Loode Lighthouse

Nav. Sign Number

934

Nav. Sign Name

Loode Lighthouse

Type

Lighthouse

Short Description

A four-sided concrete tower. Red above, white below

Is In Nav. Registry

Yes

Open for Visitors

No

Region

Saaremaa

Location

Türju, 93251 Saare maakond

Coordinates

57.9727028, 21.9811251

Light Mode

On in the Dark

Year of Construction

1953

Light Characteristics

Fl W 10s

Light Visibility Distance

6 miles

Light Height From Ground

15.7 m

Light Height From Sea

22.5 m

The lighthouse is located on the southwestern coast of the Sõrve peninsula in Saaremaa and helps to orient oneself at sea.

The 15-meter concrete lighthouse built according to the type project was completed in 1953. The four-sided stem-pyramid-shaped body was painted white from the bottom, red from above. Originally, the lighthouse had an acetylene-powered lantern with a circular sector that showed a red light.

The lantern was 19 m above sea level, the visibility was 6 miles and the nature of the fire: Fl R 2 s; 0.3 + 1.7 = 2 s.

1979. by 2015, the light's visibility had been reduced to 4 miles. Probably between now and

1993. until 2010, the lighthouse worked on the energy of a radioactive isotope generator. When the generator was removed, the sea mark remained lit for a few years.

1996. in 2010, repairs were made and new solar-wind powered automatic lighting devices were installed. The current nature of the light and the visibility distance have been in use since the same year.