Gitmertangen Ranges Common Front Lighthouse
Location & Light Range
About Gitmertangen Ranges Common Front Lighthouse
This hexagonal wooden lighthouse, built in 1897, stands on four straight black piles. The lantern room is white with a red roof. Its light characteristic is an occulting white flash every 6 seconds, visible for 10 nautical miles. Located on the eastern tip of Tromøy island, northeast of Arendal, it marks a significant point in the coastal approach. The lighthouse structure itself is not open to the public, but the surrounding site is accessible. This light was first operated in 1897 and remains active.
Why it matters: This lighthouse is important for safe navigation around the eastern approaches to Arendal, warning vessels of the extreme tip of Tromøy island.
Light & Optic
- Flash Type
- Occulting
- Light Color
- White
- Interval
- 6s
- Raw Code
- Oc W 6s
- Focal Height
- 9m
- Geographic Range
- 10NM
Construction & History
- Year Built
- 1897
Visiting
- Open to public
- Site open, tower closed
Nearby Vessels
Tower & Structure
- Tower Shape
- hexagonal
- Tower Color
- white lantern with a red roof, on black piles
- Material
- wood
Structure: A hexagonal lantern, white with a red roof, mounted on four straight black piles.
Location
- City
- Arendal
- Country
- 🇳🇴Norway
- Region
- Agder
- Sea Region
- extreme eastern tip of the island of Tromøy, northeast of Arendal
- Latitude
- 58.5120°
- Longitude
- 8.9484°
References & Identifiers
- Nearest Port
- Eydehavn(2.3 km)
- ARLHS No.
- NOR-351
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