Vilsandi Lighthouse (Estonian: Vilsandi tuletorn) is a lighthouse located on the island of Vilsandi (10 km west of the island of Saaremaa), in Estonia. The lighthouse was built in 1809, making it the oldest lighthouse on the coastline of the Baltic Sea in Saare County. In 1907 the lighthouse keeper became Artur Toom, which founded the first protected area in the small island of Vaika.[2] Artur Toom ended his service of lighthouse keeper in 1941. In 1957 the lighthouse was renovated.[3]

Vilsandi Lighthouse

Location	Vilsandi, Saaremaa Municipality, Estonia
Coordinates	58°22′58″N 21°48′46″E
Tower
Constructed	1809 (first) 1870 (second)
Construction	stone (tower)
Height	37 m (121 ft)
Shape	cylindrical tower with balcony and lantern
Markings	white (tower), black (lantern)
Heritage	architectural monument
Light
First lit	1957 (current)
Focal height	40 m (130 ft)
Intensity	8,000 candela
Range	12 nmi (22 km; 14 mi) (white), 6 nmi (11 km; 6.9 mi) (red)
Characteristic	Fl(3) WR 15s
Estonia no.	EVA 923[1]

See also

• List of lighthouses in Estonia

References

External links

Wikimedia Commons has media related to Vilsandi lighthouse.

• "Navigatsioonimärgi 925, Vilsandi tuletorn andmed". Navigatsioonimärkide andmekogu (in Estonian). 7 January 2019. Archived from the original on 7 January 2019. Retrieved 7 May 2019.

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