Czołpino Lighthouse

Czołpino Lighthouse
Latarnia Morska Czołpino
Poland
Location Czołpino
Pomeranian Voivodeship
Poland
Coordinates 54°43′05.7″N 17°14′28.9″E / 54.718250°N 17.241361°E / 54.718250; 17.241361Coordinates: 54°43′05.7″N 17°14′28.9″E / 54.718250°N 17.241361°E / 54.718250; 17.241361
Year first constructed 1875
Construction brick tower
Tower shape cylindrical tower with balcony and lantern
Markings / pattern unpainted tower, white observation room, black lantern dome
Height 25.2 metres (83 ft)
Focal height 75 metres (246 ft)
Current lens hyperradiant Fresnel lens
Range 21 metres (69 ft)
Characteristic LFl Fl W 8s.
Admiralty number C2940
NGA number 6616
ARLHS number POL-002
Managing agent Urząd Morski w Słupsku[1]

Czołpino Lighthouse (Polish: Latarnia Morska Czołpino) - a lighthouse located on the Polish coast of the Baltic Sea, located to the north of the village of Czołpino, Pomeranian Voivodeship; in Poland.[2]

The lighthouse is located between Ustka's and Stilo's lighthouses.[3]

History

The lighthouse's construction was completed on January 15, 1875. On top of the tower, there is an optical device made in France, from 1926. The lighthouse has a drum lens, made from forty-three prismatic crystals.[4]

See also

References

  1. ↑ Czołpino Lighthouse The Lighthouse Directory. University of North Carolina at Chapel Hill. Retrieved March 14, 2016
  2. ↑ "Museum Kluki - Attractions". Muzeum Kluki. Retrieved 8 May 2015.
  3. ↑ "Lighthouse in Czołpino". Turystyczny Bałtyk. Retrieved 8 May 2015.
  4. ↑ "Latarnia Czołpino". Kogis. Retrieved 8 May 2015.


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