Høgsteinen Lighthouse
Høgsteinen Lighthouse Høgsteinen Lighthouse, Giske. Built in 1857 and inactive since 1905 Høgsteinen stands at the end of a stone mole marking the southeast point of Godøy island. The round brick tower with lantern and gallery stands 36 feet/11 meters tall. It is painted white with the lantern roof painted red. This is one of [...]
Arctic Circle Monument and Vikingen Lighthouse
Crossing the Arctic Circle Little Vikingen Island is in the western part of Rødøy municipality. It is home to both Vikingen Lighthouse and the Arctic Circle Monument. Vikingen is about 35mi/57 km northwest of Mo i Rana. Vikingen Lighthouse is an active light with a focal plane 16 m (52 ft); white, red or green light, depending [...]
The magical realism of Norwegian nights
Fewer than 300 people lived there, and almost all of them were involved in fishing, either as fishermen on small vessels, or as workers in the fish warehouse. It was an exposed place. One night a roof was ripped off and a camping trailer was overturned by high winds; some of the buildings had been [...]
Kavringen Lighthouse, Oslo harbor
Kavringen Lighthouse Established 1892 and still active. 13 m (43 ft) octagonal wood tower with an unusual wood lantern topped by a spire. Tower painted white with one narrow red horizontal band; lantern is brown. Focal plane 12 m (39 ft); white, red or green light depending on direction, occulting in groups of three Located [...]
Strømtangen Lighthouse in Fredrikstad
Strømtangen (Torgauten) Lighthouse Note: There is another lighthouse called Strømtangen in Kragerø, in Telemark County (Larvik Area). Strømtangen was first lit on September 20, 1859, and has been inactive since 1977. In 1951, Strømtangen was electrified. At first, this lighthouse was called Torgauten, but from the year 1883, the name became Strømtangen. The station is owned and [...]
Glåpen Lighthouse—Sørvågen, Moskenes
Glåpen Lighthouse, Moskenes (1857–1985) Glåpen Lighthouse is located on a promontory marking the west side of the entrance to the harbor of Sørvågen, a village in Moskenes The lighthouse stands 23.6 feet/7.2 meters tall, 131 feet/40 meters above the high tide mark. Built in 1857, it has been inactive since 1985. The square wood tower [...]
Værøy Lighthouse, at the tip of the Lofoten archipelago
Værøy Lighthouse Built in 1880, Værøy Lighthouse was automated in 1984, but has been inactive since 2008. Standing 13.8 meters tall, and 14.5 meters above the high tide level, the square cylindrical stone tower with lantern and gallery, rises from a 1-1/2 story stone keeper’s house. The lighthouse is painted white; lantern roof is red. [...]
Fiskerkona Light – the Fisherman’s Wife
Vestre Vabeinan (Vestre Vabeinskjær, Fiskerkona) Created in 1999. This unusual light is active; focal plane 11.5 m (38 ft); green light, 1 s on, 1 s off; This structure is also floodlit. This unusual beacon consists of a sculpture by Per Ung called Fiskerkona (The Fisherman’s Wife), mounted on a round pedastal with a broadly [...]
Tyrhaug Lighthouse
Tyrhaug Lighthouse Tyrhaug Lighthouse (Norwegian: Tyrhaug fyr) is a coastal lighthouse located on an islet east of the island Edøya in the municipality of Smøla, Møre og Romsdal, Norway. It was established in 1833, and automated in 1967 This is an active light; focal plane 18 m (59 ft); white, red or green light, depending [...]
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