Osinovetsky Light

Osinovetsky Light

Osinovetsky Light in 2007
Location	Lake Ladoga, Leningrad Oblast, Russia
Coordinates	60°07′N 31°05′E / 60.117°N 31.083°E / 60.117; 31.083Coordinates: 60°07′N 31°05′E / 60.117°N 31.083°E / 60.117; 31.083
Year first constructed	1905[1]
Construction	stone
Tower shape	round
Markings / pattern	red and white horizontal bands
Height	230 feet (70 m)
Focal height	243 feet (74 m)
ARLHS number	ERU-147

Osinovetsky Light (Russian: Осиновецкий маяк) is an active lighthouse in Lake Ladoga, in Leningrad Oblast, Russia. It is located on a headland near the southwestern corner of the lake near Kokorevo. The light marks the west side of the entrance to the southernmost bay of the lake, leading to the Neva entrance.

At a height of 230 feet (70 m) it is the eighth tallest "traditional lighthouse" in the world.^[2] It is a slightly shorter twin of Storozhenskiy Light.

The lighthouse has served as an important landmark in the Road of Life during the Siege of Leningrad (September 8, 1941 to January 27, 1944).^[3]

As of 2007, the lightkeeper is Sergey Shulyatev, the oldest lighthouse keeper in Russia. He serves in this position since 1987.^[4]

See also

• List of tallest lighthouses in the world

References

1. ^ 1910 according to "The Tallest Lighthouses".
2. ^ Rowlett, Russ. "The Tallest Lighthouses". The Lighthouse Directory. University of North Carolina at Chapel Hill. http://www.unc.edu/~rowlett/lighthouse/tallest.htm. 
3. ^ "Перевозки по Ладожскому озеру в 1941 г. [Transportation to Lake Ladoga in 1941]" (in Russian). militera.lib.ru. http://militera.lib.ru/h/kovalchuk_vm/02.html. Retrieved 9 August 2010. 
4. ^ "Старейший смотритель маяка сдает вахту [The oldest lighthouse keeper keeps watch]" (in Russian). volhov.allnw.ru. http://volhov.allnw.ru/news/22993. Retrieved August 9, 2010. 

• Rowlett, Russ. "Lighthouses of Russia: Lakes Ladoga and Onega". The Lighthouse Directory. University of North Carolina at Chapel Hill. http://www.unc.edu/~rowlett/lighthouse/rusl.htm.