The Ultimate Lighthouse bucket List
OK, anyone that knows me knows that over the last two years I have had a really big obsession with lighthouses lately. So, in this blog post I want to basically go over my bucket list for lighthouses around the world that I’d love to go and visit someday. Lighthouses are just so fascinating to me. There’s a level of romance they share with the sea, and it compliments well with the fact that they have really nice architecture, history, urban legends and lore. From fascinating sea creatures to horrifying accounts of bad things that happened at those places or hauntings. As a photographer scouting locations, there’s so much you can make from it.
For my list I basically had two key requirements.
Architecture and aesthetics. Not every lighthouse is going to go on my list and that’s fine. It’s my personal list. It had to call out to me, pull me in and hijack my senses for me to really want to go and visit it.
Location: Not just the building itself but the surrounding location was key for me. I love lighthouses that are right next to the waterfront. I’m not the biggest fan of lighthouses that are in the middle of town, or other areas unless it's really cute or works really well aesthetically. Sometimes the irregularity can make it more interesting and be a strength, but it’s a case-by-case basis.
North America
California
Point Bonita Lighthouse
Mendell Road & Field Rd, Sausalito, CA
HI Point Montara Lighthouse Hostel
8800 Cabrillo Highway, Montara, CA 94037
Delaware
Breakwater East End Lighthouse
Photo by Alyson Hurt
Florida
Cape Florida Lighthouse
1200 Crandon Blvd, Key Biscayne, FL 33149
Hawaii
Diamond Head Lighthouse
Honolulu, Hawaii
Maine
Nubble Lighthouse
Sohier Park Rd, York, ME 03909
Portland Head Light
12 Captain Strout Cir, Cape Elizabeth, ME 04107
Spring Point Ledge Lighthouse
2 Fort Rd, South Portland, ME 04106
Photo by Ryan Schreiber
Bass Harbor Head Lighthouse
116 Lighthouse Rd, Bass Harbor, ME 04653
West Quoddy Head Lighthouse
West Quoddy Head Light, 973 S Lubec Rd, Lubec, ME 04652
Photo by James Hatcher
Maryland
Sharps Island Light
I couldn’t find an exact location for this spot.
Photo by Kenya Allmond
Massachusetts
Boston Light
Little Brewster Island, Boston, MA
Michigan
Big Sable Point Lighthouse
8800 M-116, Ludington, MI 49431
Minnesota
Split Rock Lighthouse
3713 Split Rock Lighthouse Rd, Two Harbors, MN 55616
New York & New Jersey
Statue of Liberty National Monument
New York, NY 10004
She was technically a lighthouse for a period of time. I do have some ideas on concepts to photoshoot here.
Fire Island Lighthouse
Field 5, Robert Moses State Park
I did multiple shoots here. Photosets, blogs and vlogs coming soon.
Montauk Lighthouse Museum
2000 Montauk Hwy, Montauk, NY 11954
Sleepy Hollow Lighthouse
Tarrytown Light-Kingsland Point Path, Sleepy Hollow, NY 10591
I recently did a photoshoot here. Feel free to check it out.
