Narva-Jõesuu Lighthouse

Narva-Jõesuu Lighthouse (Estonian: Narva-Jõesuu tuletorn) is a lighthouse located in Narva-Jõesuu, Estonia, on the Gulf of Finland (Baltic Sea).

Narva-Jõesuu Lighthouse
Narva-Jõesuu tuletorn

Narva-Jõesuu Lighthouse Narva-Jõesuu tuletorn Estonia
Location	Narva-Jõesuu, Estonia
Coordinates	59°28′06.0″N 28°02′26.1″E
Year first constructed	1725 (first) 1808 (second)
Year first lit	1957 (current)
Foundation	one-story stone basement
Construction	concrete
Tower shape	cylindrical tower with balcony and lantern
Markings / pattern	white and red horizontal bands
Tower height	30 metres (98 ft)[1]
Focal height	34 metres (112 ft)[1]
Range	17 nautical miles (31 km)[2]
Characteristic	LFl W 12 s.
Admiralty number	C3894
NGA number	12956
ARLHS number	EST-036
Estonia number	EVA 001

A lighthouse operated here already during the time of Swedish rule of Estonia, in the 17th century. A stone lighthouse was built in 1808 at the initiative of Leontiy Spafaryev of the Russian Admiralty. It suffered damage during the Crimean War but was repaired in 1870 because of its unstable foundations. In 1941 it was completely destroyed. A new lighthouse (the presently visible) was built in 1957.[2]

See also

• List of lighthouses in Estonia

References

1. "Lighthouses of Eastern Estonia". The Lighthouse Directory. Russ Rowlett and the University of North Carolina at Chapel Hill. Archived from the original on 4 March 2016. Retrieved 20 July 2015.
2. "Narva-Jõesuu tuletorn". Estonian Lighthouse Society. Archived from the original on 23 July 2015. Retrieved 20 July 2015.

External links

• "Navigatsioonimärgi 001, Narva-Jõesuu tuletorn andmed". Navigatsioonimärkide andmekogu (in Estonian). 4 August 2016. Archived from the original on 4 August 2016. Retrieved 7 May 2019.