{"id":32564,"date":"2025-11-16T16:46:41","date_gmt":"2025-11-16T21:46:41","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.howderfamily.com\/blog\/?p=32564"},"modified":"2026-03-17T16:54:27","modified_gmt":"2026-03-17T21:54:27","slug":"lighthouse-visits","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.howderfamily.com\/blog\/lighthouse-visits\/","title":{"rendered":"Lighthouse Adventures"},"content":{"rendered":"\n<h3 class=\"wp-block-heading\">The <strong><mark style=\"background-color:rgba(0, 0, 0, 0);color:#ff0000\" class=\"has-inline-color\">93<\/mark><\/strong> Lighthouses I have visited<\/h3>\n\n\n\n<p>I noticed that I have visited quite a few lighthouse as a result of my journeys, and many have been featured in these travel pages since I began posting them a number of years ago. I didn&#8217;t start as a lighthouse collector, it just sort-of happened, but now I go out of the way to see them, whether on oceans, lakes, or rivers.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<figure class=\"wp-block-embed is-type-video is-provider-youtube wp-block-embed-youtube wp-embed-aspect-16-9 wp-has-aspect-ratio\"><div class=\"wp-block-embed__wrapper\">\n<iframe loading=\"lazy\" title=\"Biloxi Lighthouse\" width=\"500\" height=\"281\" src=\"https:\/\/www.youtube.com\/embed\/raIAbWEwbmA?feature=oembed\" frameborder=\"0\" allow=\"accelerometer; autoplay; clipboard-write; encrypted-media; gyroscope; picture-in-picture; web-share\" referrerpolicy=\"strict-origin-when-cross-origin\" allowfullscreen><\/iframe>\n<\/div><\/figure>\n\n\n\n<p>Visitors who have a special interest in lighthouses can now jump to all of these pages from a single point, using either the interactive map or the alphabetical list.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p><iframe loading=\"lazy\" src=\"https:\/\/www.google.com\/maps\/d\/u\/0\/embed?mid=1mS79SkEjQXCIeUeDNyLYwLGoS6fuQ6ar&amp;ehbc=2E312F\" width=\"640\" height=\"480\"><\/iframe><\/p>\n\n\n\n<ol class=\"wp-block-list\">\n<li><a href=\"\/blog\/?p=30601#40-mile\">40 Mile Point Lighthouse<\/a>. Rogers City, Michigan, USA<\/li>\n\n\n\n<li><a href=\"\/blog\/?p=21540\">Absecon Lighthouse<\/a>. Atlantic City, New Jersey, USA<\/li>\n\n\n\n<li><a href=\"\/blog\/?p=31737\">Anvil Point Lighthouse<\/a>. Swanage, England, UK<\/li>\n\n\n\n<li><a href=\"\/blog\/?p=21897\">Assateague Island Lighthouse<\/a>. Assateague Island, Chincoteague, Virginia, USA (<strong>includes video<\/strong>)<\/li>\n\n\n\n<li><a href=\"\/blog\/?p=21901\">Baie du Marigot Light<\/a>. Marigot, Saint-Martin, France<\/li>\n\n\n\n<li><a href=\"\/blog\/?p=21540\">Barnegat Lighthouse<\/a>. Barnegat Light, New Jersey, USA<\/li>\n\n\n\n<li><a href=\"\/blog\/?p=21903#beaver_head\">Beaver Head Lighthouse and Fog Signal Station<\/a>. Beaver Island, Michigan, USA<\/li>\n\n\n\n<li><a href=\"\/blog\/?p=21905\">Biloxi Lighthouse<\/a>. Mississippi Sound, Biloxi, Mississippi, USA (<strong>includes video<\/strong>)<\/li>\n\n\n\n<li><a href=\"\/blog\/?p=21910\">Bodie Island Light Station<\/a>. Nags Head, North Carolina, USA<\/li>\n\n\n\n<li><a