Name and Location

The Leuchtturm "Memmertfeuer" is a harbour channel light located at Bahnhofstraße 10, 26571 Juist, Germany, on the island of Juist in Lower Saxony. Its coordinates are 53°40′30″ N, 6°59′42″ E.

Construction and History

The Leuchtturm "Memmertfeuer" is a cast-iron skeletal tower built to serve as the leading light for the fairway between Juist's main harbour and the tidal flats surrounding Memmert island. The exact date of its first lighting is not recorded, but it likely dates back to the late 19th or early 20th century.

Architecture and Materials

The tower has a slender, white-painted metal frame with a red lantern housing at the top. It stands on a concrete plinth on the quay edge, estimated to be around 8-12 meters tall above its base and 10-14 meters above Mean Sea Level.

Light and Navigation

The light is characterized by White, Red, and Green sectors, marking safe approach sectors and hazards. The nominal range is likely 6-10 nautical miles, depending on sector colour. The tower is still operational and fully automated, serving as the leading light for the fairway between Juist's main harbour and the tidal flats surrounding Memmert island.

Accessibility and Visiting

The base of the lighthouse is not open to the public, but it can be viewed from the harbour promenade "Am Hafen" or aboard the Juist-Memmert excursion boats. Visitors can access the area via Juist town centre, walking distance from the beach and visitor ferries.

Notable Views and Landscape

The Leuchtturm "Memmertfeuer" stands adjacent to the ferry terminal, offering panoramic sea vistas toward Memmert island and the outer Wadden Sea. The surrounding landscape features coastal dikes and the North Sea tidal flats, where seals occasionally haul out on sandbanks visible from the quay.

Technical and Operational Details

The tower is maintained by the German Waterways and Shipping Administration (Wasserstraßen- und Schifffahrtsverwaltung des Bundes, WSV), likely under the WSA Emden office. It does not have an AIS transmitter or radar reflectors. Chart reference for this light is German BSH chart 2690 (East Frisian Islands).

Further Information

For more information, please visit OpenStreetMap entry "way/56695734" at https://www.openstreetmap.org/way/56695734, Wikidata Q33057954 at https://www.wikidata.org/wiki/Q33057954, and the German Waterways and Shipping Administration website at https://www.wsv.de.