North America

Concord Point Lighthouse

Havre De Grace, Maryland  USA

The Concord Point Lighthouse in Havre De Grace, Maryland is the second oldest lighthouse tower in the Chesapeake Bay.  It was constructed in 1827 by John Dunahoo.   It is a cone shape, and is 32 feet high.  It worked for 100 years, but is not working now. 

(Special thanks for information and pictures contributed by Mrs. Green's 2nd grade class at William S. James Elementary School in Abingdon, Maryland USA)

Point Bonita Light (photo by William Britten)

Golden Gate National Recreation Area, California  USA

The Point Bonita Light is located in the Golden Gate National Recreation Area, California.  It was built in 1877, and it is still standing today.  It has regularly scheduled tours and has been restored.

Heceta Head Light (photo by William Britten)

Florence, Oregon  USA

The Heceta Head Lighthouse located in Florence, Oregon, was named for the Spanish explorer Captain don Bruno de Heceta.   It first shone in March 1894 and is 205 feet above sea level.  It is visible for over 21 miles.

Cape Lookout

Beaufort, North Carolina USA

Cape Lookout is located just across Taylor's Creek at the Beaufort waterfront.   The island is an important part of the North Carolina estuaries.  The lighthouse was built in 1859 and is still flashing.  You can see the light keeper's station, but you can't go inside.  There are Ranger led programs offered at the lighthouse during the summer.

Cape Hatteras Lighthouse

Cape Hatteras, North Carolina USA

Cape Hatteras is located on the east coast of North Carolina.  The area is called the graveyard of the Atlantic.  The CapeHatteras Lighthouse  is located very near the coast on Cape Hatteras and is about to crash into the sea.  It is 208 feet tall and over 110 years old.  The state of North Carolina is trying to move the lighthouse further inland, but the price to move it is between 3 to 4 million dollars.   In October 1996 the funds were approved by the federal government.  The Coastal Resources Commission is the one that is going to move it.  On September 1, 1998, they began to move it and hopefully they will have it moved by this summer, so it will not crash into the ocean.

Fisgard Lighthouse

Victoria, Canada

There are always things to see from the Fisgard Lighthouse in Victoria, Canada.   Ships from around the world and places nearby carrying goods and people into the port of Victoria and Royal Canadian Navy ships pass by this lighthouse. 

Sir James Douglas was the first governor of the Crown Colony of British Columbia.   He wrote letters to the British government telling how dangerous it was at night near Victoria.  He encouraged them to build a lighthouse so that the colony would grow.  The British government paid for this lighthouse on Vancover Island.   During 1860 Fisgard Lighthouse and others were built.

It was Friday evening, November 16, 1860, that Fisgard Lighthouse became the first permanent one in what is now British Columbia to shine its beam.  Fisgard Lighthouse stands at 58 feet high.  The Fisgard Lighthouse got its name from Fisgard which was on this Pacific station from 1844-1847.

Now this lighthouse is not used as a lighthouse.  It is used for a historic site because it was the first permanent lighthouse on the Vancouver coast.

(Special thanks to Patrick Henry Spencer Middle School, 1026 Goldstream Ave., Victoria, B.C. for sharing this information and picture with us.)

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