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Russ Rowlett - Lighthouse Directory @lhdirectory.bsky.social · 7h

The Lighthouse Directory's revised page for North Central Java, Indonesia, features the 1883 Semarang Lighthouse, built by the Dutch East Indies administration in Semarang, still a major port today. www.ibiblio.org/lighthouse/i...

Russ Rowlett - Lighthouse Directory @lhdirectory.bsky.social · 8h

Troubling UK news: In Portishead, Somerset, the trust that has managed the Black Nore Point Lighthouse since 2012 has ceased operation and is being dissolved, leaving the future of the lighthouse in doubt. Under British law ownership reverts to the Crown. www.northsomersettimes.co.uk/news/2554152

Russ Rowlett - Lighthouse Directory @lhdirectory.bsky.social · 1d

Discovered: This is a new 30 m (98 ft) lighthouse at Tegel, a port on the central north coast of Java, Indonesia. The lighthouse was completed in December 2024. www.ibiblio.org/lighthouse/i...

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Russ Rowlett - Lighthouse Directory @lhdirectory.bsky.social · 1d

The Lighthouse Directory's revised page for Central Helgeland in Nordland County, Norway, includes the 1917 Asvær Lighthouse, located on one of the outer islands of the Dønna Municipality. www.ibiblio.org/lighthouse/n...

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Russ Rowlett - Lighthouse Directory @lhdirectory.bsky.social · 3d

The town of Long Beach, Mississippi, on the west side of Gulfport, is building a new 42 ft lighthouse as part of a harbor redevelopment project. www.wxxv25.com/top-of-long-...

Top of Long Beach lighthouse installed - WXXV News 25

LONG BEACH, Miss. (WXXV)- In Long Beach, they just installed the top of their lighthouse. It is positioned on Jeff Davis Avenue right by the Long Beach Harbor. This is a major milestone in the Gateway...

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Russ Rowlett - Lighthouse Directory @lhdirectory.bsky.social · 4d

The complicated history of World Wars I and II left Russia in possession of a series of islands in the Gulf of Finland between Finland and Estonia. The Lighthouse Directory's revised page for these islands features the 1965 Soviet-built Gogland North Lighthouse. www.ibiblio.org/lighthouse/i...

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Russ Rowlett - Lighthouse Directory @lhdirectory.bsky.social · 4d

The Lighthouse Directory's revised page for Maharashtra state in India features the 1867 Khanoji Angre Lighthouse on Khanderi Island, the landfall light for Mumbai. Since 2015 his historic lighthouse has been open to guided tours from Mumbai. www.ibiblio.org/lighthouse/i...

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Russ Rowlett - Lighthouse Directory @lhdirectory.bsky.social · 4d

Responding to public criticism, the Coast Guard reverses the direction of rotation of the new LED light at the Gay Head Lighthouse in Martha's Vineyard, Massachusetts. This restores the traditional appearance of the sweeping light beam. vineyardgazette.com/news/2025/10...

Coast Guard Fixes Gay Head Lighthouse Pattern

Select board member and lighthouse keeper Chris Manning said the U.S. Coast Guard removed the newly installed LED beacon on Monday to correct its rotation and beam pattern at the agency's shop in Wood...

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Russ Rowlett - Lighthouse Directory @lhdirectory.bsky.social · 5d

On Manitoulin Island in western Ontario volunteers have repaired the Michael's Bay Point Lighthouse and placed it back in operation. This is a replica of an 1869 lighthouse built in 2005-06 but vandalized in recent years. www.manitoulin.com/michaels-bay...

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Russ Rowlett - Lighthouse Directory @lhdirectory.bsky.social · 5d

In Swansea, Wales, the Council has approved a £450,000 plan to repair and restore the Lightship LV-91 Helwick. The ship has been at Swansea since it was decommissioned by Trinity House in 1977. swanseabaynews.com/450k-plan-to...

£450k plan to restore Swansea Marina’s Helwick lightship - Swansea Bay News

Swansea Council plans to spend £450k restoring the Helwick lightship in Swansea Marina, securing the future of the iconic vessel for generations to come.

swanseabaynews.com

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Lighthouses Of Wales @lighthousewales.bsky.social · 6d

It would be great to see this lightship in Swansea restored!
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£450k plan to restore Swansea Marina’s Helwick lightship - Swansea Bay News

Swansea Council plans to spend £450k restoring the Helwick lightship in Swansea Marina, securing the future of the iconic vessel for generations to come.

swanseabaynews.com

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Russ Rowlett - Lighthouse Directory @lhdirectory.bsky.social · 6d

The Lighthouse Directory's revised page for Northwest Luzon in the Philippines features the Spanish-built 1892 Cape Bojeador Lighthouse marking the northwestern corner of Luzon. Restored by Ilocos Norte Province in 1914-15 the light is a major tourist attraction. www.ibiblio.org/lighthouse/p...

