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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 15,533 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 August 4th, 2026. 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

Eagle Island Light - Copyright 1950 USCG
Eagle Island Light
Copyright Copyright 1950 USCG
Added to World List of Lights November 26, 2007

Lighthouse Radio Activations

Current Activations
Light #Call SignDate BeginDate EndNotes
USA 915K9AJC/W0MTL2026-08-072026-08-07Looking to activate the Mark Twain Lighthouse on Aug 7, 2026. I will be logging using the Club special event call of W0MTL and my call, K9AJC. Looking forward to getting you all in the log. Club QSO cards will be sent to all contacts made as long as I have a good addy from your QRZ page.
Activations during the next 90 days
Light #Call SignDate BeginDate EndOperator(s) Notes
USA 836WX2R2026-08-082026-08-08Planned CW and FT8
USA 417K9EAM2026-08-082026-08-08National Lighthouse Day special event. From 10AM to 3PM starting on 20mtrs USA-417 .. QSL info @ K9EAM.org...
USA 1077W8CSO2026-08-082026-08-08Also activating US-1078
USA 1078W8CSO2026-08-082026-08-08Also activating USA-1077
URU 004CX1T2026-08-142026-08-16International Lighthouse Lightship Weekend - ILLW
URU 006CW5X2026-08-142026-08-16ILLW 2026.
NTI 004GN0LIX2026-08-152026-08-16Carrickfergus Amateur Radio Group - portable event station
ARG 045LV8D2026-08-152026-08-201.8 mhz to 28 Mhz
USA 836WX2R2026-08-152026-08-15Planned CW and FT8
FRA 441TM2LW2026-08-152026-08-16During ILLW2026, F4ELJ Dyd and F5OHH Chris, operate the house-lighthouse on HF, satellites. cw, ssb, numerics [. . .]
USA 279W8L2026-08-152026-08-15The Silvercreek Amateur Radio Association (W8WKY) of Doylestown, OH will be activating the light for Internati[. . .]
USA 280W8L2026-08-152026-08-15The Silvercreek Amateur Radio Association (W8WKY) of Doylestown, OH will be activating the light for Internati[. . .]
FED 299DA0HLH2026-08-152026-08-16This lighthouse will be active during ILLW 2026 and operated by the usual suspects. However, from now on, we'l[. . .]
ERU 216RX3DPK/LH2026-08-152026-08-16
USA 738N4N2026-10-092026-10-12https://www.qrz.com/db/N4N
USA 1014N4N2026-10-092026-10-12https://www.qrz.com/db/N4N
Recent Activations
Light #Call SignDate BeginDate End
USA 626K2KJD2026-08-042026-08-04
USA 627K2KJD2026-08-042026-08-04
CAN 465VY2PLH2026-07-252026-07-26
CAN 767VE3CBK/QRP2026-07-262026-07-26
CAN 586VE3CBK/QRP2026-07-262026-07-26
CAN 534VE3CBK/QRP2026-07-262026-07-26
USA 562VE3CBK/QRP2026-07-262026-07-26
CAN 1061VE9CF2026-07-242026-07-24
USA 417K9EAM2026-07-182026-07-18
FRA 329F5OHH/P2026-06-302026-07-02
FRA 461F5OHH/P2026-06-302026-07-02
CAN 1050VE3CBK/QRP2026-07-012026-07-01
CAN 1352VE3CBK/QRP2026-07-012026-07-01
CAN 867VE3CBK/QRP2026-07-012026-07-01
CAN 1437VE3CBK/QRP2026-07-012026-07-01
VIR 001NP2VI2026-06-232026-06-23
VIR 001KP2CY2026-06-232026-06-23
CAI 016EA8/DL2TM2026-06-152026-06-20
CAN 055VE9CF2026-06-162026-06-16
BEL 047ON4BOS2026-06-122026-06-12
BEL 008ON4BOS2026-06-122026-06-12
AUS 067VK3AUN2026-05-312026-05-31
USA 021KD3BTW2026-05-282026-05-30
CEU 007EA9E/P2026-05-222026-05-22
CAN 1051VE3WLX2026-05-212026-05-21
CAN 247W5SJM2026-05-132026-05-13
CAN 369W5SJM2026-05-132026-05-13
CAN 1350VE3WLX2026-05-112026-05-11
Most Popular ARLHS Lighthouse Activations
# ActivationsLight #Name
41POL 008Hel
38POL 012Kolobrzeg
37USA 1020HCedar Point
35USA 377Hooper Island
34CAN 1352Graham Bay/Stillwater Park (Ottawa River)
34USA 630Point No Point
33CAN 867Aylmer Island (Ottawa River) (New)
31CAN 1431Aylmer Marina
27USA 195Cove Point
27CAN 1437Aylmer Island (Ottawa River) (Old)

WLOL Additions and Updates

Last Ten Lights added in the last 60 days
NameLocationLight #Added
Maria VictoriaUruguayURU 0352026-06-19
Rio San JuanUruguayURU 0362026-06-19
Last Ten Lights modified in the last 60 days
NameLocationLight #Modified
Lighthouse Shoal/Rosseau (Rosseau Lake)CanadaCAN 8582026-08-04
Genesee East Pier/Summerville (Lake Ontario)United States Of AmericaUSA 12142026-08-04
Gravenhurst Narrows/Lighthouse Island (Lake Muskoka)CanadaCAN 10312026-08-04
Pelee PassageCanadaCAN 3712026-08-02
Langara PointCanadaCAN 2692026-08-02
Cape Spear (Old)CanadaCAN 7482026-08-02
Cape Spear (New)CanadaCAN 1482026-08-02
Pelee Island (Lake Erie)CanadaCAN 3702026-08-02
Green Island (Chatham Sound)CanadaCAN 7422026-08-02
Peter Rock (Lake Ontario)CanadaCAN 10822026-08-02

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 2003-2026 ARLHS, LLC.
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