This is a list of the tallest lighthouses, by tower height (as opposed to focal height, i.e. height of the lamp of a lighthouse from water level). The list includes only "traditional lighthouses", as defined by The Lighthouse Directory, i.e. buildings built by navigation safety authorities primarily as an aid to navigation. [1] As such, its information regarding construction, year, and notes is from the list of tallest lighthouses at The Lighthouse Directory. [1] Sources are given for all other information. Heights are from the United States Coast Guard Light List for the United States [2] and from NGA List of Lights for the rest of the world, [3] unless a better source exists. Where several lighthouses share the same height, they share the same position, and are all marked with "=".
Order | Name | Construction | Image | Height | Steps | Location | Country | Year | Remarks |
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1 | Île Vierge Lighthouse | Stone ( granite) | 271 feet (83 m) [4] [5] | 397
[4] 400 [6] |
Finistère | France | 1902 | Tallest traditional | |
2 | Lighthouse of Genoa | Stone | 249 feet (76 m) [7] [8] | 365 [8] | Genoa | Italy | 1543 | Tallest in the Mediterranean | |
3 | Phare de Gatteville | Stone ( granite) | 247 feet (75 m) [9] | 365 [10] | Gatteville-le-Phare | France | 1835 | ||
4 | Lesnoy Mole Rear Range Light | Metal | 239 feet (73 m) [11] | Saint Petersburg | Russia | 1986+ | Tallest in Russia, tallest range light | ||
5 | Mulantou Lighthouse | Concrete | 237 feet (72 m) [12] | Hainan | China | 1995 | Tallest in China | ||
6 | Baishamen Lighthouse | Concrete | 236 feet (72 m) [12] | Hainan | China | 2000+ | |||
7 | Punta Penna Lighthouse | Concrete | 233 feet (71 m) [13] | 307 [14] | Vasto | Italy | 1906 | ||
7 | Osinovetsky Light | Stone | 233 feet (71 m) [15] | 366 [16] | Lake Ladoga | Russia | 1910? | ||
7 | Storozhenskiy Light | Stone | 233 feet (71 m) [15] | 399 [17] | Lake Ladoga | Russia | 1911 | ||
10 | Cordouan lighthouse | Stone | 223 feet (68 m) [18] | 311 [19] | Gironde | France | 1611 | ||
10 | Vittoria Light | Stone | 223 feet (68 m) [20] | 285 [21] | Trieste | Italy | 1927 | ||
12 | Recalada a Bahía Blanca Light | Cast iron skeletal | 220 feet (67 m) [22] | 331 [23] | Monte Hermoso | Argentina | 1906 | Tallest in the Southern Hemisphere | |
13 | Maasvlakte Light | Concrete | 216 feet (66 m) [1] | 295 [24] | Maasvlakte | Netherlands | 1974 | Tallest in the Netherlands, inactive | |
13 | Planier Light | Stone | 216 feet (66 m) [25] | Marseille | France | 1959 | |||
15 | Campen Lighthouse | Steel skeletal | 213 feet (65 m) [26] | 320 [27] | Ems (river) | Germany | 1891 | Tallest in Germany | |
16 | Phare d'Eckmühl | Granite | 213 feet (65 m) [28] | 307 [29] | Penmarc'h | France | 1897 | ||
17 | Świnoujście Lighthouse | Brick | 212 feet (65 m) [30] | 300 [31] | Świnoujście | Poland | 1857 | Tallest brick lighthouse, tallest in Poland | |
18 | Adziogol Lighthouse | Steel | 211 feet (64 m) [32] | Kherson | Ukraine | 1911 | Tallest in Ukraine | ||
18 | Cape Hatteras Light | Brick | 210 feet (64 m) [33] | 268 [34] | Hatteras Island, NC | United States | 1870 | ||
20 | Bari Light | Stone | 205 feet (62 m) [35] | 380 [36] | Bari | Italy | 1869 | ||
20 | Chipiona Light | Stone | 205 feet (62 m) [37] | 344 [38] | Chipiona | Spain | 1867 | Tallest in Spain | |
20 | Lighthouse of Praia da Barra | Stone | 203 feet (62 m) [39] | 291 [40] | Aveiro | Portugal | 1893 | Tallest in Portugal | |
20 | Calcanhar Lighthouse | Reinforced concrete | 203 feet (62 m) [41] | 277 [42] | Touros | Brazil | 1912 | Tallest in Brazil | |
20 | El Rincón Light | Concrete | 203 feet (62 m) [43] | Near Verde Peninsula, Buenos Aires | Argentina | 1925 | |||
25 | Voslapp Range Rear Light | Concrete | 202 feet (62 m) [44] | Wilhelmshaven | Germany | 1962 | |||
26 | Roches-Douvres Light | Stone | 197 feet (60 m) [45] | Côtes-d'Armor | France | 1954 | |||
26 | Borkum Großer Light | Brick | 197 feet (60 m) [46] | 315 [47] | Borkum | Germany | 1879 | ||
26 | Nosy Alañaña Light | Concrete | 197 feet (60 m) [48] | Toamasina | Madagascar | 1932 | Tallest in Africa |
This is a list of the tallest lighthouses, by tower height (as opposed to focal height, i.e. height of the lamp of a lighthouse from water level). The list includes only "traditional lighthouses", as defined by The Lighthouse Directory, i.e. buildings built by navigation safety authorities primarily as an aid to navigation. [1] As such, its information regarding construction, year, and notes is from the list of tallest lighthouses at The Lighthouse Directory. [1] Sources are given for all other information. Heights are from the United States Coast Guard Light List for the United States [2] and from NGA List of Lights for the rest of the world, [3] unless a better source exists. Where several lighthouses share the same height, they share the same position, and are all marked with "=".
