Location BodøNordlandNorway Year first lit 1959 (current) Focal height 34.3 metres (113 ft) Height 10 m | Year first constructed 1865 (first) Automated 1959 | |
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Tower shape cylindrical tower with lantern Similar Tennholmen Lighthouse, Bjørnøy Lighthouse, Nyholmen Lighthouse, Måløy–Skarholmen Lighthouse, Åsvær Lighthouse | ||
Grytøy Lighthouse (Norwegian: Grytøy fyr) is a lighthouse in the municipality of Bodø in Nordland county, Norway. It is located in the Vestfjorden in the Helligvær islands, about 25 kilometres (16 mi) northwest of the town of Bodø. The current light sits atop a 10.5-metre (34 ft) tall concrete tower. It has two flashes every 10 seconds, the color that flashes is white or red depending on direction from which it is seen.
History
The original lighthouse was built in 1865. It was a square light tower attached to the front of a two-story keeper's house. It was located near the current lighthouse. That lighthouse was closed and demolished in 1959 and replaced with an automated light tower nearby.
References
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