Directory of Lighthouses Resources

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The houses and stations which utilize a light beacon as a means of aiding maritime navigation.

Subcategories

• Caribbean
• Europe
• North America
• Oceania
• Pharos of Alexandria

Resources in This Category

• Anatomy of a Lighthouse

  http://www.seathelights.com/other/anatomy.html
  Information on materials, lantern room and optics, with cut-away diagram of lighthouse side view.

• Cyberlights Lighthouses

  http://www.cyberlights.com/
  Gary P. Richardson and Anna P. Klein present over 1500 photographs, together with information, maps, and directions, on lighthouses mainly in North America, with some in Europe.

• Dan's Lighthouse Page

  http://danslight.faithweb.com/index.html
  Former member of U.S. Coast Guard provides lighthouse history, the basics on aids to navigation, and other subjects.

• Historic Lighthouse Preservation Handbook

  https://www.nps.gov/maritime/nhlpa/handbook.htm
  Published by the US Government as a practical aid to maintenance of historic lighthouses. Explains the materials and construction techniques used in different types of lighthouse.

• Lighthouse Digest Magazine

  http://www.lhdigest.com/
  Electronic version of the international lighthouse magazine. Includes photographs, features, news, tours, cruises and the Doomsday List of endangered lighthouses. Archive of past issues.

• Lighthouse Getaway

  http://lighthousegetaway.com/
  Atmospheric photographs of lighthouses in North America and Ireland, organised by area, with history and description, from William A. Britten.

• Lighthouses of South Africa

  http://www.lighthouses.co.za/
  Tour of lighthouses from Cape Columbine to Danger Point, including Robben Island.

• Lighthouses: A Photographic Journey

  http://www.ipl.org/div/light/
  Extensive amount of information and photographs of lighthouses from around the world.

• Sea the Lights

  http://www.seathelights.com/
  Robert de Via gives lighthouse facts and trivia, a glossary of terms, some photographs and links to related sites.

• The Lighthouse Directory

  http://www.unc.edu/~rowlett/lighthouse/
  Provides information, photographs and links for more than 8,300 of the world's lighthouses. List maintained by Russ Rowlett and the University of North Carolina.

• The World Lighthouse Society

  http://www.worldlighthouses.org/
  Newsletter, publications and information on the executive board, subscriptions and membership.

• World Lighthouse Encyclopedia

  http://members.tripod.com/theworldslighthouses/index.htm
  Comprehensive listings from 84 countries.

• World of Lighthouses

  http://www.lightphotos.net/
  Community for collecting photos of lighthouses around the world.

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