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The Sandy Hook Lighthouse is the oldest operating lighthouse in the United States. It is located at the northern end of the Sandy Hook Unit of Gateway National Recreation Area in the Highlands. Amazingly well-preserved, this unique octagonal tower dates back to the 18th century and has been in service since 1764. Except for being darkened during the Civil War, Spanish-American War, World War I and II, the beacon has been operating ever since. Today the National Park Service preserves the tower and the U.S. Coast Guard maintains the light. The National Park Service offers tours of the Sandy Hook Lighthouse on a seasonal basis. Visitors must be accompanied by a park ranger to climb the 95 stairs and 9 rung ladder to the top of the lighthouse. To join a tour, visitors must be at least 48" tall and sign up in person at the Sandy Hook Visitor Center on the day of the tour. The National Park Service encourages visitors to call the Sandy Hook Visitor Center directly to learn about tour times and seasonal closures. The lighthouse is on the grounds of Fort Hancock and is just one of the unbeatable tourist attractions at Sandy Hook. The peninsula also boasts a spectacular holly forest, excellent surf fishing, hiking, beaches, trails, salt marshes, more than 300 species of birds and other historical sites.
This is well worth the trip - thereโs so much to explore! An added bonus is that you can now book a stay in a house on Officerโs Row at Fort Hancock.
miss seeing Hacita Head lighthouse. just north of florence oregon miss hearing the fog horn lived a few miles from there moved to be close to grandkids.
Grand Haven, Michigan lighthouse in the path of a storm.
Wind Point Lighthouse. Wind Point, Wi!
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๐ผ๐ผThe Thomas Point Shoal Light, also known as Thomas Point Shoal Light Station, is a historic lighthouse in the Chesapeake Bay on the east coast of the United States, and the most recognized lighthouse in Maryland. It is the only screw-pile lighthouse in the bay which stands at its original site. The current structure is a 1ยฝ story hexagonal wooden cottage, equipped with a foghorn as well as the light.
Constructed 1875
Automated 1986
Photo credit: motoxdms
@DaveMcK wrote:Wind Point Lighthouse, Wind Point Wisconsin. Today, after a big snow storm yesterday, and a beautiful Christmas wreath. I feel like I live in a postcard. Its beautiful ๐.
Edit: The lighthouse was just painted a few months ago. So it looks so clean.
South Foreland Lighthouse at the White Cliffs of Dover, England.
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๐Wind Point Lighthouse (or Windpoint Light Station) is a lighthouse located at the north end of Racine Harbor in the U.S. state of Wisconsin. It is in the village of Wind Point, Wisconsin, on Lighthouse Road, next to the Shoop Park golf course. The lighthouse stands 108 feet (33 m) tall. One of the oldest and tallest active lighthouses on the Great Lakes, it was listed on the National Register of Historic Places in 1984.
Photo credit: dja 0309.
On of my favorite lighthouses I visited so years ago. It had one of finest fog horns in the area.
How many lighthouses does Colorado have? We actually have ONE lighthouse in Colorado! Not only do we have one, but at 9,017 ft above sea level the lighthouse at the marina on Dillon Reservoir in Frisco is the highest lighthouse in the United States!
The Sturgeon Point Lighthouse on the shore of Lake Huron in Haynes Township, Michigan.
Light in the Dark Sea
Wind Point Racine, Wi itโs off of Lake Michigan. I visited this lighthouse in the Fall of 2009.
A.L.๐ผ๐ผ.: The Paard van Marken (English: Horse of Marken) is a lighthouse on the Dutch peninsula Marken, on the IJsselmeer. It was built in 1839 by J. Valk. A primitive lighthouse had been on the location since the early 18th century; the current lighthouse has been a listed building (Rijksmonument) since 1970.
Netherlands..
Year first constructed 1700 (first)
Year first lit 1839 (current)
Photo credit: la vistan
Fall portrait of the Grosse Point Lighthouse Museum in Evanston, IL on Lake Michigan. Of the five U.S. lighthouses on the Great Lakes that were equipped with second order Fresnel lenses (the largest order that was used on the Great Lakes), only Grosse Point Light retains its lens in place atop the tower. - Photo courtesy of Enjoy Illinois
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Tillamok lighthouse
Saw this light lighthouse in the Fall of 2009. How wuld you like to have been staystoioned in this lighthouse on the Pacific Ocean.
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