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WikiProject Lighthouses
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WP:LHOUSES

Some Wikipedians have formed a project to better organize information in articles related to Lighthouses. This page and its subpages contain their suggestions; it is hoped that this project will help focus efforts. If you would like to help, please inquire on the talk page and see the to-do list.

Goals

To share ideas for attaining high quality on each type of article under the project.
To create a consensus on what should be included.

Scope

The scope of this project is all articles related to lighthouses and pharology (study of lighthouses).

Lighthouses articles by quality and importance

Lighthouses articles by quality and importance
Quality	Importance
Quality	Top	High	Mid	Low	NA	???	Total
FL				1			1
GA		5	7	9			21
B	1	4	39	20			64
C	1	17	147	76		5	246
Start	1	44	504	566		12	1,127
Stub		10	283	860		2	1,155
List	1	18	69	168			256
Category					717		717
Disambig					4		4
File					32		32
Project					7		7
Redirect		1	4	6	208		219
Template					86		86
NA					2		2
Assessed	4	99	1,053	1,706	1,056	19	3,937
Unassessed						1	1
Total	4	99	1,053	1,706	1,056	20	3,938
WikiWork factors (?)		ω = 13,783			Ω = 5.27

Recognized content

A detailed list of recognized content is available at Lighthouses recognized content.

This is a list of recognized content, updated weekly by JL-Bot (talk · contribs) (typically on Saturdays). There is no need to edit the list yourself. If an article is missing from the list, make sure it is tagged (e.g. {{WikiProject Lighthouses}}) or categorized correctly and wait for the next update. See WP:RECOG for configuration options.

Featured lists

List of lighthouses in Connecticut

Good articles

Former good articles

Wawatam Lighthouse

Did you know? articles

Project organization

Departments

WikiProject Lighthouses/Assessment

Parentage

WikiProject Architecture

Related projects

Participants

Interested people are invited to add their names to the list – no invitation required – or, just start editing!

Bowtiesarecool06 - Great Lakes Lighthouses
Peter K Burian - Focus on lighthouses of Ontario, Canada, such as Chantry Island Lightstation Tower, mostly those that are in the Category:Lighthouses on the National Historic Sites of Canada register
TheCrazedBeast - Focus on the Chesapeake Bay, especially Maryland.
Williamwaterway historian of Martha's Vineyard lighthouses, with emphasis on Gay Head Light
7&6=thirteen (☎) lighthouses of Great Lakes, especially Michigan
Berean Hunter
Bsharkey
Chesipiero - Lists of lighthouses and lightvessels, Infobox, Lighthouses of Italy
Cocoaguy ここがいい _contribs^talk
De728631 – adding infoboxes
dk69
Draugen
Gateman1997
Ivanvector - lighthouses in Prince Edward Island and elsewhere in The Maritimes
Jameslwoodward – New England
John Carter (formerly User:Warlordjohncarter)
Jokulhlaup
Knowledgekid87 - I have worked on the List of lighthouses in the United States article and each state's list tables. I have also worked on the templates.
Leifern
Malathos – listing the New Zealand lights
mangoe – retired
MChew – lighthouses of Japan
Roundtheworld - lighthouses in Portugal
Ser Amantio di Nicolao (formerly User:AlbertHerring)
Thefrood – Assessments
Wpwatchdog
Muhandes - List of lighthouses in Israel, general templates, lighthouse of Australia
GlassyEye - Lighthouses manufactured by Chance Brothers, Smethwick, England
CybergothiChé - lighthouses of Australia
PRABHU puducherry -Lighthouses of puducherry in english and tamil wikipedia
HatOfTheCat - Trinity House lighthouses designed & engineered by Messrs. Walker & Burges, Henry Norris and James Douglass
Stephen kleckner (talk) 15:01, 27 November 2020 (UTC)[reply]
Chongkian - Lighthouses in Taiwan
Patr2016 - Lighthouses of Michigan

To-do list

Sample articles

The following articles represent examples of coverage and structure, for articles of their type.

Sample apparatus article: Argand lamp
Sample biography article: George Meade
Sample lighthouse article: La Vieille (France); Norah Head Light (Aus.)
Sample related article: Daymark; Lightvessel; Light characteristic

New articles

Please feel free to list your new Lighthouses-related articles here (newer articles at the top, please). Any new articles that have an compelling or unusual fact in them can be suggested for the Did you know? box on the Main Wikipedia page. DYK has a 5 day time limit from the creation or fivefold-expansion of the article.

