Lighthouse Mayak (Mys Taran) (Mayak (former German settlement Brüsterort))

Russia / Kaliningrad / Donskoye / Mayak (former German settlement Brüsterort)
 lighthouse, interesting place, 1840s construction, revealed object of cultural heritage (Russia)
Formerly known as Brüsterort.

The lighthouse was built in 1846. Active; focal plane 54 m (177 ft); white light, occulting three times every 15 s. 29 m (95 ft) octagonal red brick tower with lantern and gallery. Tower is unpainted red brick; lantern and gallery painted yellow with black trim. Fog horn (one short and one long blast every 15 s). 2-story brick crew quarters building. Mys Taran is a prominent cape about 65 km (40 mi) north of Baltisyk, at the northwestern corner of the Kaliningrad region. Caution: there is another Mys Taran Light on the Sea of Okhotsk. Site status unknown, but the lighthouse can be viewed from nearby.

Source: The Lighthouse Directory (www.unc.edu/~rowlett/lighthouse/index.htm)
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Coordinates:   54°57'33"N   19°58'46"E
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