href=\"\/blog\/?p=15967\">Boston Light<\/a>. Boston, Massachusetts, USA<\/li>\n\n\n\n<li><a href=\"\/blog\/?p=15967\">Brant Point Light<\/a>. Nantucket, Massachusetts, USA<\/li>\n\n\n\n<li><a href=\"\/blog\/?p=21914\">Cana Island Lighthouse<\/a>. Baileys Harbor, Door Co., Wisconsin, USA<\/li>\n\n\n\n<li><a href=\"\/blog\/?p=21916\">Cape Byron Lighthouse<\/a>. Byron Bay, NSW, Australia<\/li>\n\n\n\n<li><a href=\"\/blog\/?p=21919\">Cape Disappointment Lighthouse<\/a>. Mouth of the Columbia River, Ilwaco, Washington, USA<\/li>\n\n\n\n<li><a href=\"\/blog\/?p=21923\">Cape Hatteras Light<\/a>. Buxton, North Carolina, USA<\/li>\n\n\n\n<li><a href=\"\/blog\/?p=21540\">Cape May Lighthouse<\/a>. Cape May, New Jersey, USA<\/li>\n\n\n\n<li><a href=\"\/blog\/?p=21926\">Cape Meares Lighthouse<\/a>. Three Capes Scenic Loop, Tillamook, Oregon, USA<\/li>\n\n\n\n<li><a href=\"\/blog\/?p=31388\">Cape San Blas Lighthouse<\/a>. Port St. Joe, Florida, USA<\/li>\n\n\n\n<li><a href=\"\/blog\/?p=32719\">Celina Lighthouse<\/a>. Celina, Ohio, USA<\/li>\n\n\n\n<li><a href=\"\/blog\/?p=27494\">Charlotte Genesee Lighthouse<\/a>. Rochester, New York, USA<\/li>\n\n\n\n<li><a href=\"\/blog\/?p=21930\">Currituck Beach Lighthouse<\/a>. Corolla, North Carolina, USA<\/li>\n\n\n\n<li><a href=\"\/blog\/?p=21540\">Delaware Breakwater East End Light<\/a>. Lewes, Delaware, USA<\/li>\n\n\n\n<li><a href=\"\/blog\/?p=31102#diamond-head\">Diamond Head Lighthouse<\/a>. Honolulu, Hawaii, USA<\/li>\n\n\n\n<li><a href=\"\/blog\/?p=31448\">Drum Point Lighthouse<\/a>. Solomons, Maryland, USA<\/li>\n\n\n\n<li><a href=\"\/blog\/?p=21932#Rear-Range\">Duluth Rear Range Light<\/a>. Duluth, Minnesota, USA<\/li>\n\n\n\n<li><a href=\"\/blog\/?p=15967\">Duxbury Pier &#8220;Bug Light&#8221;<\/a>. Plymouth, Massachusetts, USA<\/li>\n\n\n\n<li><a href=\"\/blog\/?p=15967\">East Chop Light<\/a>. Martha&#8217;s Vineyard, Massachusetts, USA<\/li>\n\n\n\n<li><a href=\"\/blog\/?p=17704\">East Pierhead Lighthouse<\/a>. Michigan City, Indiana, USA<\/li>\n\n\n\n<li><a href=\"\/blog\/?p=15967\">Edgartown Light<\/a>. Martha&#8217;s Vineyard, Massachusetts, USA<\/li>\n\n\n\n<li><a href=\"\/blog\/?p=21934\">Fenwick Island Lighthouse<\/a>. Fenwick Island, Delaware, USA<\/li>\n\n\n\n<li><a href=\"\/blog\/?p=28499\">Fort Gratiot Lighthouse<\/a>. Port Huron, Michigan, USA<\/li>\n\n\n\n<li><a href=\"\/blog\/?p=21946\">Fort Point Lighthouse<\/a>. Stockton Springs, Maine, USA<\/li>\n\n\n\n<li><a href=\"\/blog\/?p=21976\">Franklin Island Light<\/a>. Muscongus Bay, Maine, USA<\/li>\n\n\n\n<li><a href=\"\/blog\/?p=21980\">Garden Key Lighthouse<\/a>. Dry Tortugas, Florida, USA (<strong>includes video<\/strong>)<\/li>\n\n\n\n<li><a href=\"\/blog\/?p=15967\">Gay Head Light<\/a>. Martha&#8217;s Vineyard, Massachusetts, USA<\/li>\n\n\n\n<li><a href=\"\/blog\/?p=23114\">Gibbs Hill Lighthouse<\/a>. Southampton, Bermuda<\/li>\n\n\n\n<li><a href=\"\/blog\/?p=32330\">Gibraltar Point Lighthouse<\/a>. Toronto, Ontario, Canada<\/li>\n\n\n\n<li><a href=\"\/blog\/?p=15967\">Graves Light Station<\/a>. Boston, Massachusetts, USA<\/li>\n\n\n\n<li><a