Vorupør Bagfyr Lighthouse
Location & Light Range
About Vorupør Bagfyr Lighthouse
The Vorupør Bagfyr is a square wooden tower, 9 meters in height, marked with red and white horizontal bands. Constructed in 1894, it was illuminated for the first time in the same year. The light emits an occulting red signal with a 4-second cycle, positioned at a focal height of 30 meters. The tower, with a geographic range of 15.3 nautical miles, has undergone modifications from its initial window design to include a lantern and external ladder. It was repainted in 2023 and has been relocated multiple times to adapt to alterations in the entrance channel.
Why it matters: This structure serves as a navigation aid for fishing boats and other vessels entering the channel at Nørre Vorupør, an area subject to changing conditions. Its repeated relocations highlight its adaptation to the shifting shoreline.
Light & Optic
- Flash Type
- Occulting
- Light Color
- Red
- Interval
- 4s
- Raw Code
- Oc R 4s
- Focal Height
- 30m
- Geographic Range
- 15.3NM
Construction & History
- Year Built
- 1894
Significant events: repainted in 2023, moved several times to track changes in the entrance channel
References & Identifiers
- Nearest Port
- Thisted(10.9 km)
- ARLHS No.
- DEN-187
Tower & Structure
- Tower Height
- 9m
- Tower Shape
- square
- Tower Color
- with red and white horizontal bands
- Material
- wood
Structure: square wood tower, painted with red and white horizontal bands
Location
- City
- Thisted Municipality
- Country
- 🇩🇰Denmark
- Region
- North Denmark Region
- Sea Region
- Located in Nørre Vorupør, Denmark, marking changes in the entrance channel.
- Latitude
- 56.9580°
- Longitude
- 8.3706°
Nearby Vessels
اعثر على منارة Vorupør Bagfyr على الخريطة البحرية المباشرة
خطّط رحلاتك قرب Denmark، وشاهد السفن المجاورة في الوقت الفعلي، واستكشف أكثر من 14,900 معلَم ملاحي في التطبيق.