Article alerts

Categories for discussion

29 Mar 2025 – Category:Lighthouses in British Overseas Territories (talk · edit · hist) was CfDed by Beland (t · c); see discussion
29 Mar 2025 – Category:Lists of lighthouses in British Overseas Territories (talk · edit · hist) was CfDed by Beland (t · c); see discussion
28 Feb 2025 – Category:Lighthouses in British Overseas Territories and Crown Dependencies (talk · edit · hist) was CfDed by Marcocapelle (t · c); see discussion

Articles to be split

05 Dec 2021 – Tang Lung Chau (talk · edit · hist) is proposed for splitting by 220.246.55.231 (t · c); see discussion
22 Nov 2021 – Green Island, Hong Kong (talk · edit · hist) is proposed for splitting by Msgj (t · c); see discussion

Recent changes

List of abbreviations (help):

D: Edit made at Wikidata
r: Edit flagged by ORES
N: New page
m: Minor edit
b: Bot edit
(±123): Page byte size change

4 April 2025

diffhist m Colombo Lighthouse 02:34 −69 Dawnseeker2000 talk contribs (date format audit, minor formatting, refine ref details, unlink common terms) Tag: AWB

3 April 2025

diffhist Landsort 19:09 +57 Kaffet i halsen talk contribs (added Category:Populated places in Nynäshamn Municipality using HotCat)
diffhist Almagrundet 18:51 +58 Kaffet i halsen talk contribs (added Category:Buildings and structures in Stockholm County using HotCat)
diffhist Djursten 18:50 +56 Kaffet i halsen talk contribs (added Category:Buildings and structures in Uppsala County using HotCat)
diffhist Grönskär 18:50 +58 Kaffet i halsen talk contribs (added Category:Buildings and structures in Stockholm County using HotCat)
diffhist Finnrevet 18:49 +55 Kaffet i halsen talk contribs (added Category:Buildings and structures in Kalmar County using HotCat)
diffhist Kapelludden Lighthouse 18:49 +55 Kaffet i halsen talk contribs (added Category:Buildings and structures in Kalmar County using HotCat)
diffhist Högby Lighthouse 18:48 +55 Kaffet i halsen talk contribs (added Category:Buildings and structures in Kalmar County using HotCat)
diffhist Hallands Väderö 18:47 +55 Kaffet i halsen talk contribs (added Category:Buildings and structures in Skåne County using HotCat)
diffhist Fire Island Lighthouse 18:46 −130 Nthep talk contribs (Copyvio revdel completed (RR)) Tag: Manual revert
diffhist Grundkallen 18:46 +56 Kaffet i halsen talk contribs (added Category:Buildings and structures in Uppsala County using HotCat)
Deletion log 18:46 Nthep talk contribs changed visibility of a revision on page Fire Island Lighthouse: content hidden (RD1: Violations of copyright policy: https://www.fireislandnews.com/features/fire-island-lighthouse-paranormal-investigators/)
diffhist Långe Erik 18:45 +55 Kaffet i halsen talk contribs (added Category:Buildings and structures in Kalmar County using HotCat)
diffhist Långe Jan 18:44 +55 Kaffet i halsen talk contribs (added Category:Buildings and structures in Kalmar County using HotCat)
diffhist Väderöbod 18:44 +66 Kaffet i halsen talk contribs (added Category:Buildings and structures in Västra Götaland County using HotCat)
diffhist Utklippan 18:44 +57 Kaffet i halsen talk contribs (added Category:Buildings and structures in Blekinge County using HotCat)
diffhist Ursholmen 18:43 +66 Kaffet i halsen talk contribs (added Category:Buildings and structures in Västra Götaland County using HotCat)
diffhist Understen 18:42 +58 Kaffet i halsen talk contribs (added Category:Buildings and structures in Stockholm County using HotCat)
diffhist Tjärven 18:42 +58 Kaffet i halsen talk contribs (added Category:Buildings and structures in Stockholm County using HotCat)
diffhist Svenska Högarna 18:41 +58 Kaffet i halsen talk contribs (added Category:Buildings and structures in Stockholm County using HotCat)
diffhist Svartklubben 18:40 +58 Kaffet i halsen talk contribs (added Category:Buildings and structures in Stockholm County using HotCat)
diffhist När Lighthouse 18:39 +56 Kaffet i halsen talk contribs (added Category:Buildings and structures in Gotland County using HotCat)
diffhist Nidingen 18:38 +56 Kaffet i halsen talk contribs (added Category:Buildings and structures in Halland County using HotCat)
diffhist Sandhammaren 18:37 +55 Kaffet i halsen talk contribs (added Category:Buildings and structures in Skåne County using HotCat)
diffhist Skagsudde 18:37 +64 Kaffet i halsen talk contribs (added Category:Buildings and structures in Västernorrland County using HotCat)
diffhist Söderarm 18:37 +58 Kaffet i halsen talk contribs (added Category:Buildings and structures in Stockholm County using HotCat)
diffhist Fire Island Lighthouse 08:36 +130 REAL MOUSE IRL talk contribs (Requesting copyvio revdel (cv-revdel)) Tag: Reverted
diffhist Fire Island Lighthouse 08:35 −1,275 REAL MOUSE IRL talk contribs (Reverted 1 edit by AmericanTruth (talk): Remove close paraphrase from https://www.fireislandnews.com/features/fire-island-lighthouse-paranormal-investigators/) Tags: Twinkle Undo
diffhist Fire Island Lighthouse 06:40 +1,275 AmericanTruth talk contribs (Added a section on the ghost rumors about this lighthouse) Tags: Reverted Visual edit
diffhist m Fair Isle 05:11 −1 Steel1943 talk contribs (→History: fix common MOS:REFSPACE spacing errors, replaced: /ref> <ref → /ref><ref) Tag: AWB
diffhist m Esperanza Base 03:34 0 Generalissima talk contribs Tag: Visual edit
diffhist m Esperanza Base 03:33 +11 Generalissima talk contribs ("antarctica" generally includes immediately adjacent islands) Tag: Visual edit
diffhist St Andrew's Church, Burnham-on-Sea 01:35 +21 2a00:23c5:61de:2301:b570:547:7ba3:137c talk (Added height/distance conversions for tower)

