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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 February 23rd, 2025. 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

Hiiessaar front range lighthouse - Copyright 2006 Tuderna
Hiiessaar front range lighthouse
Copyright Copyright 2006 Tuderna
Added to World List of Lights July 14, 2008

Lighthouse Radio Activations

Current Activations
Light #Call SignDate BeginDate EndNotes
FRA 674F5OHH/P2025-04-282025-05-02Around Two hours depend low tide and weather
FRA 675F5OHH/P2025-04-282025-05-02Around Two hours depend low tide and weather
FRA 532F5OHH/P2025-04-282025-05-02from 08h30 am to 11h00 am on 40/20m
Activations during the next 90 days
Light #Call SignDate BeginDate EndOperator(s) Notes
Recent Activations
Light #Call SignDate BeginDate End
DEN 004OZ4CHR2025-04-212025-04-26
USA 564W3NY2025-04-232025-04-25
USA 411KO4WTM2025-04-222025-04-22
USA 1287N8VLC2025-04-222025-04-22
USA 394N8VLC2025-04-222025-04-22
USA 1286N8VLC2025-04-222025-04-22
USA 1236KD5LPV2025-04-202025-04-20
USA 119NC4AT2025-04-172025-04-18
USA 063KB3K/P2025-04-182025-04-18
CAN 258VC9D2025-04-182025-04-18
CAN 904VC9D2025-04-182025-04-18
CAN 605VC9D2025-04-182025-04-18
CAN 112VC9D2025-04-182025-04-18
CAN 1352VE3CBK/QRP2025-04-182025-04-18
CAN 867VE3CBK/QRP2025-04-182025-04-18
CAN 1431VE3CBK/QRP2025-04-182025-04-18
CAN 1437VE3CBK/QRP2025-04-182025-04-18
USA 291N8VLC2025-04-172025-04-17
USA 365N8VLC2025-04-172025-04-17
USA 615N8VLC2025-04-172025-04-17
USA 650K2KJD2025-04-162025-04-16
USA 640N6AUX2025-04-122025-04-12
USA 1236KD5LPV2025-04-112025-04-11
FRA 585F5OHH/P2025-04-012025-04-01
FRA 378F5OHH/P2025-03-272025-03-27
USA 627W6KSR2025-03-222025-03-22
CAN 1041VE3WLX2025-03-202025-03-20
CAN 616VE3WLX2025-03-202025-03-20
CAN 1446VE3WLX2025-03-202025-03-20
CAN 1447VE3WLX2025-03-202025-03-20
CAN 405VE3WLX2025-03-202025-03-20
FRA 733F5OHH/P2025-03-192025-03-19
POL 002SP/DL6JZ/P2025-03-192025-03-19
ITA 039IW7DAX IU7QTI AND SWL GIUSEPPE SERGI2025-03-012025-03-01
ITA 039II7SML2025-03-012025-03-01
Most Popular ARLHS Lighthouse Activations
# ActivationsLight #Name
41POL 008Hel
38POL 012Kolobrzeg
37USA 1020HCedar Point
35USA 377Hooper Island
34USA 630Point No Point
28CAN 1352Graham Bay/Stillwater Park (Ottawa River)
27USA 195Cove Point
27CAN 867Aylmer Island (Ottawa River) (New)
27CAN 1431Aylmer Marina
26POL 017Stilo

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 2003-2025 ARLHS, LLC.
Visit ARLHS for usage information.

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