Lighthouses of Northern Hokkaido

Hokkaido is the northernmost of the four main islands of Japan. It is very roughly triangular in shape, facing north on the Sea of Okhotsk, southeast on the Pacific Ocean, and west on the Sea of Japan. It is separated from Honshu to the south by the Tsugaru Strait and from Russian Sakhalin to the north by the La Pérouse or Soya Strait. The entire island forms a single prefecture, which is easily the largest prefecture of Japan. This page covers lighthouses of the north coast of Hokkaido. It includes lighthouses facing the Soya (La Pérouse) Strait and the Sea of Okhotsk. In Japanese, the word for a lighthouse is toudai. The words saki and misaki are for capes and headlands, shima (also spelled sima or jima) is an island, wan is a bay, and ko is a harbor. Lighthouses in Japan are operated and maintained by the Japanese Coast Guard's Maritime Safety Agency. ARLHS numbers are from the ARLHS World List of Lights. JP numbers are the Japanese Coast Guard's light list numbers. Admiralty numbers are from volume F of the Admiralty List of Lights & Fog Signals. U.S. NGA List numbers are from Publication 112. What's Hot:

Sunrise at Notoro Misaki Light; Japanese Coast Guard photo

General Sources
Lighthouses in Japan - Hokkaido

Photos and data for Hokkaido lighthouses; mostly in Japanese but the page titles are in English.

Misty's Japanese Lighthouse Tour - Hokkaido

Photos and brief notes in English.

Kiso's Lighthouses - Hokkaido

This site has many excellent photos of Japanese lighthouses.

Lighthouse Gallery

Photos of 19 Hokkaido lighthouses posted by the First Coast Guard Region.

The Famous Fifty Lighthouses

Photos of the lighthouses voted most famous in Japan, posted by the Eighth Coast Guard Region. Four of the fifty stand in the area covered by this page (Wakkanai, Soya Misaki, Shiretoko Misaki, and Nosappu Misaki).

Monbetsu Coast Guard Station - Lighthouses

Photos and data in Japanese.

Nemuro Coast Guard Station - Harbors

Panoramic views of harbors in the Cape Nemuro area; lighthouse are often visible. The Nemuro station also has a lighthouse page with information on the principal lighthouses of the region.

Wakkanai - Cape Soya Area Lighthouses

* Wakkanai (Noshappu Misaki) (2) 1966 (station established 1900). Active; focal plane 42 m (138 ft); two white flashes every 20 s. 43 m (141 ft) round concrete tower with lantern and gallery, plus a lower gallery about 15 m (49 ft) from the ground. Fog horn (two blasts every 30 s). Tower painted with red and white horizontal bands. Lighthouses of Japan has two good photos, Kiso has a good closeup (near the bottom of the page), and Lighthouse Explorer also has a good photo. This is Hokkaido's tallest lighthouse and the second tallest in Japan. The original lighthouse was 900 m (0.56 mi) south of the present lighthouse. The lighthouse is important in guiding ships into the western entrance to the La Pérouse Strait, which separates Hokkaido from Russia's Sakhalin Island. Located on Cape Noshappu, a prominent cape in Wakkanai. Site open, tower closed. ARLHS JAP-740; JP-0510; Admiralty F6901; NGA 1476. Wakkanai Ko Outer Breakwater Date unknown. Active; focal plane 14 m (46 ft); two red flashes every 6 s. 13 m (43 ft) concrete tower with lantern and gallery, painted red. This is the more distant light in Lighthouses of Japan's photo of the harbor entrance. Wakkanai Ko (harbor) is the principal harbor at the northern tip of Japan. Located at the east end of the detached breakwater north of the harbor. Accessible only by boat. Site and tower closed. ARLHS JAP-1012; JP-0508; NGA 1487. Wakkanai Ko North Breakwater Date unknown. Active; focal plane 15 m (49 ft); red light, 3 s on, 3 s off. 14 m (46 ft) concrete tower with lantern and gallery, painted red. This is the closer light in Lighthouses of Japan's photo of the harbor entrance. Located at the east end of the north breakwater north of the harbor. Accessible only by boat; the breakwater does not appear to be walkable. Site and tower closed. ARLHS JAP-741; Admiralty F6902; JP-0506; NGA 1484. * Soya Misaki (Cape Soya) (3) 1954 (station established 1885). Active; focal plane 40 m (131 ft); four white flashes every 30 s. 17 m (56 ft) square cylindrical concrete tower with lantern and gallery, attached to a 1-story service building. Tower painted with red and white horizontal bands. Kiso has a closeup (3/4 of the way down the page), and Lighthouse Explorer has a good photo. This lighthouse marks the northern tip of Japan, facing Russia's Cape Kriljon, Sakhalin, across the 43 km (27 mi) of the La Pérouse Strait. The cape itself is marked by a well-visited monument. The original lighthouse, an octagonal cast iron tower, was destroyed by fire in May 1911. The second lighthouse was built in 1912 and served until replaced by the present light. Located 120 m (400 ft) south of the point of the cape, 40 km (25 mi) east northeast of Wakkanai. Site open, tower closed. ARLHS JAP-594; JP-0432; Admiralty F6896; NGA 1524.

