Lighthousedle
Puzzle #53 was Långe Erik.
Långe Erik, official name Ölands norra udde, is a Swedish lighthouse built in 1845 and located on a little island, Stora Grundet, in Grankullaviken bay at the north point of Öland, the second largest island in Sweden. The island is connected to Öland by a small bridge built in 1965.
What the record says
Puzzle 53 ran on 31 Aug 2026 and the answer was Långe Erik, played with 6 guesses against 8 columns. On the record: Country - Sweden; Continent - Europe; Height - 20-40m; Material - stone; Heritage - listed. The numbers: Built - 1840; Focal height - 31.5 m; Range - 13.8 nmi.
Lighthousedle builds its record from Wikidata - CC0 1.0. The description above comes from the same place the game credits on every reveal: English Wikipedia summary excerpt, CC BY-SA 4.0. The puzzle itself is still playable in the archive, and every answer that has been and gone is listed on the past-answers page.
How it scored
- Country
- Sweden
- Continent
- Europe
- Built
- 1840
- Height
- 20-40m
- Material
- stone
- Heritage
- listed
- Focal height
- 31.5 m
- Range
- 13.8 nmi