Oland Lighthouse

Oland Lighthouse (German: Leuchtturm Oland) is Germany's smallest lighthouse, being only 7.4 metres (24 ft) tall. It is located on the small Hallig of Oland. It serves as a cross light for the Föhrer Ley and Dagebüll channels. It is Germany's only lighthouse with a thatched roof.

Oland Lighthouse

Location	Oland, North Frisian islands
Coordinates	54°40′29″N 8°41′13″E
Year first constructed	1929
Year first lit	1929
Foundation	armoured concrete plate with masoned cobblestone basement
Construction	bricks tower
Tower shape	square tower
Markings / pattern	unpainted red brick tower with thatched roof
Tower height	7.4 metres (24 ft)
Focal height	7.5 metres (25 ft)
Original lens	belt lens
Range	13.8 nm (white), 10.8 nm (red), 9.8 nm (green)
Characteristic	F WRG
Admiralty number	B 1714
NGA number	10652
ARLHS number	FED-174

This small brick lighthouse was erected in 1929. Lit in the same year, it is still being maintained by a keeper. Until 1954 when it was electrified, the lantern was lit by liquified gas. For maintenance, the optic can be drawn out of the lantern casing on a slide. Its characteristic is "fixed", i.e. a continuous light, with white, red and green sectors. The red sector shines to the north and the green sector shines to the west. The white sector shines between the two coloured sectors or broadly towards the northwest or towards the town of Wyk on the island of Fohr from where it can be seen as a white light.