Akmeņrags Lighthouse
Akmeņrags Lighthouse is a lighthouse on the Latvian coast of the Baltic Sea, located to the south of the resort town of Pāvilosta. The lighthouse of Akmeņrags is a key navigation point, in one of the most dangerous spots on the Baltic Sea to navigate…| Tap on a place to explore it |
Photo: Sirujs Enobs, CC BY-SA 3.0.
- Type: Lighthouse
- Description: lighthouse in Latvia
- Also known as: “AkmeFrags Lighthouse”, “Akmeņraga bāka”, “Akmenrags Lighthouse”, and “Akmeņrags lighthouse”
Places in the Area
Nearby places include Saka and Pāvilosta.
Saka
Village
Photo: Laima Gūtmane (simka…, CC BY-SA 3.0.
Saka is a village in South Kurzeme Municipality in the Courland region of Latvia, the administrative center of Saka Parish. Located at the confluence of the rivers Durba and Tebra, forming the river Saka. Saka is situated 10 km east of Akmeņrags Lighthouse.
Pāvilosta
Town
Photo: Bruno Rijsman, CC BY-SA 2.0.
Pāvilosta is a small port town in South Kurzeme Municipality in the Courland region of Latvia. It is located at the mouth of Saka river. The population in 2020 was 881. Pāvilosta is situated 10 km northeast of Akmeņrags Lighthouse.
Akmeņrags Lighthouse
- Categories: building, tourist attraction, and tourism
- Location: Sakas pagasts, South Kurzeme Municipality, Latvia, Baltic states, Europe
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Latitude
56.83181° or 56° 49′ 55″ northLongitude
21.05709° or 21° 3′ 26″ eastHeight
37 metres (121 feet)Open location code
9G83R3J4+PROpenStreetMap ID
way 995837284OpenStreetMap feature
building=lighthouseOpenStreetMap feature
man_made=lighthouseWikidata ID
Q11128308
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In Other Languages
From Danish to Polish—“Akmeņrags Lighthouse” goes by many names.
- Danish: “Akmensrags Fyr”
- French: “phare d’Akmenrags”
- French: “Phare d’Akmenrags”
- German: “Leuchtturm Akmeņraga”
- German: “Leuchtturm Akmensrags”
- Latvian: “Akmeņraga bāka”
- Latvian: “Akmensraga bāka”
- Polish: “Latarnia morska Akmeņrags”
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