Voslapp Rear Range Light

Voslapp Rear Range Light (German: Voslapp Oberfeuer) is an active lighthouse and range light in Voslapp, state of Lower Saxony, Germany. At a height of 201 feet (61 m) it is the twenty-second tallest "traditional lighthouse" in the world.[3] It is located 4.3 kilometres (2.7 mi) south-southwest of Voslapp Front Range Light, behind the dike at the village of Voslapp, about 8 kilometres (5.0 mi) north of Wilhelmshaven.

Evening view

Voslapp Rear Range Light
Voslapp Oberfeuer
Location in Germany
LocationWilhelmshaven, Germany
Coordinates53°34′53.8″N 8°7′51.1″E
Year first constructed1962
Foundation26 posts, ø 50 centimetres (20 in), approx. 15.5 metres (51 ft) long
Constructionconcrete tower
Tower shapecylindrical tower with three galleries
Markings / patterntower painted with red and white horizontal bands
Tower height201 feet (61 m)
Focal height198 feet (60 m)[1]
Intensity1,590,000 cd
Range27 nautical miles (50 km; 31 mi)
Characteristicwhite light, 3s on, 3s off, synchronized with Voslapp Front Range Light
Admiralty numberB1138.1
NGA number114-10216
ARLHS numberFED-249
Managing agentWSA Wilhelmshaven[2]

The tower is 4.5 metres (15 ft) in diameter. The lamp used is a 250 W lamp.

The Voslapp Range Lights replaced a single lighthouse which was built in 1907.

The site is open, but the tower is closed to the public.

See also

References
  1. According to List of Lights. The Lighthouse Directory has 197 feet (60 m).
  2. Rowlett, Russ. "Lighthouses of Germany: Borkum to Wilhelmshaven". The Lighthouse Directory. University of North Carolina at Chapel Hill. Retrieved 31 January 2016.
  3. Rowlett, Russ. "The Tallest Lighthouses". The Lighthouse Directory. University of North Carolina at Chapel Hill.


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