Anseküla Lighthouse


Anseküla Lighthouse (Estonian: Anseküla tuletorn) is a lighthouse located in Anseküla, on the eastern side of the Sõrve Peninsula, on the island of Saaremaa, in Estonia. The original light was on a church, which was destroyed during World War II in 1944.[3] The current lighthouse was built in 1953. It is a concrete square tower, with a gallery but no lantern. The lighthouse's glare configuration flashes a white glare every 1.5 seconds.[4]

Anseküla Lighthouse
Anseküla tuletorn
LocationAnseküla, Saare County
Estonia
Coordinates58.098283°N 22.231417°E / 58.098283; 22.231417
Tower
Constructed1921
Foundationconcrete base
Constructionconcrete tower
Height31 metres (102 ft)
Shapesquare pyramidal trocated with balcony and no lantern
Markingswhite lower tower, black top tower
Light
First lit1953
Focal height44.1 metres (145 ft)
Range7 nautical miles (13 km; 8.1 mi)
CharacteristicFl W 1.5s.[1]
Estonia no.EVA 932[2]

See also

References
  1. Anseküla Lighthouse Archived 22 November 2015 at the Wayback Machine Estonian Lighthouses Society
  2. Rowlett, Russ. "Lighthouses of Northwestern Estonia". The Lighthouse Directory. University of North Carolina at Chapel Hill. Retrieved 21 November 2015.
  3. "Gallery". Unustatudvana. Archived from the original on 6 April 2015. Retrieved 25 September 2015.
  4. Rowlett, Russ. "Lighthouses of Southwestern Estonia". The Lighthouse Directory. University of North Carolina at Chapel Hill. Retrieved 25 September 2015.
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