53 ° 51'18 N / E 08 ° 04'54
As it stands, six miles northeast of the island Wangerooge in the middle of the North Sea. The black-white-red structure is rightly regarded as the beacon of all lighthouses.
The lighthouse Roter Sand is a standing, historic building on the monument under open sea in the Outer. Today, a jewel of architecture in the past he played near return of the sailors, but also leave the home continent of emigrants.
The tower has a total height including the sea-ground standing foundations of 52.5 m. At low m, the tower rises above the sea level 30.7.
The base of the foundation is more than 1 m high water washed over with. Ships, two dolphins in front of the tower tie.
The steel structure consists of 5 floors with staircases foreclosed. The equipment is simple. The extent possible, historic furniture and objects left or been acquired. Since 1999, tourists can visit the tower and to stay even.