Hekkingen Lighthouse
View of the lighthouse | |
Location of the lighthouse | |
| Location | Troms, Norway |
|---|---|
| Coordinates | 69°36′06″N 17°49′47″E / 69.6016°N 17.8298°E |
| Tower | |
| Constructed | 1859 |
| Construction | Wooden |
| Automated | 1988 |
| Height | 10 metres (33 ft) |
| Shape | Trapezoidal tower attached to the keeper's house |
| Markings | White with red top |
| Operator | [1] |
| Heritage | cultural heritage preservation in Norway |
| Racon | M |
| Light | |
| Focal height | 23 metres (75 ft) |
| Intensity | 27,000 candela |
| Range | 14.6 nmi (27.0 km; 16.8 mi) |
| Characteristic | Oc WRG (2) 8s |
| Norway no. | 862500 |
Hekkingen Lighthouse (Norwegian: Hekkingen fyr) is a coastal lighthouse located in the Malangen fjord in Senja Municipality in Troms county, Norway. It was first lit in 1859. The lighthouse was listed as a protected site in 2000.[2]
Climate
| Climate data for Hekkingen Lighthouse 1991-2020 (33 m) | |||||||||||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Month | Jan | Feb | Mar | Apr | May | Jun | Jul | Aug | Sep | Oct | Nov | Dec | Year |
| Mean daily maximum °C (°F) | 1.2 (34.2) |
0.8 (33.4) |
1.8 (35.2) |
4.5 (40.1) |
8.6 (47.5) |
11.5 (52.7) |
14.4 (57.9) |
14.1 (57.4) |
11.2 (52.2) |
6.7 (44.1) |
4 (39) |
2.4 (36.3) |
6.8 (44.2) |
| Daily mean °C (°F) | −1 (30) |
−1.4 (29.5) |
−0.2 (31.6) |
2.4 (36.3) |
6 (43) |
9 (48) |
11.8 (53.2) |
11.7 (53.1) |
9.1 (48.4) |
4.9 (40.8) |
2.1 (35.8) |
0.3 (32.5) |
4.6 (40.2) |
| Mean daily minimum °C (°F) | −2.7 (27.1) |
−3 (27) |
−1.9 (28.6) |
0.5 (32.9) |
4 (39) |
7.3 (45.1) |
9.9 (49.8) |
10 (50) |
7.5 (45.5) |
3.5 (38.3) |
0.6 (33.1) |
−1.3 (29.7) |
2.9 (37.2) |
| Average precipitation mm (inches) | 100 (3.9) |
71 (2.8) |
77 (3.0) |
51 (2.0) |
45 (1.8) |
43 (1.7) |
63 (2.5) |
87 (3.4) |
111 (4.4) |
110 (4.3) |
90 (3.5) |
83 (3.3) |
931 (36.6) |
| Source 1: Norwegian Meteorological Institute[3] | |||||||||||||
| Source 2: Meteostat Hekkingen[4] | |||||||||||||
See also
References
- ^ Rowlett, Russ. "Lighthouses of Norway: Southern Troms". The Lighthouse Directory. University of North Carolina at Chapel Hill. Retrieved 8 March 2016.
- ^ Henriksen, Petter (ed.). "Hekkingen fyr". Store norske leksikon (in Norwegian). Oslo: Kunnskapsforlaget. Retrieved 13 December 2011.
- ^ "eKlima". Archived from the original on 3 March 2016. Retrieved 11 September 2021.
- ^ "Meteostat".
External links
Wikimedia Commons has media related to Hekkingen fyr.
- Norsk Fyrhistorisk Forening (in Norwegian)