Olhörn Lighthouse

Olhörn Lighthouse (German: Leuchtturm Olhörn, also Leuchtfeuer Olhörn and sometimes Leuchtturm Olderhörn) is a small lighthouse on the German North Sea island of Föhr in Schleswig-Holstein.

Olhörn lighthouse

Location	Wyk auf Föhr, North Frisian islands, Germany
Coordinates	54°40′50.8″N 8°33′58.7″E
Tower
Constructed	1952
Construction	masonry with brick facade tower
Automated	1952
Height	8.6 metres (28 ft)
Shape	square tower with balcony and cylindrical lantern
Markings	unpainted brick tower, white lantern
Operator	Wasserstraßen- und Schifffahrtsamt Tönning (–2021), Wasserstraßen- und Schifffahrtsamt Elbe-Nordsee (2021–)
Light
First lit	1952
Focal height	10 metres (33 ft)
Lens	Fresnel lens
Range	13 nautical miles (24 km; 15 mi) (white) 10.1 nautical miles (19 km; 12 mi) (red) 9.1 nautical miles (17 km; 10 mi) (green)
Characteristic	Gp. Occ. (4) 15 s

The lighthouse is located on the southeastern corner of the island of Föhr, inside the town of Wyk auf Föhr in the Nordfriesland district. It is located on a shallow geestland ridge overlooking the southern beach of Wyk.

It was erected in 1952 to replace a light beacon from 1892. The tower is 8.6 metres (28 ft) tall with a focal height of 10 m above mean high water. It has a near square shape and was built of massive masonry that was encased by reddish brown bricks. On the gallery there is the lantern room made of metal; it is painted white. The automated lighthouse serves as a cross light for navigation in the Norderaue tidal channel between the mainland port of Dagebüll and the islands of Föhr and Amrum. As such it is a sea mark and also a minor daymark.