code
- Fl WRG 5s
- Focal Height
- 15m
- Geographic Range
- 11.9NM
Location
- City
- Hammerfest
- Country
- 🇳🇴Norway
- Region
- Finnmark
- Sea Region
- a small island off the southeast coast of Sørøya, about 50 km southwest of Hammerfest
- Latitude
- 70.6549°
- Longitude
- 23.4633°
References & Identifiers
- Nearest Port
- Melkoya(3.1 km)
- Admiralty No.
- L3870
- NGA No.
- 13904
- ARLHS No.
- NOR-089
Tower & Structure
- Tower Height
- 6.5m
- Tower Shape
- cylindrical
- Tower Color
- white with a red lantern roof
- Material
- fiberglass
Structure: round cylindrical fiberglass tower with lantern and gallery
Visiting
- Open to public
- Site open, tower closed
Nearby Vessels
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