Wakkanai Light, March 2004 anonymous Creative Commons photo

* Hama Onishibetsu

1975. Active; focal plane 26 m (85 ft); white flash every 5 s. Approx. 15 m (49 ft) square cylindrical concrete tower with lantern and double gallery, attached to a 1-story concrete equipment building. Lighthouse painted with red and white horizontal bands. Located on a cape about 25 km (15 mi) southeast of Soya Misaki. Site open, tower closed. ARLHS JAP-081; JP-0428; Admiralty F6895.4; NGA 0200.

* Kamui Misaki

1962. Active; focal plane 49 m (161 ft); white flash every 15 s. 18 m (59 ft) U-shaped cylindrical concrete tower with lantern and gallery, rising from a 1-story keeper's house. Tower painted with black and white horizontal bands. Misty's tour has a photo, and Google has a satellite view. Located on a sharp and steep promontory, just off the coastal highway, about 12 km (7.5 mi) southeast of Hamatombetsu. Site status unknown, but the lighthouse is easy to see from the road; tower closed. ARLHS JAP-222; JP-0427; Admiralty F6895; NGA 0204.

Omu - Monbetsu Area Lighthouses

Otoineppu Misaki 1972. Active; focal plane 29 m (95 ft); white light, 2 s off, 2 s on. 15 m (49 ft) round cylindrical concrete tower with lantern and gallery, attached to a small square equipment room. Misty's Tour also has good photos. Lighthouse painted with red and white horizontal bands. Located on the coastal highway about 4 km (2.5 mi) northwest of Omu. Site status unknown. ARLHS JAP-497; JP-0421; Admiralty F6893.6; NGA 0228. Otoineppu Ko North Breakwater 1959. Active; focal plane 15 m (49 ft); red flash every 3 s. 11 m (36 ft) round cylindrical concrete tower with lantern and gallery, painted red. The first photo on the linked page is this lighthouse. Located on the breakwater of the Fukawa rice plant on the north side of Omu. Site status unknown. ARLHS JAP-914; Admiralty F6893.5; NGA 0232. Omu North Breakwater 1934. Active; focal plane 12 m (39 ft); two red flashes every 6s. 11 m (36 ft) round cylindrical concrete tower with lantern and gallery, painted red. The second photo on the linked page is this lighthouse. Located on the north breakwater of the main harbor of Omu. Site status unknown. ARLHS JAP-940; Admiralty F6892; NGA 0236. Omu South Breakwater 1934. Active; focal plane 9 m (30 ft); green light, 3 s on, 1 s off. 12 m (39 ft) concrete post with gallery mounted atop a square 1-story concrete equipment room. The light is apparently not at the top of the post. Entire lighthouse is white. The third photo on the linked page is this lighthouse. Located on the south breakwater of the main harbor of Omu. Site status unknown. ARLHS JAP-941; Admiralty F6893; NGA 0240.

Otoineppu Misaki Light; Japanese Coast Guard photo

Sawaki Ko Outer Breakwater

1966. Active; focal plane 12 m (39 ft); green light, 2 s on, 2 s off. 10 m (33 ft) round cylindrical concrete tower with lantern and gallery, painted white. The fourth (next to last) photo on the linked page is this lighthouse. Located on west end of the outer breakwater of Sawaki, about 8 km (5 mi) southeast of Omu. Accessible only by boat. Site and tower closed. ARLHS JAP-964; Admiralty F6890; NGA 0244.

