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Name: Baltiysk Range Rear Light  

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Also known as: Pillau Oberfeuer

Nearest Town or City:
Baltiysk, , Russian Federation

Location: On waterfront in Baltiysk, Kaliningrad, west coast of Russia, Baltic Sea.


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Photo: Courtesy of Michel Forand
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Managing Organization:
Russian Navy

Notes:
There was a navigational light in this vicinity as early as 1562.

Tower Height: 105

Height of Focal Plane: 98

Characteristic and Range: White light, 9 seconds on, 3 seconds off.

Description of Tower: Conical tower; upper half is red and lower half is white.

This light is operational

Earlier Towers?
1813: Conical stone tower.

Date Established: 1813

Date Present Tower Built: 1813

Current Use: Active aid to navigation.

Open To Public? Grounds only.


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