href=\"\/blog\/?p=21540\">Harbor of Refuge Light<\/a>. Lewes, Delaware, USA<\/li>\n\n\n\n<li><a href=\"\/blog\/?p=15967\">Highland Light<\/a>. North Truro, Massachusetts, USA<\/li>\n\n\n\n<li><a href=\"\/blog\/?p=21999\">Hillsboro Inlet Lighthouse<\/a>. Hillsboro Beach, Florida, USA<\/li>\n\n\n\n<li><a href=\"\/blog\/?p=25642\">Hunting Island Lighthouse<\/a>. St. Helena Island, South Carolina, USA<\/li>\n\n\n\n<li><a href=\"\/blog\/?p=15967\">Hyannis Harbor Lighthouse<\/a>. Hyannis, Massachusetts, USA<\/li>\n\n\n\n<li><a href=\"\/blog\/?p=22002\">Jones Point Light<\/a>. Alexandria, Virginia, USA<\/li>\n\n\n\n<li><a href=\"\/blog\/?p=22006\">Key West Light<\/a>. Key West, Florida, USA<\/li>\n\n\n\n<li><a href=\"\/blog\/?p=21980#loggerhead_key\">Loggerhead Key Lighthouse<\/a>. Dry Tortugas, Florida, USA<\/li>\n\n\n\n<li><a href=\"\/blog\/?p=21787#manitowoc\">Manitowoc Breakwater Lighthouse<\/a>. Manitowoc, Wisconsin, USA<\/li>\n\n\n\n<li><a href=\"\/blog\/?p=22012\">Marshall Point Lighthouse<\/a>, Port Clyde, Maine, USA <strong>(includes video)<\/strong><\/li>\n\n\n\n<li><a href=\"\/blog\/?p=30803#mcgulpin\">McGulpin Point Lighthouse<\/a>. Mackinaw City, Michigan, USA<\/li>\n\n\n\n<li><a href=\"\/blog\/?p=17704\">Michigan City Lighthouse<\/a>. Michigan City, Indiana, USA<\/li>\n\n\n\n<li><a href=\"\/blog\/?p=22017\">Milwaukee Breakwater Light<\/a>. Milwaukee, Wisconsin, USA<\/li>\n\n\n\n<li><a href=\"\/blog\/?p=22021\">Morris Island Lighthouse<\/a>. Charleston Harbor, South Carolina, USA<\/li>\n\n\n\n<li><a href=\"\/blog\/?p=17020\">Muskegon South Pierhead Light<\/a>. Muskegon, Michigan, USA<\/li>\n\n\n\n<li><a href=\"\/blog\/?p=17020\">Muskegon South Breakwater Light<\/a>. Muskegon, Michigan, USA<\/li>\n\n\n\n<li><a href=\"\/blog\/?p=15967\">Nauset Light<\/a>. Wellfleet, Massachusetts, USA<\/li>\n\n\n\n<li><a href=\"\/blog\/?p=21540\">Navesink Twin Lights<\/a>. Highlands, New Jersey, USA<\/li>\n\n\n\n<li><a href=\"\/blog\/?p=21208\">Nelson Head Inner Light<\/a>. Nelson Bay, NSW, Australia<\/li>\n\n\n\n<li><a href=\"\/blog\/?p=30601#presque-new\">New Presque Isle Light<\/a>. Harbor View, Michigan, USA<\/li>\n\n\n\n<li><a href=\"\/blog\/?p=15967\">Newport Harbor (&#8220;Goat Island&#8221;) Light<\/a>. Newport, Rhode Island, USA<\/li>\n\n\n\n<li><a href=\"\/blog\/?p=32265\">Nottawasaga Lighthouse<\/a>. Collingwood, Ontario, Canada<\/li>\n\n\n\n<li><a href=\"\/blog\/?p=22029\">Ocracoke Light Station<\/a>. Ocracoke Island, North Carolina, USA<\/li>\n\n\n\n<li><a href=\"\/blog\/?p=30803#mackinac\">Old Mackinac Point Lighthouse<\/a>. Mackinaw City, Michigan, USA<\/li>\n\n\n\n<li><a href=\"\/blog\/?p=30601#presque-old\">Old Presque Isle Light<\/a>. Harbor View, Michigan, USA<\/li>\n\n\n\n<li><a href=\"\/blog\/?p=22103\">Owls Head Light<\/a>. Rockland Harbor, Maine, USA <strong>(includes video)<\/strong><\/li>\n\n\n\n<li><a href=\"\/blog\/?p=30668#petoskey\">Petoskey Pierhead Lighthouse<\/a>. Petoskey, Michigan, USA<\/li>\n\n\n\n<li><a href=\"\/blog\/?p=31448\">Piney Point Lighthouse<\/a>. Piney Point, Maryland, USA<\/li>\n\n\n\n<li><a