2 April 2025

diffhist Béjaïa 19:10 +3 IvanScrooge98 talk contribs Tags: Mobile edit Mobile web edit Advanced mobile edit
diffhist Béjaïa 19:10 +1 IvanScrooge98 talk contribs Tags: Mobile edit Mobile web edit Advanced mobile edit
diffhist Béjaïa 19:07 +96 IvanScrooge98 talk contribs (tweaks) Tags: Mobile edit Mobile web edit Advanced mobile edit
diffhist Adamasta Rock 16:27 +1 Articute talk contribs (,) Tag: Visual edit
diffhist Adamasta Rock 16:27 +1 Articute talk contribs (Rewritten.) Tag: Visual edit
diffhist Sturgeon Bay Canal North Pierhead Light 15:26 +26 24.172.144.166 talk (→Gallery)
diffhist Pigeon Point Lighthouse 11:45 +204 Gloria1008 talk contribs (I have rewritten this section as required by Wikipedia's writing style. The original text contains non-neutral descriptive language and a large number of modifying words, and does not provide any meaningful information to the readers. My new text describes the advantages and status of the Pigeon Point Lighthouse in the field of astrophotography. And I mentioned that astrophotographers often post their work on social media platforms, echoing the selection of photos from Instagram in this section.) Tag: Visual edit
diffhist m Thuraakunu 09:53 +5 Unilandofma talk contribs (→Demography: Added year) Tag: Visual edit
diffhist m Thuraakunu 09:52 −245 Unilandofma talk contribs (→Demography: Updated population) Tag: Visual edit
diffhist m Vada Shoal Lighthouse 03:45 −23 RFZYNSPY talk contribs (Reverted edits by Moralian42 (talk) (HG) (3.4.12)) Tags: Huggle Rollback
diffhist Vada Shoal Lighthouse 03:41 +23 Moralian42 talk contribs (try to stop me! bet u wont!) Tag: Reverted
diffhist Gull Rock Light Station 00:27 0 Falmk talk contribs (paragraph contradicted previous statements made in the article that the lens is acrylic. Updated to correct the contridiction.)

