Sopot Lighthouse

Sopot Lighthouse
Latarnia Morska Sopot
Map
LocationSopot
Pomeranian Voivodeship
Poland
Coordinates54°26′43.1″N 18°34′13.4″E / 54.445306°N 18.570389°E / 54.445306; 18.570389
Tower
Constructed1904 (tower)
Constructionmasonry tower
Height33 metres (108 ft)
Shapesquare tower with pyramidal roof
Markingsunpainted tower
Power sourcemains electricity Edit this on Wikidata
Light
First lit1957 (lantern)
Focal height25 metres (82 ft)
Range7 nautical miles (13 km; 8 mi)
CharacteristicFl W 4s.

The Sopot Lighthouse is a navigation facility on the Polish Baltic coast, located in Sopot.[1] It was built in 1903–04 as a part of the Balneological Institute. The extent of its focal length of light has since been reduced to 7 nautical miles (13 km; 8 mi),[2] which, according to existing criteria, no longer formally makes it a lighthouse, although it is still called so. It is open to visitors.[3]

See also

References

  1. ^ Rowlett, Russ. "Lighthouses of Poland: Baltic Coast". The Lighthouse Directory. University of North Carolina at Chapel Hill. Retrieved 16 March 2016.
  2. ^ List of Lights, Pub. 116: Baltic Sea with Kattegat, Belts and Sound and Gulf of Bothnia (PDF). List of Lights. United States National Geospatial-Intelligence Agency. p. 95.
  3. ^ Polskie Latarnie Archived 13 January 2010 at the Wayback Machine (in Polish)
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