Juminda tuletorn
| Juminda tuletorn | ||
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 Estonia , Kuusalu
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| Location: | Northern tip of the Juminda peninsula | |
| Geographical location: | 59 ° 38 '48.6 " N , 25 ° 30' 35" E | |
| Height of tower base: | 10 m | |
| Fire carrier height : | 31.7 m | |
| Fire height : | 40 m | |
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| Identifier : | LFl (2) W.15s | |
| Scope knows: | 12 nm (22.2 km ) | |
| Function: | lighthouse | |
| Construction time: | 1937 | |
| Operating time: | since 1937 | |
| International ordinal number: | C 3860 | |
The Juminda tuletorn is a lighthouse ( Estonian tuletorn ) in Estonia . It stands at 10 meters above sea level on Cape Juminda , the northern tip of the Juminda peninsula in the Lahemaa National Park and in the area of the rural community of Kuusalu in the district ( maakond ) Harju in the north of the country.
A first beacon with acetylene lanterns was erected on Cape Juminda in 1931. Its light, blinking 150 times per minute, was visible 5 nautical miles from its fire height of 10 meters above the water level .
The current lighthouse, one of reinforced concrete erected round tower of 2 meters in diameter, was built 1937th Its light (height of fire 32 m, white flash of 0.2 seconds duration, followed by a short pause of 0.8 seconds) was visible up to a distance of 8 nautical miles.
Since his lantern was partially covered by trees that had grown in its immediate vicinity in the national park over the years, the previously 24-meter-high tower was increased to 31.7 meters in 2006, with a second viewing platform under the now shining 40-meter height Lantern received. The new upper part is painted red, the lower, original part white. The identifier consists of a white flash of 3 seconds, followed by a pause of 2 seconds, a second flash of 3 seconds and a pause of 7 seconds (LFl (2) W.15s)) with a range of 12 nautical miles.
Web links
- Navigatsioonimärkide andmekogu: Navigatsioonimärgi 110, Juminda tuletorn andmed (Estonian)
- Russ Rowlett: Lighthouses of Northern Estonia ( English ) In: The Lighthouse Directory . University of North Carolina at Chapel Hill . Retrieved January 12, 2019.