Saru Ko East Breakwater

1971. Active; focal plane 13 m (43 ft); continuous red light with a more intense flash every 3 s. 11 m (36 ft) round cylindrical concrete tower with lantern and gallery, painted red. The last photo on the linked page is this lighthouse. Located on the east breakwater at Saru, about 12 km (7.5 mi) west of Monbetsu. Site status unknown. ARLHS JAP-962; Admiralty F6889; NGA 0248.

* Monbetsu 1960. Active; focal plane 80 m (262 ft); white flash every 10 s. 13 m (43 ft) U-shaped cylindrical concrete tower with lantern and gallery, rising from a 1-story keeper's house. Tower painted with red and white horizontal bands. The photo from the Coast Guard's page is at right, another photo is available. Similar in design to the Kamui Misaki lighthouse. Located on a steep headland in a public park near the Okhotsk Garden on the northwest side of Monbetsu. Site open, tower closed. ARLHS JAP-371; JP-0414; Admiralty F6885; NGA 0252. Monbetsu North Breakwater 1931. Active; focal plane 19 m (62 ft); red light occulting once every 6 s. 16 m (52 ft) round cylindrical concrete tower with lantern and gallery, painted red. The first photo on the linked page is this lighthouse. Located at the end of the rather short north breakwater at Monbetsu. Site status unknown. ARLHS JAP-909; Admiralty F6886; NGA 0256. Monbetsu Outer Breakwater North Head 1972. Active; focal plane 12 m (39 ft); green flash every 3 s. 11 m (36 ft) round hourglass-shaped concrete tower with lantern and gallery, painted white. The second photo on the linked page is this lighthouse. Located at the north end of the outer breakwater at Monbetsu. Site status unknown. ARLHS JAP-910; Admiralty F6886.4; NGA 0260.

Monbetsu Light; Japanese Coast Guard photo

Monbetsu Outer Breakwater East Head

2001. Active; focal plane 13 m (43 ft); green flash every 3 s. 10 m (33 ft) round cylindrical concrete tower with lantern and gallery, painted red. The third photo on the linked page is this lighthouse. Located at the east end of the outer breakwater at Monbetsu. Site status unknown. ARLHS JAP-911; Admiralty F6886.2; NGA 0262.

Monbetsu Inner Breakwater

1962. Active; focal plane 10 m (33 ft); continuous green light with a more intense flash every 5 s. 8.5 m (28 ft) concrete post light mounted on a square 1-story concrete equipment room. Entire lighthouse is white. The last photo on the linked page is this lighthouse. Located on the end of the inner breakwater of Monbetsu. Admiralty F6887; NGA 0264s.

* Saroma Ko Guchi

1966. Active; focal plane 14 m (46 ft); continuous red light with a more intense flash every 5 s. 13 m (43 ft) round tower with lantern and gallery, painted white with one red horizontal band. Saroma Ko is often called Hokkaido's largest lake, but it is not a lake at all--it is a lagoon enclosed by barrier beaches and connected to the Sea of Okhotsk by an inlet (guchi). The lighthouse is located on the west side of the inlet, 13 km (8 mi) east of Yubetsu. Site open, tower closed. ARLHS JAP-961; Admiralty F6884.4; NGA 0268.

Abashiri (Cape Notoro) Area Lighthouses
Tokoro North Breakwater

1958. Active; focal plane 15 m (49 ft); red flash every 3 s. 9.5 m (31 ft) concrete post light mounted on a square 1-story concrete equipment room. Entire lighthouse painted red. The last photo on the linked page is this lighthouse. Located at the end of the main (north) breakwater of Tokoro, about 12 km (7.5 mi) west of Cape Notoro. Site and tower closed. Admiralty F6884; NGA 0272.

* Notoro Misaki (Cape Notoro)

1917. Active; focal plane 57 m (187 ft); white flash every 8 s. 21 m (69 ft) octagonal concrete tower with lantern and gallery, attached to a 1-story keeper's house. Tower painted with black and white horizontal bands. A photo appears at the top of this page, Lighthouses of Japan has two photos, Misty's Tour has a photo, the Coast Guard's page has several photos, and Google has a satellite view. This historic lighthouse has become an important tourist attraction. The light was automated in 1980 and converted to solar power in 1996. Located on Cape Notoro about 8 km (5 mi) north of downtown Abashiri. Site open, tower closed. ARLHS JAP-435; JP-0407; Admiralty F6882; NGA 0280.