1 April 2025

diffhist Millom 19:30 +781 Stortford talk contribs (→Governance: bring up to date)
diffhist St. Martin's Island 19:28 −1 RegentsPark talk contribs (Restored revision 1277601139 by Ince-i-abora (talk): Not sure why the bengali was changed but the original looks like it corresponds to the english rendering of the bengali name) Tags: Twinkle Undo
Move log 15:47 Unilandofma talk contribs moved page Feeali (Faafu Atoll) to Feeali over redirect (Remove unnecessary parentheses/disambiguator)
diffhist Point Blunt Light 15:44 −2,067 Mangoe talk contribs (→Jurisdiction: unsourced and irrelevant to the topic)
diffhist Bell Rock Lighthouse 10:41 +96 BobSchrage talk contribs

Templates and categories

Barnstar

	The Lighthouse Barnstar
	Message ~~~~

Stub templates

{{Quebec-lighthouse-stub}}

Subpages

List of all subpages of this page

Resources

Lighthouse Directory

Images

Images related to Lighthouses at Wikimedia Commons
Archives of Michigan: Michigan Lighthouse Collection (alt link) – Lighthouses and Life-Saving Stations pictures.
Usage: Requires attribution, by citing the Archives of Michigan.
Klaus Hülse's collection: Historic postcard images – Lighthouses pictures from many countries.
United States Coast Guard Image Archive: https://www.history.uscg.mil/Our-Collections/Photos/ According to a note at the top of the website, all images are public domain. Searchable historic archive of a huge number of lighthouses.

Templates

Global
- {{cite ngall}} produces a citation in {{cite book}} form to the National Geospatial-Intelligence Agency Lists of Lights which cover the world except the USA. See {{cite uscgll}} below.
- {{cite rowlett}} provides a citation to Russ Rowlett's The Lighthouse Directory. It uses the naming convention of that cite pages and covers every region on earth.
- {{lighthouse-stub}} is used to mark stub articles.
Australia
- {{cite loa}} provides a citation to a specific page in Lighthouses of Australia Inc.
- {{cite loaidx}} provides a citation to one of the index pages in Lighthouses of Australia Inc.
- {{cite ssl}} provides a citation to a specific page in SeaSide Lights
- {{cite sslidx}} provides a citation to one of the index pages in SeaSide Lights
Canada
- The following stub templates are available:
  - {{cite ccgll}} produces a citation in {{cite web}} form to the Canadian Coast Guard List of Lights, Buoys and Fog Signals (4 Volumes). It has the advantage of being easy to use and automatically includes the url of the appropriate web site. It is easy to change when the Coast Guard reorganizes its web site as has in the past, and undoubtedly will do again in the future. The Canadian Coast Guard's four volumes cover Canadian waters.
  - {{Canada-lighthouse-stub}}
  - {{BritishColumbia-lighthouse-stub}}
  - {{Manitoba-lighthouse-stub}}
  - {{NewBrunswick-lighthouse-stub}}
  - {{Newfoundland-lighthouse-stub}}
  - {{NovaScotia-lighthouse-stub}}
  - {{Ontario-lighthouse-stub}}
  - {{PrinceEdwardIsland-lighthouse-stub}}
  - {{Quebec-lighthouse-stub}}
Netherlands
- {{Netherlands-lighthouse-stub}} is used to mark stub articles related to Dutch lighthouses.
United States
- {{cite uscgll}} produces a citation in {{cite book}} form to the US Coast Guard Light List. It has the advantage of being easy to use, a standard format, and automatically including the url of the appropriate web site. It is easy to change when the Coast Guard reorganizes its web site as it did in July 2010 and will, undoubtedly, do again in the future. The Coast Guard's seven volumes cover United States waters.
- {{cite uscghist}} provides a similar citation to the US Coast Guard's historical web site, which lists almost every significant light in the United States, including those no longer extant. Most of the articles are accompanied by historical photographs.
- {{cite uscgnavbib}} provides a simple link to the US Coast Guard's extensive historical bibliography in case someone wants to cite it.
- {{US-lighthouse-stub}} is used to mark stub articles related to US lighthouses.