Juminda Lighthouse

Juminda Lighthouse (Estonian: Juminda tuletorn) is a lighthouse at the northern tip of the Juminda Peninsula, Kuusalu Parish, in the region of Harju, Estonia. It is located in the Lahemaa National Park.

Juminda Lighthouse
Juminda tuletorn

Location	Kuusalu Parish Harju County Estonia
Coordinates	59.646591°N 25.510350°E / 59.646591; 25.510350
Tower
Constructed	1931 (first)
Construction	concrete tower
Height	32 metres (105 ft)
Shape	cylindrical tower with double balcony and lantern
Markings	white lower tower and red upper
Operator	Lahemaa National Park
Light
First lit	1937 (current)
Focal height	40 metres (130 ft)
Range	12 nautical miles (22 km; 14 mi)
Characteristic	LFI W(2) 15s.[1]
Estonia no.	EST-022[2]

The lighthouse was built in 1937. It is a circular concrete tower with a lantern and double gallery. The upper portion of the lighthouse is painted red, the lower is painted white. Prior to 2006, the lighthouse had a height of 24 metres, the red portion at the top was added in 2006.^[3] The lighthouse has a glare configuration of: 3 s on, 2 s off, 3 s on, and 7 s off.^[4]

See also

• Estonia portal
• Engineering portal

• List of lighthouses in Estonia

References

1. Juminda Lighthouse Archived 22 November 2015 at the Wayback Machine Estonian Lighthouse Society
2. Rowlett, Russ. "Lighthouses of Northern Estonia". The Lighthouse Directory. University of North Carolina at Chapel Hill. Retrieved 21 November 2015.
3. Rowlett, Russ. "Lighthouses of Northern Estonia". The Lighthouse Directory. University of North Carolina at Chapel Hill. Retrieved 25 September 2015.
4. "Lahemaa National Park". Keskkonnaamet. Archived from the original on 5 September 2015. Retrieved 25 September 2015.

External links

• "Navigatsioonimärgi 110, Juminda tuletorn andmed". Navigatsioonimärkide andmekogu (in Estonian). 4 March 2018. Archived from the original on 4 March 2018. Retrieved 7 May 2019.