Abashiri North Breakwater

1930. Active; focal plane 15 m (49 ft); two red flashes every 6 s. 13 m (43 ft) round cylindrical concrete tower with lantern and gallery, painted red. The second photo on the linked page is this lighthouse. The north breakwater at Abashiri the main breakwater for the port's original harbor. Located at the end of the breakwater; Google has a satellite view. Accessible only by boat. Site and tower closed. ARLHS JAP-932; Admiralty F6877; NGA 0288.

Abashiri East Breakwater 1965. Active; focal plane 14 m (46 ft); green light, 2 s on, 2 s off. 13 m (43 ft) round cylindrical concrete tower with lantern and gallery, painted white. The first photo on the linked page is this lighthouse. Another photo is at right, Misty's Tour has a photo, and Google has a satellite view. Located at the north end of the east breakwater of Abashiri. Site and tower closed. ARLHS JAP-931; Admiralty F6878; NGA 0292. Abashiri South Breakwater East End 1994. Active; focal plane about 14 m (46 ft); green flash every 3 s. 12 m (39 ft) round cylindrical concrete tower with lantern and gallery, painted red. The last photo on the linked page is this lighthouse, and Google has a satellite view. The south breakwater has been extended considerably to the southeast, and this lighthouse and the next define the entrance to the city's new south harbor. Accessible only by boat. Site and tower closed. Located at the end of the breakwater. ARLHS JAP-2627; Admiralty F6878.5; NGA 0293. Abashiri Island Breakwater North End 2000. Active; focal plane 16 m (52 ft); red flash every 3 s. 13 m (43 ft) round cylindrical concrete tower with lantern and gallery, painted red. The third photo on the linked page is this lighthouse, and Google has a satellite view. The Island Breakwater is a detached breakwater sheltering the city's new south harbor. Accessible only by boat. Located at the north end of the breakwater. ARLHS JAP-933; not listed by NGA.

Abashiri East Breakwater Light, January 2006 anonymous Creative Commons photo

Masuura Ko

1990. Active; focal plane 14 m (46 ft); red light, 2 s on, 2 s off. 11 m (36 ft) round cylindrical concrete tower with lantern and gallery, painted red. The first photo on the linked page is this lighthouse, a winter view is also available, and Google has a satellite view. Located on the north breakwater sheltering the harbor of Masuura, a small fishing port on the south side of Abashiri. Site status unknown. ARLHS JAP-903; Admiralty F6876; NGA 0294.

Shiretoko Peninsula Lighthouses
Note: The rugged Shiretoko Peninsula projects 80 km (50 mi) into the Sea of Okhotsk, making it a significant obstacle to navigation. The wild outer half of the peninsula is protected as the Shiretoko National Park.
Utoro East Breakwater

1959. Active; focal plane 12 m (39 ft); green flash every 3 s. 11 m (36 ft) round cylindrical concrete tower with lantern and gallery, painted white. The second photo on the linked page is this lighthouse. Located at the end of the east breakwater of Utoro, on the west side of the Shiretoko Peninsula. Site status unknown. ARLHS JAP-1007; Admiralty F6872; NGA 0300.

Utoro North Breakwater

1960. Active; focal plane 15 m (49 ft); continuous red light with a more intense flash every 6 s. 13 m (43 ft) round cylindrical concrete tower with lantern and gallery, painted red. The last photo on the linked page is this lighthouse. Located at the end of the north breakwater of Utoro, on the west side of the Shiretoko Peninsula. Site status unknown. ARLHS JAP-1008; Admiralty F6870; NGA 0304.

* Utoro

1969. Active; focal plane 142 m (466 ft); green flash every 15 s. 20 m (66 ft) round cylindrical concrete tower with lantern and gallery, attached at one end of a 1-story keeper's house. Tower painted with black and white horizontal bands. This light, built to help guide ships around the Shiretoko Peninsula, is located in a wild area near the national park boundary. The Coast Guard's page mentions a nearby waterfall and warns that brown bears sometimes forage around the lighthouse. Lighthouses of Japan also has a photo, Misty's Tour has a view of the spectacular site, and another photo also shows this view. Located on a ridge northeast of the port of Utoro. Site open, tower closed. ARLHS JAP-1008; JP-0401; Admiralty F6866; NGA 0296.