href=\"\/blog\/?p=21831#plum-island\">Plum Island Rear Range Lighthouse<\/a>. Door County, Wisconsin, USA<\/li>\n\n\n\n<li><a href=\"\/blog\/?p=24160\">Point Betsie Lighthouse<\/a>. Frankfort, Michigan, USA<\/li>\n\n\n\n<li><a href=\"\/blog\/?p=1367\">Point Roberts Navigational Beacon<\/a>. Point Roberts, Washington, USA<\/li>\n\n\n\n<li><a href=\"\/blog\/?p=21208\">Point Stephens Lighthouse<\/a>. Fingal Bay, NSW, Australia<\/li>\n\n\n\n<li><a href=\"\/blog\/?p=30601#presque-range\">Presque Isle Front Range Light<\/a>. Harbor View, Michigan, USA<\/li>\n\n\n\n<li><a href=\"\/blog\/?p=22108\">Presque Isle Lighthouse<\/a>. Presque Isle State Park, Erie, Pennsylvania, USA<\/li>\n\n\n\n<li><a href=\"\/blog\/?p=22110\">Raspberry Island Lighthouse and Fog Signal Station<\/a>. Apostle Islands National Lakeshore, Wisconsin, USA<\/li>\n\n\n\n<li><a href=\"\/blog\/?p=22146#roanoke\">Roanoke River Lighthouse<\/a>. Edenton, North Carolina, USA<\/li>\n\n\n\n<li><a href=\"\/blog\/?p=22113\">Rockland Breakwater Light<\/a>. Rockland Harbor, Maine, USA <strong>(includes video)<\/strong><\/li>\n\n\n\n<li><a href=\"\/blog\/?p=30864#round\">Round Island Light<\/a>. Mackinac Island, Michigan, USA<\/li>\n\n\n\n<li><a href=\"\/blog\/?p=30864#round\">Round Island Passage Light<\/a>. Mackinac Island, Michigan, USA<\/li>\n\n\n\n<li><a href=\"\/blog\/?p=15648#lighthouse\">St. Augustine Lighthouse<\/a>. St. Augustine, Florida, USA<\/li>\n\n\n\n<li><a href=\"\/blog\/?p=31371\">St. George Island Lighthouse<\/a>. Eastpoint, Florida, USA<\/li>\n\n\n\n<li><a href=\"\/blog\/?p=21903\">St. James Lighthouse at Whiskey Point<\/a>. Beaver Island, Michigan, USA<\/li>\n\n\n\n<li><a href=\"\/blog\/?p=22119\">Sand Island Lighthouse<\/a>. Apostle Islands National Lakeshore, Wisconsin, USA<\/li>\n\n\n\n<li><a href=\"\/blog\/?p=21540\">Sandy Hook Lighthouse<\/a>. Highlands, New Jersey, USA<\/li>\n\n\n\n<li><a href=\"\/blog\/?p=21999#sombrero\">Sombrero Key Lighthouse<\/a>. Marathon, Florida, USA<\/li>\n\n\n\n<li><a href=\"\/blog\/?p=22024\">Sullivan&#8217;s Island Lighthouse<\/a>. Charleston Harbor, South Carolina, USA<\/li>\n\n\n\n<li><a href=\"\/blog\/?p=24160\">Tawas Point Light Station<\/a>. East Tawas, Michigan, USA<\/li>\n\n\n\n<li><a href=\"\/blog\/?p=15967\">Three Sisters Lighthouses<\/a>. Wellfleet, Massachusetts, USA<\/li>\n\n\n\n<li><a href=\"\/blog\/?p=22132\">Tybee Island Light Station<\/a>. Tybee, Georgia, USA<\/li>\n\n\n\n<li><a href=\"\/blog\/?p=22135\">Umpqua River Lighthouse<\/a>. Reedsport, Oregon, USA<\/li>\n\n\n\n<li><a href=\"\/blog\/?p=30851#wawatam\">Wawatam Lighthouse<\/a>. St. Ignace, Michigan, USA<\/li>\n\n\n\n<li><a href=\"\/blog\/?p=15967\">West Chop Light<\/a>. Martha&#8217;s Vineyard, Massachusetts, USA<\/li>\n\n\n\n<li><a href=\"\/blog\/?p=32550\">William Livingstone Memorial Lighthouse<\/a>. Belle Isle Park, Detroit, Michigan, USA<\/li>\n\n\n\n<li><a href=\"\/blog\/?p=15967\">Wood End Lighthouse<\/a>. Provincetown, Massachusetts, USA<\/li>\n\n\n\n<li><a href=\"\/blog\/?p=21926#yaquina\">Yaquina Head Lighthouse<\/a>. 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