Ustka Lighthouse

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Ustka Lighthouse
Stolpmünde
Latarnia morska Ustka podczas wschodu slonca.jpg
Ustka Lighthouse
Location Ustka
Pomeranian Voivodeship
Poland
Coordinates 54°35′16.5″N16°51′16.6″E / 54.587917°N 16.854611°E / 54.587917; 16.854611
Tower
Constructed18 71 (first)
Constructionbrick tower
Height19.5 metres (64 ft)
Shapeoctagonal tower with balcony and lantern
Markingsunpainted brick tower, white lantern
Power sourcemains electricity  OOjs UI icon edit-ltr-progressive.svg
Heritageimmovable monument in Poland  OOjs UI icon edit-ltr-progressive.svg
Light
First lit1892 (current)
Focal height22.2 metres (73 ft)
Lensfirst order Fresnel lens  OOjs UI icon edit-ltr-progressive.svg
Range18 nautical miles (33 km; 21 mi) [1]
Characteristic Oc W 6s.

Ustka Lighthouse (Polish: Latarnia Morska Ustka) is a lighthouse located in Ustka (formerly Stolpmünde), on the Polish coast of the Baltic Sea. [2] [3]

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The lighthouse is located in between the Jarosławiec Lighthouse and the Czołpino Lighthouse.

History

The lighthouse stands at the base of the eastern breakwater of Ustka's harbour – protecting the port's entrance way. Ustka was a very important coastal town for the nearby Słupsk – for transportation of goods and Baltic travel. [4] [5] In 1871 a mast was constructed near the harbour's admiralty station; powered by an oil lamp on the mast. It shone with a red light and was visible at a distance of 6 nautical miles. Later on, the light was elevated to a height of 11.6 metres shortly after the building of a new red brick harbour admiralty station, an octagonal lighthouse that was constructed in the western side of the building. It was only in 1904 that the character of the light was changed to white and intermittent. Currently the lighthouse is open to the public [6] and the view gallery at the top of the lighthouse can be reached by a concrete and metal staircase. [7]

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References

  1. ↑ Ustka Lighthouse Archived 11 March 2016 at the Wayback Machine blinkfueer.de
  2. ↑ "Latarnia Morska Ustka". Ustka. Archived from the original on 24 February 2015. Retrieved 9 May 2015.
  3. ↑ Rowlett, Russ. "Lighthouses of Poland: Baltic Coast". The Lighthouse Directory. University of North Carolina at Chapel Hill . Retrieved 17 March 2016.
  4. ↑ "Ustka Latarnia". Latarnie. Archived from the original on 5 March 2016. Retrieved 9 May 2015.
  5. ↑ "Historia". Słupsk. Archived from the original on 20 December 2014. Retrieved 9 May 2015.
  6. ↑ "Latarnia w Ustce". Latarnie Morskie. Archived from the original on 18 May 2015. Retrieved 9 May 2015.
  7. ↑ "Lighthouse in Ustka". Poland Travel POT. Archived from the original on 18 May 2015. Retrieved 9 May 2015.


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