Juodkrantė Lighthouse Juodkrantė švyturys | |||||||
Location: | Neringa Klaipėda County Lithuania | ||||||
Coordinates: | 55.5566°N 21.1158°W | ||||||
Yearbuilt: | 1950 | ||||||
Construction: | skeletal tower | ||||||
Shape: | square pyramidal tower with gallery and daymark | ||||||
Marking: | white tower, red lantern | ||||||
Height: | 20m (70feet) | ||||||
Focalheight: | 68m (223feet) | ||||||
Characteristic: | white light, 3 s on, 5 s off | ||||||
Country: | Lithuania | ||||||
Countrynumber: | LT-0049 | ||||||
Managingagent: | Klaipeda Port Authority[1] | ||||||
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Juodkrantė Lighthouse (Lithuanian: Juodkrantė švyturys) - a lighthouse on the Curonian Spit,[2] on the Lithuanian coast of the Baltic Sea. The lighthouse was constructed in 1950; 900 metres away from the coastline.[3] The lighthouse is a square pyramidal skeletal tower - with a white daymark and red gallery - making the lighthouse appear enclosed from far away.[4]