Letipea Lighthouse
Letipea Lighthouse (Estonian: Letipea tuletorn) is a lighthouse located in Letipea Point, Viru-Nigula Parish, Lääne-Viru County, in Estonia.[2]
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| Location | Viru-Nigula Parish, Lääne-Viru County, Estonia |
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| Coordinates | 59.552458°N 26.606920°E |
| Year first constructed | 1815 (first) 1936 (second) |
| Year first lit | 1951 (current) |
| Automated | 1995 |
| Construction | concrete |
| Tower shape | square frustum tower with balcony and no lantern |
| Markings / pattern | white tower |
| Tower height | 15 metres (49 ft) |
| Focal height | 18.8 metres (62 ft) |
| Light source | solar power |
| Range | 7 nautical miles (13 km; 8.1 mi) |
| Characteristic | Fl (4) W 18 s. |
| Admiralty number | C3884 |
| NGA number | 12940 |
| ARLHS number | EST-031 |
| Estonia number | EVA 040[1] |
The lighthouse has a height of fifteen metres.[3]
References
- Letipea Lighthouse Archived 4 March 2016 at the Wayback Machine Lighthouses Directory
- "Letipea Lighthouse". Estonian Lighthouse Society. Archived from the original on 1 October 2015. Retrieved 26 September 2015.
- "Navigatsioonimärgi". NMA. Archived from the original on 27 September 2015. Retrieved 26 September 2015.
External links
- "Navigatsioonimärgi 040, Letipea tuletorn andmed". Navigatsioonimärkide andmekogu (in Estonian). 22 November 2018. Archived from the original on 22 November 2018. Retrieved 7 May 2019.
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