Shiretoko Misaki (Cape Shiretoko) 1963. Active; focal plane 102 m (335 ft); two white flashes every 20 s. 12 m (39 ft) U-shaped cylindrical concrete tower with lantern and gallery, attached at one end of a 1-story keeper's house. Tower painted with black and white horizontal bands. This light marks the tip of the Shiretoko Peninsula. It also marks the northwestern entrance to the Nemuro Strait, which separates Hokkaido from Kunishiri, one of the Kuril Islands occupied by Russia but claimed by Japan. Google has a satellite view. Accessible only by boat (there is no road through the national park), and landing at this exposed location is difficult. Site and tower closed. ARLHS JAP-579; JP-0218; Admiralty F6862; NGA 0308. Tienbetsu (Tienbetu) Ko (North Breakwater) Date unknown. Active; focal plane 14 m (46 ft); two red flashes every 6 s. 11 m (36 ft) round cylindrical concrete tower with lantern and gallery, painted red. Located at the end of the north breakwater enclosing the small harbor of Tienbetsu, about 8 km (5 mi) northeast of Rausu. Site status unknown. ARLHS JAP-990; Admiralty F6861.5; NGA 0428. * Rausu 1971. Active; focal plane 87 m (285 ft); white flash every 10 s. 16 m (52 ft) round cylindrical concrete tower with lantern and gallery, attached at one end of a 1-story keeper's house. Tower painted with red and white horizontal bands. Misty's Tour has a fine closeup. Located on a bluff north of Rausu, a port on the east side of the Shiretoko Peninsula, directly opposite Utoro. Site open, tower closed. ARLHS JAP-501; JP-0216; Admiralty F6858; NGA 0424.

Shiretoko Misaki Light; Japanese Coast Guard photo

Matunori Ko

Date unknown. Active; focal plane 14 m (46 ft); red light, 3 s on, 3 s off. 11 m (36 ft) round cylindrical concrete tower with lantern and gallery, painted red. Located at the end of the north breakwater enclosing the small harbor of Matunori, about 5 km (3 mi) southwest of Rausu. Site status unknown. ARLHS JAP-905; Admiralty F6857.5; NGA 0404.

Sibetu Area Lighthouses
* Kunbetsu (Kunbetu)

1978. Active; focal plane 54 m (177 ft); white light, occulting once every 8 s. 15 m (49 ft) round cylindrical concrete tower with lantern and gallery, attached at one end of a small equipment shelter. Tower painted with red and white horizontal bands. Lighthouses of Japan has a good photo, and Misty's Tour has a distant view. Kunbetsu is at the base of the Shiretoko Peninsula and in the westernmost curve of the Nemuro Strait. The lighthouse is evidently located on heights above the town. Site open, tower closed. ARLHS JAP-302; JP-0210; Admiralty F6857; NGA 0400.

Sibetu Ko

Date unknown. Active; focal plane 16 m (52 ft); red light, occulting once every 4 s. 11 m (36 ft) round cylindrical concrete tower with lantern and gallery, painted red. No photo available. Located at the end of the north breakwater enclosing the harbor of Sibetu, on the north side of town. Site status unknown. ARLHS JAP-970; Admiralty F6856.7; NGA 0396.

* Notuke (Notsuke) Saki

1953. Active; focal plane 14 m (46 ft); white light, 3 s on, 3 s off. 12 m (39 ft) round cylindrical concrete tower with lantern and gallery, painted white. Misty's Tour has several photos. Notuke Saki is a sand spit about 16 km (10 mi) long projecting southeastward into the Nemuro Strait south of Sibetu. The light marks this hazard and the narrowest passage of the strait. Russia's Veslovskiy Light on Kunashiri is about 20 km (13 mi) to the northeast. Located at the eastern end of the spit. Site open, tower closed. ARLHS JAP-436; JP-0206; Admiralty F6856; NGA 0388.

Odaito Ko

Date unknown. Active; focal plane 13 m (43 ft); continuous green light with a more intense flash every 3 s. 11 m (36 ft) round cylindrical concrete tower with lantern and gallery, painted white. Odaito harbor faces the sound sheltered by the long hook of the Notuke Saki. Located at the end of the central quay of Odiato, about 11 km (7 mi) south of Sibetu. Site status unknown. ARLHS JAP-970; Admiralty F6856.5; NGA 0392.

