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ARLHS World List of Lights (WLOL)


List of the world's lighthouses by the Amateur Radio Lighthouse Society

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About the World List of Lights

There are literally thousands of lighthouses, lightships, and navigational beacons around the world. In an effort to be able to readily identify these lights for amateur radio contact purposes, we created the Official ARLHS World List of Lights. The ARLHS WLOL contains information on 15,490 Lighthouses in 233 amateur radio call areas.

The WLOL is a utility for amateur radio operations, but we encourage all lighthouse and lightship aficionados to use, enjoy and help improve the data within this directory.

The last update to the WLOL occurred September 17th, 2020. We constantly update and add to the list as more data becomes available. You can help. If you have coordinates for a light, propose them on the light's WLOL web page. If you see a correction or an addition needs to be made, please send an e-mail with the information to the Lighthouse List manager.

ARLHS Lighthouse Picture of the Day

Burlington Breakwater North Light - USCG - Copyright 2007 USCG
Burlington Breakwater North Light - USCG
Copyright Copyright 2007 USCG
Added to World List of Lights November 22, 2007

Lighthouse Radio Activations

Current Activations
Light #Call SignDate BeginDate EndNotes
FED 086DL5DRM/P2020-09-212020-09-26this week sporadically qrv on 40-30-20-17m
FED 085DL5DRM/P2020-09-212020-09-26this week sporadically qrv on 40-30-20-17m
FED 226DL5DRM/P2020-09-212020-09-26this week sporadically qrv on 40-30-20-17m
FED 261DL5DRM/P2020-09-212020-09-26this week sporadically qrv on 40-30-20-17m
FED 234DL5DRM/P2020-09-212020-09-26this week sporadically qrv on 40-30-20-17m
ERU 017RC1BQ2019-10-092020-10-09I live in island, a my job is Lihgtman and technik of lighthouse
Activations during the next 90 days
Light #Call SignDate BeginDate EndOperator(s) Notes
Recent Activations
Light #Call SignDate BeginDate End
USA 624N9TUW2020-09-252020-09-24
USA 624N9TUW2020-09-242020-09-24
USA 887N9TUW2020-09-242020-09-24
SWE 049SM1/DL6JZ/P2020-09-202020-09-20
USA 971KD4CB2020-09-192020-09-19
CAN 767VE3CBK/QRP2020-09-192020-09-19
CAN 534VE3CBK/QRP2020-09-192020-09-19
CAN 586VE3CBK/QRP2020-09-192020-09-19
USA 562VE3CBK/QRP2020-09-192020-09-19
CAN 1451VE3CBK/QRP2020-09-182020-09-18
CAN 1030VE3CBK/QRP2020-09-182020-09-18
CAN 1336VE3CBK/QRP2020-09-182020-09-18
USA 206VE3CBK/QRP2020-09-182020-09-18
CAN 1069VE3CBK/QRP2020-09-182020-09-18
CAN 828VE3CBK/QRP2020-09-182020-09-18
CAN 512VY2PLH2020-09-112020-09-13
USA 904W1HMM2020-09-112020-09-11
USA 445K2RYD/MM2020-09-052020-09-05
USA 910KK1TLS2020-08-292020-08-29
USA 066KK1TLS2020-08-292020-08-29
CAN 369VE9BGC2020-08-292020-08-29
SWE 312SM6EIK2020-08-242020-08-24
NET 001PA3BIC/LH2020-08-222020-08-23
FRA 769TM2LW2020-08-222020-08-23
FRA 159TM0BSM2020-08-202020-08-23
POR 006CQ0ODX/P2020-08-222020-08-23
POR 006CQ0ODX/P2020-08-212020-08-23
LAT 016YL3HE2020-08-222020-08-23
ISR 0034Z1DZ/LH2020-08-212020-08-23
ITA 114IQ4RA2020-08-222020-08-23
CAN 535VY2PLH2020-08-222020-08-23
ITA 106IK6XUL/LH2020-08-222020-08-23
ISR 0014X6ZM2020-08-222020-08-23
USA 574WS1SM2020-08-232020-08-23
SWE 312SM6EIK2020-08-232020-08-23
Most Popular ARLHS Lighthouse Activations
# ActivationsLight #Name
39POL 008Hel
38POL 012Kolobrzeg
37USA 1020HCedar Point
35USA 377Hooper Island
34USA 630Point No Point
27USA 195Cove Point
26POL 017Stilo
25POL 004Gaski
24POL 033Gdansk Nowy Port/Latarnia Morska Gdansk Nowy Port
24USA 601Piney Point

WLOL Additions and Updates

Last Ten Lights added in the last 60 days
NameLocationLight #Added
Clover IslandUnited States Of AmericaUSA 14552020-09-17
Reading LightIsraelISR 0082020-08-21
Gananoque Harbour (St. Lawrence River)CanadaCAN 14512020-08-17
Lower Peggy's Lake Outbound Range Rear LightUnited States Of AmericaUSA 14542020-08-17
Lower Peggy's Lake Outbound Range Front LightUnited States Of AmericaUSA 14532020-08-17
Lower Peggy's Lake Inbound Range Rear LightUnited States Of AmericaUSA 14522020-08-17
Lower Peggy's Lake Inbound Range Front LightUnited States Of AmericaUSA 14512020-08-17
Upper Red Light Bend Inbound Range Rear LightUnited States Of AmericaUSA 14502020-08-17
Upper Red Light Bend Inbound Range Front LightUnited States Of AmericaUSA 14492020-08-17
Morgans Point Approach Outer Range Rear LightUnited States Of AmericaUSA 14482020-08-17
Last Ten Lights modified in the last 60 days
NameLocationLight #Modified
Isla FocaPeruPER 0462020-08-17
Punta CaponesPeruPER 0442020-08-17
Faro Cerro AzulPeruPER 0552020-08-17
Gatteville II/BarfleurFranceFRA 3002020-08-17
De la HeveFranceFRA 0912020-08-17
Ver-sur-MerFranceFRA 5322020-08-17
Cape d'Antifer IFranceFRA 2202020-08-17
Menganti BeachIndonesiaIDO 3732020-08-17
Brandaris (Friesland)NetherlandsNET 1572020-08-17
Sjotorp Upper (Lake Vänern)SwedenSWE 4412020-08-17

This database provides not only the light list, but also lists the IOTA number (if on an island) and the Grid Square.

These are lists of the world's lights, and to each we have assigned an ARLHS Number. Use this list to determine if a particular light is recognized for the various ARLHS awards, and check to see if your favorite light is listed. The list is trademarked and the copyright is owned by ARLHS, LLC, but you are free to use it for any non-commercial purpose once you have obtained written permission from the ARLHS (see below).

The information contained within the ARLHS World List of Lights is Copyright 2003-2020 ARLHS, LLC.
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