Mehikoorma Lighthouse

Mehikoorma Lighthouse (Estonian: Mehikoorma tuletorn) is a lighthouse located on the western coast, in the southern part of Lake Peipus, Räpina Parish, in Põlva County, in Estonia.^[2] The lighthouse was built in 1906, from a wooden structure which was replaced with ferroconcrete in 1938. The lighthouse is painted solely in white.^[3]

Mehikoorma Lighthouse
Mehikoorma tuletorn

Location	Räpina Parish, Põlva County, Estonia
Coordinates	58.233442°N 27.476530°E / 58.233442; 27.476530
Tower
Constructed	1906 (first) 1938 (current)
Construction	concrete
Height	15 metres (49 ft)
Shape	cylindrical tower with balcony and lantern
Markings	white painted
Light
First lit	1938
Focal height	20 metres (66 ft)
Range	10 nautical miles (19 km; 12 mi)
Characteristic	Fl W 4s.
Estonia no.	EVA P20[1]

See also

• Estonia portal
• Engineering portal

• List of lighthouses in Estonia

References

1. Rowlett, Russ. "Lighthouses of Eastern Estonia". The Lighthouse Directory. University of North Carolina at Chapel Hill.
2. "Photograph". Nagi. Archived from the original on 27 September 2015. Retrieved 26 September 2015.
3. "Mehikoorma Lighthouse". Estonian Lighthouse Society. Archived from the original on 1 October 2015. Retrieved 26 September 2015.

External links

• Media related to Mehikoorma lighthouse at Wikimedia Commons
• "Navigatsioonimärgi P30, Mehikoorma tuletorn andmed". Navigatsioonimärkide andmekogu (in Estonian). 5 August 2016. Archived from the original on 5 August 2016. Retrieved 7 May 2019.