Olhörn Lighthouse (German: Leuchtturm Olhörn, also Leuchtfeuer Olhörn and sometimes Leuchtturm Olderhörn) is a small lighthouse on the German North Sea island of Föhr in Schleswig-Holstein.

Olhörn lighthouse
Leuchtturm Olhörn
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LocationNorth Sea, Wyk auf Föhr, Germany Edit this at Wikidata
Coordinates54°40′51″N 8°33′59″E / 54.680764°N 8.566319°E / 54.680764; 8.566319
Tower
Constructed1952 Edit this on Wikidata
Constructionmasonry (tower), brick (façade) Edit this on Wikidata
Automated1980 Edit this on Wikidata
Height8.6 m (28 ft) Edit this on Wikidata
Shapesquare Edit this on Wikidata
Markingsunpainted (tower), white (lantern) Edit this on Wikidata
OperatorWasserstraßen- und Schifffahrtsamt Tönning (–2021), Wasserstraßen- und Schifffahrtsamt Elbe-Nordsee (2021–) Edit this on Wikidata
Light
First lit1952 Edit this on Wikidata
Focal height10 m (33 ft) Edit this on Wikidata
LensFresnel lens Edit this on Wikidata
Range13 nmi (24 km; 15 mi) (white), 10 nmi (19 km; 12 mi) (red), 9 nmi (17 km; 10 mi) (green) Edit this on Wikidata
CharacteristicOc(4) WR 15s Edit this on Wikidata

The lighthouse is located on the southeastern corner of the island of Föhr, inside the town of Wyk auf Föhr in the Nordfriesland district. It is located on a shallow geestland ridge overlooking the southern beach of Wyk.

It was erected in 1952 to replace a light beacon from 1892. The tower is 8.6 metres (28 ft) tall with a focal height of 10 m above mean high water. It has a near square shape and was built of massive masonry that was encased by reddish brown bricks. On the gallery there is the lantern room made of metal; it is painted white. The automated lighthouse serves as a cross light for navigation in the Norderaue tidal channel between the mainland port of Dagebüll and the islands of Föhr and Amrum. As such it is a sea mark and also a minor daymark.

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  • Zemke, Friedrich-Karl (1991). Deutsche Leuchttürme einst und jetzt (in German) (2nd ed.). Herford: Koehlers Verlagsgesellschaft mbH. ISBN 3-7822-0503-0.

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