Westkapelle Lighthouse
Posted by: Draghkar
N 51° 31.758 E 003° 26.836
31U E 531026 N 5708782
The lighthouse in WestKapelle
Waymark Code: WM2CV1
Location: Zeeland, Netherlands
Date Posted: 10/13/2007
Views: 49
The light is on top of a churchtower from approximately 1470. In 1818 the tower was converted into a lighthouse according to the design of J. Valk and parabolic reflectors were added.
The current lighthousing is from 1906. The church, that was attached to the tower in the past is long gone.
Some data:
Light:
Fl White 3sec
2 600 000 candala
Lightline: 149.5°
Lighthight: 49 Meters
Lighsource: quicksilver iodine lamp 220V 2000W
First lit on the tower: 20.03.1818
Electrified: 15.04.1907
Automated: 1981
The tower is a national monument
Coastal Lighthouse: Lighthouse
Range Lights: Not listed
LIGHTHOUSE CHALLENGE VISIT: Not listed
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