Location: | Kinn Municipality Vestland Norway |
Coordinates: | 61.9648°N 5.0346°W |
Yearbuilt: | 1914 |
Automated: | 1952 |
Construction: | wooden tower |
Shape: | octagonal tower with balcony and lantern |
Marking: | white tower, red top |
Range: | 12.8nmi |
Characteristic: | Oc (2) WRG 8s. |
Hendanes Lighthouse (Norwegian: Hendanes fyr) is a coastal lighthouse located in Kinn Municipality in Vestland county, Norway. The lighthouse sits on the western shore of the island of Vågsøy, about north of the village of Vågsvåg.
It was first lit in 1914 and it was replaced by an automated light in 1952.[1] [2] A radio beacon was active from 1963 to 1992.[3]
The octagonal wood tower and adjacent lighthouse keeper's home are built into the side of a mountain. The tower is painted white and the lantern is red. The light sits at an elevation of above sea level. The light emits a white, red or green light, depending on direction, occulting twice every 8 seconds. The light can be seen for up to 12.8nmi.[4] [5]
. 2012. Norske Fyrliste 2012. PDF. Kystverket. Norwegian Coastal Administration. Norwegian. 9788245013542. dead. https://web.archive.org/web/20130921054604/http://www.kystverket.no/PageFiles/7617/Midt-Norge.pdf. 2013-09-21.