Location Šventoji, Lithuania Focal height 42 metres (138 ft) Opened 1957 Year first constructed 1957 | Construction skeletal tower Height 39 m NGA number 12044 | |
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Tower shape square parallelepipedl tower with daymark, balcony and lantern Markings / pattern red and white bands daymark, red tower and lantern Range 17 nautical miles (31 km; 20 mi) Similar Klaipėda Lighthouse, Pervalka Lighthouse, Uostadvaris Lighthouse, Juodkrantė Lighthouse, Nida Lighthouse | ||
Šventoji Lighthouse (Lithuanian: Šventosios švyturys) is a lighthouse located in the town of Šventoji (Lithuania's northernmost town on the Baltic coast) in Lithuania, on the coast of the Baltic Sea. The lighthouse is located 8 kilometres south from the Latvian border.
The lighthouse was constructed in 1957. The original lighthouse was made out of wooden beams, however the lighthouse's wooden square structure was replaced with metal in the year 2000. The lighthouse has white and red slatted daymarks on the upper half of its structure. The lighthouse's glare configuration flashes three glares every 15 seconds.
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