Juminda Lighthouse

Lighthouse in Estonia

Lighthouse

59°38′48″N 25°30′37″E / 59.646591°N 25.510350°E / 59.646591; 25.510350TowerConstructed1931 (first)Constructionconcrete towerHeight32 metres (105 ft)Shapecylindrical tower with double balcony and lanternMarkingswhite lower tower and red upperOperatorLahemaa National ParkLightFirst lit1937 (current)Focal height40 metres (130 ft)Range12 nautical miles (22 km; 14 mi)CharacteristicLFI W(2) 15s.^[1]Estonia no.EST-022^[2] Map

Juminda Lighthouse (Estonian: Juminda tuletorn) is a lighthouse at the northern tip of the Juminda Peninsula, Kuusalu Parish, in the region of Harju, Estonia. It is located in the Lahemaa National Park.

The lighthouse was built in 1937. It is a circular concrete tower with a lantern and double gallery. The upper portion of the lighthouse is painted red, the lower is painted white. Prior to 2006, the lighthouse had a height of 24 metres, the red portion at the top was added in 2006.^[3] The lighthouse has a glare configuration of: 3 s on, 2 s off, 3 s on, and 7 s off.^[4]

References

^ Juminda Lighthouse Archived 22 November 2015 at the Wayback Machine Estonian Lighthouse Society
^ Rowlett, Russ. "Lighthouses of Northern Estonia". The Lighthouse Directory. University of North Carolina at Chapel Hill. Retrieved 21 November 2015.
^ Rowlett, Russ. "Lighthouses of Northern Estonia". The Lighthouse Directory. University of North Carolina at Chapel Hill. Retrieved 25 September 2015.
^ "Lahemaa National Park". Keskkonnaamet. Archived from the original on 5 September 2015. Retrieved 25 September 2015.

External links

Wikimedia Commons has media related to Juminda lighthouse.

"Navigatsioonimärgi 110, Juminda tuletorn andmed". Navigatsioonimärkide andmekogu (in Estonian). 4 March 2018. Archived from the original on 4 March 2018. Retrieved 7 May 2019.

Lighthouses of Estonia

Italics indicate inactive sites.

Southwestern Estonia