Koskela Light
Koskela Light is a sector light tower located on the southern shore of Letonniemi promontory in Taskila district of the City of Oulu in Finland. The tower is located within the boundaries of the Letonniemi natural preserve.| Tap on a place to explore it |
- Type: Lighthouse
- Description: lighthouse in Oulu, Finland
- Also known as: “Koskela Lighthouse” and “Koskelan loisto”
Places of Interest Nearby
Highlights include Rajakylä Library and Holy Family of Nazareth Church.
Holy Family of Nazareth Church
Church
Photo: Estormiz, Public domain.
The Holy Family of Nazareth Church is a Roman Catholic church in the Koskela district in Oulu. The church building, designed by architect Gabriel Geronzi, was constructed in two phases. Holy Family of Nazareth Church is situated 3 km southeast of Koskela Light.
Rajakylä School
School
Photo: Jeba92, Public domain.
Rajakylä School is situated 1½ km northeast of Koskela Light.
Places in the Area
Nearby places include Letonniemi and Rajakylä.
Toppila
Suburb
Toppila is a district of Oulu, Finland. It is bounded by the Toppilansalmi strait in the south and west, railway in the east and the Taskila district in the north.
Koskela Light
- Categories: building, tourist attraction, and tourism
- Location: Oulu, Oulu, North Ostrobothnia, Finland, Nordic countries, Europe
- View on OpenStreetMap
Latitude
65.05727° or 65° 3′ 26″ northLongitude
25.40168° or 25° 24′ 6″ eastInception
1939Height
6 metres (20 feet)Open location code
9GQ73C42+WMOpenStreetMap ID
way 693353008OpenStreetMap feature
building=yesOpenStreetMap feature
man_made=lighthouseWikidata ID
Q6433225
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Satellite Map
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In Other Languages
From Finnish to Swedish—“Koskela Light” goes by many names.
- Finnish: “Koskelan loisto”
- French: “phare de Koskela”
- French: “Phare de Koskela”
- German: “Leuchtturm Koskela”
- Swedish: “Koskela”
Notable Places Nearby
Highlights include Letonniemen luonnonsuojelualue and Pönkänkari.
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About Mapcarta. Data © OpenStreetMap contributors and available under the Open Database License". Text is available under the CC BY-SA 4.0 license, except for photos, directions, and the map. Description text is based on the Wikipedia page “Koskela Light”. Photo: Ä Vinnis Persön, CC BY-SA 4.0.