Ancona Lighthouse

Ancona Lighthouse (Italian: Faro di Ancona) is a lighthouse in Ancona on the Adriatic Sea. It is placed on the hill named Colle dei Cappuccini, from which takes the name, about 119.5 metres from the old lighthouse deactivated in 1965.^[1][2]

Colle Cappuccini

The new lighthouse
Location	Ancona Marche Italy
Coordinates	43°37′22″N 13°30′57″E
Tower
Constructed	1860 (first)
Foundation	concrete base
Construction	concrete tower
Height	15 metres (49 ft) (current) 20 metres (66 ft) (first)
Shape	quadrangular tower with double balcony
Markings	white and grey vertical stripes, grey lantern
Power source	mains electricity
Operator	Marina Militare
Fog signal	no
Light
First lit	1965 (current)
Deactivated	1965 (first)
Focal height	118 metres (387 ft)
Lens	Type OR Q4 (original), 1st order fresnel lens (current)
Intensity	main. AL 1000 W reserve: LABI 100 W
Range	main: 25 nautical miles (46 km; 29 mi) reserve: 18 nautical miles (33 km; 21 mi)
Characteristic	Fl (4) W 30s.
Italy no.	3930

Description

The old lighthouse was built for will of Pope Pius IX when the region was under the Papal States in 1860. It was a cylindrical tower in red bricks built on a quadrangular basement; it had the focal height at 123.82 feet (37.74 m) metres above sea level and emitted a white flashing light every 45 seconds.^[3]

The current lighthouse was built in 1971, it is a square base tower in concrete 15 metres high with double balcony ad lantern. The lighthouse is fully automated, operated by Marina Militare and emits four white flashes every 30 seconds visible up to 25 nautical miles.

See also

• List of lighthouses in Italy