Live Webcam at Lindesnes Lighthouse in Norway
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- Location: Lindesnes Lighthouse, Hollen, Lindesnes, Norway
- Source: www.lindesnesfyr.no
- Info: Live streaming webcam at Lindesnes Lighthouse in Norway. Lindesnes Lighthouse is situated at the southernmost tip of Norway, about 10 kilometres (6.2 mi) southwest of the village of Hollen. It is the oldest lighthouse in Norway.
More info: The first light station was built in in 1656 to mark the entrance to the Skaggerak and the Baltic Sea from the North Sea. The current lighthouse was built in 1915 and is 16.1-metre (53 ft) tall lighthouse made of cast iron with a granite foundation and painted white with a red top.
The light comes from a first order Fresnel lens that can be seen for up to 17.7 nautical miles (32.8 km) It emits a fixed and flashing white light that is always on and it rotates between a low intensity and high intensity light every 20 seconds. In 1920, the lighthouse station got its first fog signal, a siren which is housed in a building besides the tower.
Lidesnes lighthouse which is surrounded by beautiful landscape, also has a museum and visitor centre as well as scenic hiking paths.