Schiermonnikoog has two lighthouses: the white one and the red one. Only the red lighthouse (the Noordertoren) is still in use and manned 24 hours a day.
By order of King Willem III in 1853 two towers were placed on the island, which were equipped with a stationary light a year later. These towers are 'beacons' for the shipping traffic. When the lights of the two towers coincided, the sailors knew that they could sail between the banks from the North Sea to the Wadden Sea.
At the beginning of the 20th century the red lighthouse was given a mechanical, rotating light, as a result of which the Zuidertoren (near the town hall) became superfluous. This white tower was then used as a water tower for many years and now serves only as an antenna mast.
Data of the red lighthouse:
Architect: H.G. Jansen and A. van Rhyn
Height: 37 metres
Light pattern: 4 twinkles per 20 seconds
Light height: 55.5 metres above sea level
Range: 28 nautical miles
Radar: since 1979
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