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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 August 6th, 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

Punta Angeles lighthouse - Copyright 2007 CE2AA
Punta Angeles lighthouse
Copyright Copyright 2007 CE2AA
Added to World List of Lights January 8, 2009

Lighthouse Radio Activations

Current Activations
Light #Call SignDate BeginDate EndNotes
Activations during the next 90 days
Light #Call SignDate BeginDate EndOperator(s) Notes
USA 236N4T2026-02-182026-02-18We plan to be on air for a limited time Wednesday from Loggerheasd Lighthouse. N4T will be on air the rest of [. . .]
USA 316N4T2026-02-192026-02-24Multi-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 055VC9CAF2025-11-192025-11-19
USA 783W0JH2025-11-072025-11-10
USA 167N1GFV2025-11-102025-11-10
USA 640N6AUX2025-11-082025-11-08
FED 070DH1AKY2025-11-062025-11-06
CHI 081CB2M/12025-10-312025-11-01
URU 006CX/PP5NY2025-10-312025-10-31
SCO 191GM0EDJ2025-10-292025-10-31
ITA 060II9ICP2025-10-052025-10-25
SCO 015GM0EDJ2025-10-172025-10-19
CAN 1402VE3CBK/QRP2025-10-152025-10-15
CAN 755VE3CBK/QRP2025-10-152025-10-15
CAN 1403VE3CBK/QRP2025-10-152025-10-15
CAN 1306VE9CF2025-10-132025-10-13
CAN 401VE9CF2025-10-132025-10-13
CAN 1312VE9CF2025-10-132025-10-13
CAN 1313VE9CF2025-10-132025-10-13
CAN 1281VE9CF2025-10-112025-10-11
USA 689KA0LDG2025-10-052025-10-05
USA 689KA0LDG2025-10-032025-10-03
CAN 1312VE9CF2025-09-242025-09-24
CAN 1313VE9CF2025-09-242025-09-24
CAN 080VE2TLH2025-09-182025-09-21
CAN 928VE9CF2025-09-182025-09-18
NOR 434LA/DH0JAE2025-09-132025-09-14
CAN 113VE9CF/VY22025-09-132025-09-13
CAN 771VE9CF/VY22025-09-132025-09-13
CAN 430VE9CF2025-09-122025-09-12
CAN 767VE3CBK/QRP2025-09-102025-09-10
CAN 586VE3CBK/QRP2025-09-102025-09-10
CAN 534VE3CBK/QRP2025-09-102025-09-10
USA 562VE3CBK/QRP2025-09-102025-09-10
CAN 904VE9CF2025-09-092025-09-09
CAN 605VE9CF2025-09-092025-09-09
CAN 112VE9CF2025-09-092025-09-09
Most Popular ARLHS Lighthouse Activations
# ActivationsLight #Name
41POL 008Hel
38POL 012Kolobrzeg
37USA 1020HCedar Point
35USA 377Hooper Island
34USA 630Point No Point
30CAN 1352Graham Bay/Stillwater Park (Ottawa River)
29CAN 867Aylmer Island (Ottawa River) (New)
28CAN 1431Aylmer Marina
27USA 195Cove Point
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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