Nemuro Peninsula Lighthouses
Nemuro Ko North Breakwater

Date unknown. Active; focal plane 14 m (46 ft); continuous green light with a more intense flash every 3 s. 14 m (46 ft) round concrete tower with lantern and gallery, painted white. The lighthouse appears at the far right of the panorama on the linked page; unlike other breakwater lights on this coast, it appears to be conical and the lantern is painted green. Located at the end of the short north breakwater at the entrance to Nemuro harbor, on the north side of the peninsula. Site status unknown. ARLHS JAP-924; Admiralty F6850; NGA 0436.

* Nokkamappu Saki

Date unknown. Active; focal plane 21 m (69 ft); two white flashes every 10 s. 11 m (36 ft) octagonal cylindrical concrete tower with lantern and gallery, painted with black and white horizontal bands. This is lighthouse #1 on the linked page. Misty's Tour has a good photo in which the dark bands on the tower appear red in the setting sun. Located on a promontory 8 km (5 mi) northeast of Nemuro; accessible by a gravel road off the main highway to Nosappu Misaki. Site open, tower closed. ARLHS JAP-928; Admiralty F6847; NGA 0440.

Onemoto Ko Date unknown. Active; focal plane 12 m (39 ft); continuous green light with a more intense flash every 3 s. 11 m (36 ft) round cylindrical concrete tower with lantern and gallery, painted white. Onemoto is a small harbor 4 km (2.5 mi) west of Nosappu Misaki, the tip of the peninsula. Located at the end of the old breakwater (newer breakwaters have been built beyond this one). Site status unknown. ARLHS JAP-943; Admiralty F6845; NGA 0444. * Nosappu Misaki (Cape Nosappu, Nemuro) (3) Date unknown (station established 1872). Active; focal plane 23 m (75 ft); white or red light, depending on direction, 3 s on, 3 s off. 14 m (46 ft) round, broadly cylindrical concrete tower with lantern and gallery, attached to a 1-story keeper's house. Entire lighthouse painted white. Lighthouses of Japan has a closeup, a 2006 photo is available, Misty's Tour has a page with a nighttime view, the lighthouse is #3 on the Coast Guard station's page, and Google has a fine satellite view. This is one of Japan's oldest and most historic light stations. The original lighthouse, a hexagonal pyramidal tower with a small lantern, was built by the British engineer Richard Henry Brunton only four years into the reign of the reform emperor Meiji. The second lighthouse, a round cylindrical cast iron tower with a first-order lantern, is seen in a postcard view posted by Klaus Huelse. Cape Nosappu (or Nemuro) is the northeastern tip of Hokkaido and the easternmost point of Japan's major islands. Located on the point of the cape, a razor-thin promontory nearly surounded by water. Site open, tower closed. ARLHS JAP-431; JP-0154; Admiralty F6840; NGA 0448.

Nosappu Misaki (Nemuro) Light; Japanese Coast Guard photo

Kaigara Shima (Shell Island)

1937. Sometimes active, it seems; focal plane 17 m (56 ft); white light, 1.5 s on, 3.5 s off. 17 m (56 ft) round cylindrical concrete tower with lantern and gallery. Two photos show the isolated location of this lighthouse, Lighthouse Explorer also has a distant photo, and Google has a satellite view. This is a gravely endangered waveswept lighthouse. Kaigara Shima is a shoal, underwater at high tide, halfway between Cape Nosappu and the nearest island of the Kurils, only 7 km (4.5 mi) away. Obviously, it is a major hazard to navigation through this narrow strait. But the Kurils are occupied by Russia, and the territorial dispute has prevented the Maritime Safety Agency from rebuilding the lighthouse. The tower has a significant lean and could fall at any time, but the Agency struggles to keep a light lit somewhere on the tower. Located 3.6 km (2.25 mi) northeast of Cape Nosappu. Accessible only by boat; there is a distant view from the cape. Site and tower closed. ARLHS JAP-209; JP-0155; Admiralty F6842; NGA 0452.

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Posted June 8, 2006. Checked and revised May 3, 2008. Lighthouses: 41. Site copyright 2008 Russ Rowlett and the University of North Carolina at Chapel Hill.