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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 15,416 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 February 15th, 2019. 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

BEL- 044 Knokke Lighthouse - Copyright 2008 Pat on7pp
BEL- 044 Knokke Lighthouse
Copyright Copyright 2008 Pat on7pp
Added to World List of Lights August 29, 2008

Lighthouse Radio Activations

Current Activations
Light #Call SignDate BeginDate EndNotes
Activations during the next 90 days
Light #Call SignDate BeginDate EndOperator(s) Notes
Recent Activations
Light #Call SignDate BeginDate End
CHI 081CA2MEM2019-02-162019-02-17
ARG 005LU5DTF2019-02-152019-02-17
BRA 063PV7AA (SPECIAL CALLSIGN)2019-02-152019-02-17
BRA 055PP5ARF2019-02-152019-02-17
BRA 206ZZ2P2019-02-162019-02-17
BRA 292PR2L2019-02-152019-02-17
BRA 074PW5W2019-02-152019-02-17
ARG 058LU8ACH/D WITH LW8EEUA/D2019-02-152019-02-17
ARG 044LU5DMP/D AND OTHERS2019-02-152019-02-17
BRA 284ZZ2WAS2019-02-152019-02-17
BRA 290PU2NJO2019-02-152019-02-17
ARG 156LU5JCL/J2019-02-162019-02-16
ARU 001P4/W1CQ2019-02-102019-02-15
DEN 207OZ/DL6AP/P2019-02-112019-02-11
ENG 270SP2MGR/MM2019-01-272019-01-27
ENG 189SP2MGR/MM2019-01-272019-01-27
FRA 086SP2MGR/MM2019-01-272019-01-27
FRA 590SP2MGR/MM2019-01-272019-01-27
NOR 034LA/DO5JUB/P2019-01-242019-01-24
NOR 336LA/DO5JUB/P2019-01-242019-01-24
POL 012SQ7M/P2019-01-242019-01-24
POR 009SP2MGR/MM2019-01-092019-01-09
POR 011SP2MGR/MM2019-01-092019-01-09
POR 024SP2MGR/MM2019-01-092019-01-09
POR 052SP2MGR/MM2019-01-092019-01-09
USA 862MWS9X2018-12-152019-01-04
USA 910W4AC2019-01-032019-01-03
USA 066W4AC2019-01-032019-01-03
POR 052CT/SP2MGR2019-01-012019-01-01
POR 024CT/SP2MGR2019-01-012019-01-01
POR 053CT/SP2MGR2019-01-012019-01-01
POR 005CT/SP2MGR2019-01-012019-01-01
CAN 534K0BAK/VE32019-01-012019-01-01
USA 1103KB3K/P2018-12-302018-12-30
USA 290KB3K/P2018-12-302018-12-30
Most Popular ARLHS Lighthouse Activations
# ActivationsLight #Name
38POL 012Kolobrzeg
37USA 1020HCedar Point
35USA 377Hooper Island
34USA 630Point No Point
27USA 195Cove Point
25POL 004Gaski
24POL 033Gdansk Nowy Port/Latarnia Morska Gdansk Nowy Port
24POL 017Stilo
24USA 601Piney Point
22POL 069Police Range Front (Odra River)

WLOL Additions and Updates

Last Ten Lights added in the last 60 days
NameLocationLight #Added
Ponton MuÑoz Gamero Lightship HistoricChileCHI 1162019-02-15
Nautico Mar Del PlataArgentinaARG 1902019-02-15
#108 Irbensky Kaliningrad LightshipKaliningradKAL 0082019-02-13
5 Puerto GalvanArgentinaARG 1892019-02-13
Fiscal IslandBrazilBRA 2982019-02-09
Escollera Exterior - Puerto PiriápolisUruguayURU 0312019-01-17
Escollera Interior - Puerto PiriápolisUruguayURU 0322019-01-17
AstraArgentinaARG 1882019-01-17
Farolete Ilha RatonesBrazilBRA 2972019-01-16
Fara ColaresBrazilBRA 2962019-01-16

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 2003-2019 ARLHS, LLC.
Visit ARLHS for usage information.

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