LighthouseDB
106 lighthouses from every continent. Heights, years, locations, and the stories behind the lights that guide ships home.
Featured Lighthouses
Tower of Hercules
The oldest working lighthouse in the world, built by the Romans in the 1st century AD. Designated a ...
Cape Hatteras Light
The tallest brick lighthouse in the world. Its distinctive black and white candy stripe pattern make...
Phare de Cordouan
The oldest working lighthouse in France and the only one still manned. Called the Versailles of the ...
Bengtskär Lighthouse
The tallest lighthouse in the Nordic countries. Located on a rocky islet at the entrance to the Gulf...
Cape Byron Lighthouse
The easternmost lighthouse in Australia. Located at Australias most easterly point near Byron Bay. O...
Cape Leeuwin Lighthouse
Located at the most southwesterly point of Australia where the Indian and Southern Oceans meet. The ...
Cape Reinga Lighthouse
Located at the northernmost tip of New Zealand. In Maori mythology, this is where spirits of the dea...
Alexandria Lighthouse (Pharos)
One of the Seven Wonders of the Ancient World. Built by Ptolemy I and completed under Ptolemy II. St...
Oldest Lighthouses
Põhja-Kõrvemaa Lighthouse
An inland lighthouse used for aerial navigation. One of the few inland lighthouses in Estonia. Locat...
Cape Reinga Lighthouse
Located at the northernmost tip of New Zealand. In Maori mythology, this is where spirits of the dea...
Nugget Point Lighthouse
Located on a dramatic headland in the Catlins. Named after the rocky islets (nuggets) below. One of ...
Haeundae Lighthouse
Located at the end of Haeundae Beach, Busans most famous beach. The lighthouse marks the entrance to...
Les Eclaireurs Lighthouse
Often mistakenly called the Lighthouse at the End of the World. Located on a small island near Ushua...
Point Reyes Light
Located on the windiest and foggiest point on the Pacific coast. The Point Reyes peninsula receives ...
Skellig Michael
Located on the UNESCO World Heritage island that was also a filming location for Star Wars. The ligh...
Ras ben Sakka Lighthouse
Located at the northernmost point of Africa. A modest lighthouse on a rocky headland. The Mediterran...
Tallest Lighthouses
Eddystone Lighthouse
The fourth lighthouse on the Eddystone Rocks, designed by James Douglass. The first lighthouse here ...
Portland Head Light
One of the oldest lighthouses in the USA, commissioned by George Washington. Located at the entrance...
Tower of Hercules
The oldest working lighthouse in the world, built by the Romans in the 1st century AD. Designated a ...
Lindau Lighthouse
Located at the entrance to Lake Constance harbor. One of the most photographed lighthouses in German...
Les Eclaireurs Lighthouse
Often mistakenly called the Lighthouse at the End of the World. Located on a small island near Ushua...
Phare de Cordouan
The oldest working lighthouse in France and the only one still manned. Called the Versailles of the ...
Hook Head Lighthouse
One of the oldest operational lighthouses in the world. The original tower was built by monks in the...
St. Augustine Lighthouse
Built on the site of Floridas first lighthouse from 1824. Located on Anastasia Island. Famous for it...