Lypskjær Lighthouse
Location & Light Range
About Lypskjær Lighthouse
This 9.5-meter lighthouse is situated on a skerry at the entrance to the Grønsfjord, west of the Lindesnes peninsula. The structure consists of a lantern and gallery supported by piles, with the lantern painted white and topped with a red roof. Its light cycles through white, red, and green to guide vessels. This navigational aid has a geographic range of 10 nautical miles. The site is accessible to the public, though the tower itself is closed.
Why it matters: Lypskjær lighthouse is important for guiding vessels into the Grønsfjord, a key waterway for local maritime traffic, using its directional light to warn of the skerry and mark the fjord's entrance.
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
- Lyngdal
- Country
- 🇳🇴Norway
- Region
- Agder
- Sea Region
- skerry in the entrance to the Grønsfjord, just west of the Lindesnes peninsula
- Latitude
- 58.0070°
- Longitude
- 7.0018°
References & Identifiers
- Nearest Port
- Lindesnes(1.1 km)
- Admiralty No.
- B3060
- NGA No.
- 1680
- ARLHS No.
- NOR-339
Tower & Structure
- Tower Height
- 9.5m
- Tower Color
- white with a red roof
- Material
- piles
Structure: A 9.5m structure consisting of a lantern and gallery supported by piles. The lantern is painted white with a red roof.
Visiting
- Open to public
- Site open, tower closed
Nearby Vessels
Lypskjær Deniz Feneri'ni canlı deniz haritasında bulun
Norway yakınlarında sefer planlayın, yakındaki gemileri gerçek zamanlı görün ve uygulamada 14.900'den fazla seyir yardımcısını keşfedin.