- Lighthouse - Wikipedia
A lighthouse is a tower, building, or other type of physical structure designed to emit light from a system of lamps and lenses and to serve as a beacon for navigational aid for maritime pilots at sea or on inland waterways
- Lighthouse | Chrome for Developers
Lighthouse has audits for performance, accessibility, progressive web apps, SEO, and more You can run Lighthouse against any web page, public or requiring authentication You can run Lighthouse as part of PageSpeed Insights, in Chrome DevTools, from the command line, or as a Node module
- Lighthouse | Definition, History, Equipment, Facts | Britannica
Lighthouse, structure, usually with a tower, built onshore or on the seabed to serve as an aid to maritime coastal navigation, warning mariners of hazards, establishing their position, and guiding them to their destinations
- Lighthouse Friends
This site includes photographs, directions, histories, and GPS coordinates garnered while personally visiting every lighthouse in the United States and nearly every lighthouse in Canada
- Lighthouse Facts | The Lighthouse Preservation Society
Lighthouses are built from wood, stone, brick, reinforced concrete, iron, steel, or aluminum They are designed to withstand local environmental conditions For example, tall skeletal lighthouses located in the Caribbean offer less surface area to hurricane-force winds and waves
- How Lighthouses Work | Lighthouse NE
For centuries, lighthouses have been key navigational aids, guiding sailors safely through treacherous waters, rocky coastlines, and dense fog These iconic structures serve a simple yet key purpose: to emit a bright, distinctive light that helps ships determine their location and avoid hazards
- Lighthouse Facts | United States Lighthouse Society
The oldest existing lighthouse in the world is considered to be La Coruna in Spain that dates from ca 20 B C A Roman lighthouse is located on the Cliffs of Dover in the UK that was constructed in 40 A D The first lighthouse in America was at Boston on Little Brewster Island (1716)
- US-Lighthouses. com - The best source for lighthouse info
What is a lighthouse? A lighthouse is loosely defined as a tower or other structure used to display a light for the guidance of ships to either avoid a dangerous area (shoals, etc ) or to identify a safe harbor
|