Russ Rowlett - Lighthouse Directory @lhdirectory.bsky.social · 6d

The Thirty Mile Point Lighthouse in western New York will celebrate its 150th anniversary during its annual Christmas at the Lighthouse event this Sunday, October 12. The lighthouse is located in Golden Hill State Park west of Rochester. orleanshub.com/golden-hill-...

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Russ Rowlett - Lighthouse Directory @lhdirectory.bsky.social · 7d

Is it a mermaid's tail? Actually it is an artistic letter P for Pyeongtaek Harbor, south of Incheon, South Korea. www.ibiblio.org/lighthouse/k...

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Russ Rowlett - Lighthouse Directory @lhdirectory.bsky.social · 7d

The Lighthouse Directory's revised page for Northwest Java, Indonesia, features the 1881 Edam Lighthouse on Damar Besar Island, built by the Dutch East Indies administration as the landfall light for Jakarta (then called Batavia). www.ibiblio.org/lighthouse/i...

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Russ Rowlett - Lighthouse Directory @lhdirectory.bsky.social · 7d

Under New York's George Washington Bridge the Jeffrey's Hook Lighthouse (aka The Little Red Lighthouse) is open for rare guided tours today. www.untappedcities.com/little-red-l...

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Russ Rowlett - Lighthouse Directory @lhdirectory.bsky.social · 8d

In 1915 Russia completed the 64 m (210) Adzhiogol Lighthouse off the mouth of the Dnipro River in Ukraine, celebrating it as a triumph of Russian engineering. And in July 2022 Russian missiles completely destroyed it. www.ibiblio.org/lighthouse/u...

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Russ Rowlett - Lighthouse Directory @lhdirectory.bsky.social · 10d

The Lighthouse Directory's revised page for the Florida Keys features the 1847 Key West Lighthouse. This historic lighthouse is managed by the Key West Art and Historical Society and is open for climbing daily. www.ibiblio.org/lighthouse/f...

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Russ Rowlett - Lighthouse Directory @lhdirectory.bsky.social · 10d

The Heceta Head Lighthouse in Oregon has scheduled Haunted House tours October 24 and 25, linked to legends of a ghost said to haunt its keeper's house. Heceta Head is the only Oregon lighthouse preserving its original keeper's house. www.beachconnection.net/news/cavalca...

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Russ Rowlett - Lighthouse Directory @lhdirectory.bsky.social · 10d

The Old Presque Isle Lighthouse in Michigan will host its annual Pumpkin Stroll next Saturday evening, October 11. A quarter-mile path through the woods to the lighthouse will be lined with hundreds of jack-o-lanterns. www.thealpenanews.com/life/2025/10...

Old Presque Isle Lighthouse Pumpkin Stroll Oct. 11

PRESQUE ISLE — If you’re looking for a spooky good time on Saturday, Oct. 11, head out to the Presque Isle Harbor for the fourth annual Old Presque Isle Lighthouse Pumpkin Stroll. The Halloween-themed...

www.thealpenanews.com

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Russ Rowlett - Lighthouse Directory @lhdirectory.bsky.social · 12d

The Lighthouse Directory's revised page for Southwest Luzon in the Philippines features the 1896 Malabrigo Point Lighthouse in Batangas Province. This is one of the best preserved Spanish-built lighthouses in the country. www.ibiblio.org/lighthouse/p...

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Russ Rowlett - Lighthouse Directory @lhdirectory.bsky.social · 12d

The Lighthouse Directory's revised page for Western Galicia in Spain features the Torre de Hercules in A Coruña, the oldest active lighthouse in the world, dating from Roman times. It is a UNESCO World Heritage Site and one of the mot famous of all lighthouses. www.ibiblio.org/lighthouse/e...

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Russ Rowlett - Lighthouse Directory @lhdirectory.bsky.social · 12d

A new rotating LED lens, funded in part by state license plate sales, is being installed at the Plum Beach lighthouse in Rhode Island. It should be operating by the end of this month. www.independentri.com/news/article...

Iconic Plum Beach Lighthouse set to install rotating beacon for first time in over 100 years

Thanks to a local maritime expert, a local family trust, and thousands of license plates, one of the most passed-by lighthouses in the Ocean State will soon look a little

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Russ Rowlett - Lighthouse Directory @lhdirectory.bsky.social · 12d

In northern California the relocated 1949 Trinidad Memorial Lighthouse will be rededicated in a ceremony on Sunday, October 12. The lighthouse was relocated to Indian-owned land to escape erosion and it is now managed by the Cher-Ae Heights Indian Community. kymkemp.com/2025/10/03/t...

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Russ Rowlett - Lighthouse Directory @lhdirectory.bsky.social · 15d

The Lighthouse Directory's revised page for French Polynesia features the well known 1868 Pointe Vénus Lighthouse in Tahiti, so named because Capt. James Cook was sent to observe the transit of Venus across the disk of the sun from this spot in 1769. www.ibiblio.org/lighthouse/p...

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