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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 15,529 Lighthouses in 234 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 July 6th, 2024. 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

Racine North Breakwater Light - Copyright 2020 Paul Schumacher KD9FM
Racine North Breakwater Light
Copyright Copyright 2020 Paul Schumacher KD9FM
Added to World List of Lights August 5, 2021

Lighthouse Radio Activations

Current Activations
Light #Call SignDate BeginDate EndNotes
Activations during the next 90 days
Light #Call SignDate BeginDate EndOperator(s) Notes
FED 261DL4FO/P2025-01-042025-01-10Will spend a few days on Fehmarn Island just beside Westermarkelsdorf Lighthouse, active mainly in CW on HF ba[. . .]
USA 236N4T2025-02-192025-02-19We plan to be on air for a limited time Wednesday from Loggerheasd Lighthouse. N4T will be on air the rest of [. . .]
USA 316N4T2025-02-202025-02-25Multi-op/transmitter activation for POTA, WWFF, WCA, IOTA and lighthouses. Log to be uploaded to clublog and P[. . .]
Recent Activations
Light #Call SignDate BeginDate End
CAN 092VY2GF2024-12-142024-12-14
CAN 092VY2GF2024-12-122024-12-12
USA 067W4LPH2024-12-082024-12-08
USA 212K2KJD2024-11-272024-11-27
USA 067K2KJD2024-11-272024-11-27
USA 032K2KJD2024-11-202024-11-20
USA 558K2KJD2024-11-202024-11-20
ITA 260IQ8RC2024-11-172024-11-17
ITA 139IQ8RC2024-11-172024-11-17
CAN 704VE9CF2024-11-152024-11-15
CAN 711VE9CF2024-11-152024-11-15
CAN 096VE9CF2024-11-152024-11-15
USA 978VE3WLX2024-11-142024-11-14
USA 049VE3WLX2024-11-142024-11-14
CAN 359VE3WLX2024-11-142024-11-14
CAN 1331VE3WLX2024-11-142024-11-14
CAN 594VE3WLX2024-11-142024-11-14
CAN 183VE9CF2024-11-112024-11-11
CAN 397VE9CF2024-11-112024-11-11
CAN 713VE9CF2024-11-112024-11-11
FRA 266F5OHH/P2024-11-092024-11-09
CAN 901VE9CF2024-11-082024-11-08
CAN 900VE9CF2024-11-082024-11-08
USA 783W0JH2024-11-012024-11-03
CAN 144VE9CF2024-11-032024-11-03
CAN 1203VA2KFU2024-11-032024-11-03
CAN 1352VE3CBK/QRP2024-11-032024-11-03
CAN 867VE3CBK/QRP2024-11-032024-11-03
CAN 1437VE3CBK/QRP2024-11-032024-11-03
CAN 1431VE3CBK/QRP2024-11-032024-11-03
CAN 144VE9CF2024-10-272024-10-27
ENG 152G4NAQ/P2024-10-232024-10-23
CAN 732VE9CF2024-10-192024-10-19
FRA 377F5OHH/P2024-10-152024-10-18
FRA 794F5OHH/P2024-10-152024-10-18
Most Popular ARLHS Lighthouse Activations
# ActivationsLight #Name
41POL 008Hel
38POL 012Kolobrzeg
37USA 1020HCedar Point
35USA 377Hooper Island
34USA 630Point No Point
27USA 195Cove Point
26POL 017Stilo
25POL 004Gaski
25CAN 1352Graham Bay/Stillwater Park (Ottawa River)
24USA 601Piney Point

WLOL Additions and Updates


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 2003-2024 ARLHS, LLC.
Visit ARLHS for usage information.

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