Westerlichttoren
Westerlichttoren Lighthouse | |
Netherlands | |
Location | Haamstede, Netherlands |
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Coordinates | 51°42′32.3″N 3°41′29.6″E / 51.708972°N 3.691556°ECoordinates: 51°42′32.3″N 3°41′29.6″E / 51.708972°N 3.691556°E |
Year first constructed | 1840 |
Automated | yes |
Construction | brick tower |
Tower shape | cylindrical tower with balcony and lantern |
Markings / pattern | white and red spiral tower, red lantern and dome |
Height | 50 metres (160 ft) |
Focal height | 58 metres (190 ft) |
Intensity | 2000 W |
Range | 30 nautical miles (56 km; 35 mi) |
Characteristic | Gp Fl.(2+1) |
Admiralty number | B0500 |
NGA number | 9576 |
ARLHS number | NET-029 |
Netherlands number | NL-0324[1] |
The Westerlichttoren or West Schouwen is a lighthouse in Haamstede, Netherlands. Designed by L. Valk, it was built in 1837. At 53 m above ground and a light stand at 58 m above sea level it is one of the tallest lighthouses in the Netherlands.
The lighthouse is built in brick and iron, the walls are 2.4 m thick at the bottom, tapering upward. It is painted in a red-and-white spiral. A stair of 226 steps, in stone and partially in iron, leads to the top. The lighthouse is unattended.
Light
The lighthouse is switched on and off automatically by a light sensor. A sailor can recognise the light by its characteristic: group flash 2+1. The current lenses were installed in 1953. Originally the light was an incandescent light bulb of 4200 W, which has been replaced by a 2000 W gas-discharge lamp.
Notability
This lighthouse was well known by the public as it was used for the former 250 Dutch guilder note designed by Ootje Oxenaar.
See also
References
- ↑ Rowlett, Russ. "Lighthouses of Southern Netherlands". The Lighthouse Directory. University of North Carolina at Chapel Hill. Retrieved February 22, 2016.
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