Lighthouses of the World

tubemonkey · 02-02-2011, 12:35 PM

I love lighthouses and always visit them if I'm in the area.

First up is Cape Disappointment Lighthouse. Located at the mouth of the Columbia River in the SW corner of Washington.

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Starting as a small stream at the base of the Canadian Rockies, the Columbia River travels more than 1200 miles, merging with rivers and streams, until it meets the Pacific Ocean. The force of the Columbia flowing into the sea creates one of the most treacherous bars in the world. There are 234 identified ships that stranded, sunk, or burned between 1725 and 1961 near the mouth of the river.

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astrangerhere · 02-02-2011, 02:31 PM

My senior year of college i actually went on a 2 week camping tour of all the lighthouses of North Carolina. We're famous for Cape Hatteras, but we've got plenty of others and its always a great experience.

Billi · 02-02-2011, 04:49 PM

This is “Roter Sand”, one of the most famous lighthouses of Germany, situated in the North Sea near Bremen/Bremerhaven. We visited it on a boat tour during our summer holidays two years ago.

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BenG · 02-02-2011, 11:30 PM

The Hunting Island Lighthouse near Beaufort, South Carolina.

It's the only lighthouse in SC open to the public.

BenG · 02-02-2011, 11:33 PM

The Bodie Island Lighthouse on the Outer Banks, south of Nag's Head, North Carolina.

montsnmags · 02-03-2011, 12:20 AM

I know a photographer via another forum whose work I quite like, from Maine. I know he's a few local (Pemaquid) lighthouse photos which are pretty smashing. You can find a few in this particular gallery:

http://www.bobwhitmire.com/page8/page3/page3.html

but a browse will likely find more (and you'll get to see some other nice photos on the way

). He's a very nice bloke himself.

Cheers,
Marc

M0zza · 02-03-2011, 12:49 AM

I used to leave in the shadow of Gibbs Hill Lighthouse in Bermuda.

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As I'm sure you are aware, Bermuda was, and still is, in need of these things.

pholy · 02-03-2011, 03:36 PM

This is the back side of the original lighthouse in its red and white glory, and the ugly steel tower that replaced it. A beautiful place to visit in the north-east corner of Newfoundland, lots of whales, puffins, and icebergs in season.

More Newfoundland pictures at www.pholynyk.ca - one of my best vacations ever.

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M0zza Geek... Apparently Posts: 211 Karma: 51260 Join Date: Oct 2007 Location: Herts, UK Device: Sony PRS-505 (Silver), ASUS Transformer TF300T, IPAD Air 2	I used to leave in the shadow of Gibbs Hill Lighthouse in Bermuda. As I'm sure you are aware, Bermuda was, and still is, in need of these things.

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pholy Booklegger Posts: 1,801 Karma: 7999816 Join Date: Jun 2009 Location: Toronto, Ontario, Canada Device: BeBook(1 & 2010), PEZ, PRS-505, Kobo BT, PRS-T1, Playbook, Kobo Touch	Bonavista, Nfld This is the back side of the original lighthouse in its red and white glory, and the ugly steel tower that replaced it. A beautiful place to visit in the north-east corner of Newfoundland, lots of whales, puffins, and icebergs in season. More Newfoundland pictures at www.pholynyk.ca - one of my best vacations ever. Attached Thumbnails

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