Order | Name | Construction | Image | Height | Steps | Location | Country | Year | Remarks |
---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
1 | Île Vierge Lighthouse | Stone ( granite) | 271 feet (83 m) [4] [5] | 397
[4] 400 [6] |
Finistère | France | 1902 | Tallest traditional | |
2 | Lighthouse of Genoa | Stone | 249 feet (76 m) [7] [8] | 365 [8] | Genoa | Italy | 1543 | Tallest in the Mediterranean | |
3 | Phare de Gatteville | Stone ( granite) | 247 feet (75 m) [9] | 365 [10] | Gatteville-le-Phare | France | 1835 | ||
4 | Lesnoy Mole Rear Range Light | Metal | 239 feet (73 m) [11] | Saint Petersburg | Russia | 1986+ | Tallest in Russia, tallest range light | ||
5 | Mulantou Lighthouse | Concrete | 237 feet (72 m) [12] | Hainan | China | 1995 | Tallest in China | ||
6 | Baishamen Lighthouse | Concrete | 236 feet (72 m) [12] | Hainan | China | 2000+ | |||
7 | Punta Penna Lighthouse | Concrete | 233 feet (71 m) [13] | 307 [14] | Vasto | Italy | 1906 | ||
7 | Osinovetsky Light | Stone | 233 feet (71 m) [15] | 366 [16] | Lake Ladoga | Russia | 1910? | ||
7 | Storozhenskiy Light | Stone | 233 feet (71 m) [15] | 399 [17] | Lake Ladoga | Russia | 1911 | ||
10 | Cordouan lighthouse | Stone | 223 feet (68 m) [18] | 311 [19] | Gironde | France | 1611 | ||
10 | Vittoria Light | Stone | 223 feet (68 m) [20] | 285 [21] | Trieste | Italy | 1927 | ||
12 | Recalada a Bahía Blanca Light | Cast iron skeletal | 220 feet (67 m) [22] | 331 [23] | Monte Hermoso | Argentina | 1906 | Tallest in the Southern Hemisphere | |
13 | Maasvlakte Light | Concrete | 216 feet (66 m) [1] | 295 [24] | Maasvlakte | Netherlands | 1974 | Tallest in the Netherlands, inactive | |
13 | Planier Light | Stone | 216 feet (66 m) [25] | Marseille | France | 1959 | |||
15 | Campen Lighthouse | Steel skeletal | 213 feet (65 m) [26] | 320 [27] | Ems (river) | Germany | 1891 | Tallest in Germany | |
16 | Phare d'Eckmühl | Granite | 213 feet (65 m) [28] | 307 [29] | Penmarc'h | France | 1897 | ||
17 | Świnoujście Lighthouse | Brick | 212 feet (65 m) [30] | 300 [31] | Świnoujście | Poland | 1857 | Tallest brick lighthouse, tallest in Poland | |
18 | Adziogol Lighthouse | Steel | 211 feet (64 m) [32] | Kherson | Ukraine | 1911 | Tallest in Ukraine | ||
18 | Cape Hatteras Light | Brick | 210 feet (64 m) [33] | 268 [34] | Hatteras Island, NC | United States | 1870 | ||
20 | Bari Light | Stone | 205 feet (62 m) [35] | 380 [36] | Bari | Italy | 1869 | ||
20 | Chipiona Light | Stone | 205 feet (62 m) [37] | 344 [38] | Chipiona | Spain | 1867 | Tallest in Spain | |
20 | Lighthouse of Praia da Barra | Stone | 203 feet (62 m) [39] | 291 [40] | Aveiro | Portugal | 1893 | Tallest in Portugal | |
20 | Calcanhar Lighthouse | Reinforced concrete | 203 feet (62 m) [41] | 277 [42] | Touros | Brazil | 1912 | Tallest in Brazil | |
20 | El Rincón Light | Concrete | 203 feet (62 m) [43] | Near Verde Peninsula, Buenos Aires | Argentina | 1925 | |||
25 | Voslapp Range Rear Light | Concrete | 202 feet (62 m) [44] | Wilhelmshaven | Germany | 1962 | |||
26 | Roches-Douvres Light | Stone | 197 feet (60 m) [45] | Côtes-d'Armor | France | 1954 | |||
26 | Borkum Großer Light | Brick | 197 feet (60 m) [46] | 315 [47] | Borkum | Germany | 1879 | ||
26 | Nosy Alañaña Light | Concrete | 197 feet (60 m) [48] | Toamasina | Madagascar | 1932 | Tallest in Africa |