Naissaar Lighthouse

Lighthouse in Estonia

Lighthouse

59°36′13.6″N 24°30′38.5″E / 59.603778°N 24.510694°E / 59.603778; 24.510694TowerConstructed1788 (first)ConstructionconcreteAutomated2004

Height45 metres (148 ft)Shapeoctagonal prism tower with double balcony and lanternMarkingswhite lower 2/3 and red the upper 1/3LightFirst lit1960 (current)Focal height47.6 metres (156 ft)Range12 nautical miles (22 km; 14 mi)CharacteristicLFl W 10 s.Estonia no.EVA 320^[1] Map

Naissaar Lighthouse (Estonian: Naissaare tuletorn) is a lighthouse located on the Estonian island of Naissaar in the Gulf of Finland.^[2]

History

The first lighthouses on the island of Naissaar were built in 1788, consisting of beacons on the northernmost and southernmost points of the island. The deteriorating northernmost lighthouse was replaced by a limestone structure in 1849. This lighthouse was heavily damaged during the Crimean War, however it was reconstructed in 1856.^[3] The stone lighthouse was destroyed by Soviet troops in 1941, during World War II. Following the war, a temporary wooden lighthouse operated between 1946 and 1960, after which a 45-metre reinforced concrete lighthouse was built in its place. The lantern room was installed in 1999. The lighthouse stands as a landmark in the traditional style of Estonian lighthouses. It was automated, with the lighthouse's keeper leaving service in 2004.^[4]

References

^ Rowlett, Russ. "Lighthouses of Northern Estonia". The Lighthouse Directory. University of North Carolina at Chapel Hill. Retrieved 23 November 2015.
^ "Details". NMA. Archived from the original on 27 September 2015. Retrieved 26 September 2015.
^ "Naissaare". ESK. Archived from the original on 27 September 2015. Retrieved 26 September 2015.
^ "Naissaare Lighthouse". Estonian Lighthouse Society. Archived from the original on 1 October 2015. Retrieved 26 September 2015.

External links

Wikimedia Commons has media related to Naissaar lighthouse.

"Navigatsioonimärgi 320, Naissaare tuletorn andmed". Navigatsioonimärkide andmekogu (in Estonian). 29 November 2018. Archived from the original on 29 November 2018. Retrieved 7 May 2019.

Lighthouses of Estonia

Italics indicate inactive sites.

Southwestern Estonia