Name and Location

The Kleiner Leuchtturm Borkum, also known as the Elektrischer Leuchtturm, is a decommissioned lighthouse located on the North Sea island of Borkum in Lower Saxony, Germany. Its address is Süderstraße 79B, 26757 Borkum, and its coordinates are 53.5787331 N, 6.6669776 E.

Construction and History

The Kleiner Leuchtturm Borkum was commissioned as a fixed lighthouse, but the exact date of its first lighting is not recorded. The tower has been deactivated and now serves only as a radar station operated by the German Waterways and Shipping Office Emden (Wasser- und Schifffahrtsamt Emden).

Architecture and Materials

The Kleiner Leuchtturm Borkum is a cylindrical tower constructed using materials that are not publicly documented. Its height and focal height are also not publicly recorded.

Light and Navigation

Although the lighthouse is no longer functional, it once had an unspecified light characteristic. The range of its original light is not applicable since it is no longer in service. Today, the tower houses a coastal radar station that provides active coastal-surveillance radar only.

Accessibility and Visiting

The Kleiner Leuchtturm Borkum is listed as a point of interest and is accessible on foot or by bicycle via Süderstraße. However, the structure itself is not wheelchair-accessible, and visitors can only view it from nearby paths. There are no guided tours specified.

Notable Views and Landscape

The tower is situated just inland from Borkum's North Sea beach and dunes, offering panoramic coastal views of low dunes, tidal flats, and shipping lanes in the Jade Bay approach. The larger Großer Leuchtturm Borkum and the Inselmuseum Borkum are nearby.

Anecdotes and Folklore

Local lore remembers the tower's distinctive green-painted door, which was reported in early 20th-century postcards. There is no keeper cabin remaining; when active, the site was typically staffed by personnel rotating from the main lighthouse.

Technical and Operational Details

The Kleiner Leuchtturm Borkum serves as a coastal radar station operated by Wasser- und Schifffahrtsamt Emden. It is marked in German charts as "Kleiner Lcht-TM" and does not have an AIS installation.

Further Information

For more information, visit the German Wikipedia page on Kleiner Leuchtturm Borkum (de:Kleiner Leuchtturm_Borkum), Wikidata Q1325729, or Wikimedia Commons images (https://commons.wikimedia.org/wiki/Category:Kleiner_Leuchtturm_(Borkum)).