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 - http://www.nps.gov/history/maritime/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 - 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. |
Lighthousing.net - http://lighthousing.net/
Discussion forum for lighthouse enthusiasts also offers news, stories, photo gallery, tour information and book reviews. [Registration required for some sections.] |
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. |