Cape May Lighthouse
215 Light House Ave, Cape May, NJ 08204
Oregon
Yaquina Head Lighthouse
750 NW Lighthouse Dr, Newport, OR 97365
Heceta Head Lighthouse
725 Summer St, Florence, OR 97439
Rhode Island
South East Lighthouse
New Shoreham, RI 02807
Point Judith Lighthouse
1460 Ocean Rd, Narragansett, RI 02882
Castle Hill Lighthouse
800-870 Ocean Ave, Newport, RI 02840
Canada
Sheringham Point Lighthouse
1 Sheringham Point Rd, Shirley, BC V9Z 1G4, Canada
New Brunswick
Cape Forchu Lighthouse
1856, NS-304, Cape Forchu, NS B5A 5G7, Canada
Photo by Matt Hintsa
Prince Edward Island
Covehead Harbour Lighthouse
1430-1530 Gulf Shore Pkwy E, York, PE C0A 1P0, Canada
St. Pierre and Miquelon
Cape Spear Lighthouse National Historic Site
Blackhead Road, Cape Spear, St. John's, NL A1C 5H2, Canada
Quebec
Lieu historique national du phare de Pointe-au-Père
1034 Rue du Phare, Rimouski, QC G5M 1L8, Canada
Europe
Iceland
Reykjanesviti
The oldest lighthouse in Iceland
located on the tip of the Reykjanes Peninsula
Þrídrangaviti Rock Islets (Westman Islands)
Nord Atlantischer Ozean, Iceland
Dalatangi
Faroe Islands
Kallur Lighthouse
Akraberg Lighthouse
18 Akrabergsvegur, Sumba 970, Faroe Islands
United Kingdom
Neist Point Lighthouse
Isle of Skye IV55 8WU, United Kingdom
St. Mary's Lighthouse
St Mary's Island Causeway, Whitley Bay NE26 4RS, United Kingdom
South Stack Lighthouse
South Stack Road, Holyhead, Wales LL65 1
Ireland
Fanad Head
Arryheernabin, Co. Donegal, Ireland
Hook Lighthouse
Hook Head, Churchtown, Co. Wexford, Ireland
France
Phare de Kermorvan
29217 Le Conquet, France
Denmark
Rubjerg Knude
Fyrvejen 110, 9480 Løkken, Denmark
Spain
Faro De La Isla De Mouro
Santander, Cantabria, Spain
Tower of Hercules
Av. Navarra, s/n, 15002 A Coruña, Spain
Portugal
Cabo do Roca lighthouse
Colares, Portugal
Greece
Lighthouse of Chania
Chania 731 32, Greece
Tourlitis Lighthouse
Andros 845 00, Greece
Germany
New Lighthouse
Hafenpl., 88131 Lindau (Bodensee), Germany
Asia
Russia
Aniva Lighthouse
Sakhalin Oblast, Russia, 694005
Japan
Hayama Lighthouse
Horiuchi, Hayama, Miura District, Kanagawa 240-0112, Japan
Enoshima Sea Candle
2 Chome-3-28 Enoshima, Fujisawa, Kanagawa 251-0036, Japan
Photo by Ken_ichi Kaizuka
Kawaminato Lighthouse
Japan, 〒501-3701 Gifu, Mino, 港町1492
Tsunoshima Lighthouse
Kominato, Iyo, Ehime 799-3113, Japan
部埼潮流信号所
Shiranoe, Moji Ward, Kitakyushu, Fukuoka 801-0802, Japan
Mutsurejima Lighthouse
662 Mutsurejima, Shimonoseki, Yamaguchi 750-0095, Japan
Hososhima Lighthouse
Hososhima, Hyuga, Miyazaki 883-0001, Japan
Malaysia
Perdana Quay Lighthouse
07000, Kedah, Malaysia
Fort Cornwallis Light House
4, Jalan Tun Syed Sheh Barakbah, George Town, 10200 George Town, Pulau Pinang, Malaysia
Bukit Jugra Lighthouse
Jalan Bukit Jugra, Jugra Lama, 42700 Banting, Selangor, Malaysia
Cape Rachado Lighthouse
71050, Melaka, Malaysia
St Paul's Church
1935, Jalan Kota, Bandar Hilir, 75000 Melaka, Malaysia
Tanjung Po Lighthouse
Muara Tebas, Kuching, Sarawak, Malaysia
Philippines
Cape Engaño Lighthouse
H4HQ+W2Q, Santa Ana, Cagayan, Philippines
South Korea
Yeongdo Lighthouse
1054 Dongsam-dong, Yeongdo-gu, Busan, South Korea
Photo by Brian Yap
Geomundo Lighthouse
299 Geomundodeungdae-gil, Samsan-myeon, Yeosu-si, Jeollanam-do, South Korea
전라남도 여수시 삼산면 거문도등대길 299
Oceania
Australia
Cape Byron Lighthouse
Cape Byron Walking Track, Byron Bay NSW 2481, Australia
New Zealand
Cape Reinga Lighthouse
Cape Reinga 0484, New Zealand
After going through this list, if there’s some lighthouses that you can recommend, please do. If you have some personal favorites of your own please feel free to share. I would love to check it out.
