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Hekkingen Lighthouse

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Location
  
Lenvik Troms Norway

Intensity
  
27,000 cd

Height
  
10 m

Range
  
27,039 m

Automated
  
2004

Construction
  
wooden tower

Characteristic
  
Oc WRG (2) 8s.

Opened
  
1859

Focal height
  
23 m

Year first constructed
  
1859

Hekkingen Lighthouse httpsuploadwikimediaorgwikipediacommonsthu

Tower shape
  
trapezoidal prism tower attached to the keeper's house

Markings / pattern
  
white tower, red gallery and lantern

Similar
  
Fruholmen Lighthouse, Makkaur Lighthouse, Sklinna Lighthouse, Myken Lighthouse, Skrova Lighthouse

Hekkingen Lighthouse (Norwegian: Hekkingen fyr) is a coastal lighthouse located in the Malangen fjord in the municipality of Lenvik in Troms, Norway. It was first lit in 1859. The lighthouse was listed as a protected site in 2000.

Map of Hekkingen, 9373 Botnhamn, Norway

References

Hekkingen Lighthouse Wikipedia