Stenen Baak
Stenen Baak has a tower height of 15 metres and a range of 4 nautical miles. It was built in 1630.
- Tower height
- 15 metres
- Range
- 4 nautical miles
- Built
- 1630
- Coordinates
- 51.92771, 4.14067
The Stenen Baak lighthouse, located in South Holland, the Netherlands, was built in 1630. It has a tower height of 15m and a range of 4 nautical miles. The lighthouse can be found at the coordinates 51.927710, 4.140670.
Light and tower
It has a square tower. The tower is built of brick. The light has a range of 4 nautical miles. It is managed by Historisch Museum den Briel.
Details
- Name
- Stenen Baak (Brielle)
- Range Nm
- 4
- Year Built
- 1630
- Description
- '''Stenen Baak''' is a now-deactivated lighthouse northeast of Oostvoorne, near to the town of Brielle, in the Dutch province of South Holland. In several nautical sources of the 19th Century it is also referred to as '''Stone Beacon''' or '''Stone Baak'''. The lighthouse itself was added in 1650. A fixed light during its time of operation, the lighthouse was visible in good weather up to a distance of four miles. It was deactivated in 1850.
- Tower Shape
- square tower
- Image Caption
- Stenen Baak
- Location Text
- South Holland
- Managing Agent
- Historisch Museum den Briel
- Tower Height M
- 15
- Year Deactivated
- 1850
- Construction Material
- brick