Juodkrantė Lighthouse

Lighthouse

55°33′23.7″N 21°06′56.9″E / 55.556583°N 21.115806°E / 55.556583; 21.115806TowerConstructed1950Constructionskeletal towerHeight20 metres (66 ft)Shapesquare pyramidal tower with gallery and daymarkMarkingswhite tower, red lanternOperatorKlaipeda Port Authority^[1]LightFocal height68 metres (223 ft)Range17 nautical miles (31 km; 20 mi)Characteristicwhite light, 3 s on, 5 s offLithuania no.LT-0049 Map

Juodkrantė Lighthouse (Lithuanian: Juodkrantė švyturys) - a lighthouse on the Curonian Spit,^[2] on the Lithuanian coast of the Baltic Sea. The lighthouse was constructed in 1950; 900 metres away from the coastline.^[3] The lighthouse is a square pyramidal skeletal tower - with a white daymark and red gallery - making the lighthouse appear enclosed from far away.^[4]

References

^ Rowlett, Russ. "Lighthouses of Lithuania". The Lighthouse Directory. University of North Carolina at Chapel Hill. Retrieved February 19, 2016.
^ "Main Page". Nerija. Retrieved 11 May 2015.
^ "Juodkrante Lighthouse". Lighthouse Digest. Retrieved 11 May 2015.
^ Rowlett, Russ. "Lighthouses of Lithuania". The Lighthouse Directory. University of North Carolina at Chapel Hill. Retrieved 11 May 2015.