lighthouse

lighthouse (lìt´hous´) noun
Nautical.
A tall structure topped by a powerful light used as a beacon or signal to aid marine navigation.

Lighthouse

Lighthouse, structure from which light is projected at night, or which serves as a marker by day, to guide ships sailing in coastal waters. Constructed at important points on a coastline, on isolated or sunken rocks or shoals, and at entrances to harbors and estuaries, lighthouses have safeguarded mariners since early times. Ancient lighthouses were simple structures topped by a beacon fire.
Today most lighthouses use rotating beacons, with light from incandescent lamps, and various types of electrically powered fog signals and auxiliary radio navigation systems. In areas where it is impractical to construct buildings to house a beacon, lightships and lighted buoys are often used. In the United States, maintenance of lighthouses, lightships, lighted buoys, and other aids to navigation is the responsibility of the U.S. Coast Guard.

• lighthouse at Cape Reinga, North Island, New Zealand
• famous for its lighthouse.  the Maori mythology speaks of the area as a "portal" to their motherland, Hawaiiki.
• 604 track _Lighthouse_ by Lotus Omega off of _Lighthouse/Waldorf Salad_ 12" on 
• Written by F. Scrimizzi, F. D'Amato; Recorded at Lighthouse studio, Portinatx, Ibiza

 
• space rock track _Lighthouse_ MP3 (160k) by Windy & Carl off of _Drawing Of Sound_ on Blue Flea (1996)
• psychedelic pop track _So Said The Lighthouse Keeper_ MP3 (vK) by Klaatu off of _Hope_ 12" (1977)
• one of the seven wonders of the world, the pharos (lighthouse) of Alexandria, Egypt
• logo for Netscape
• Montauk Point Lighthouse - on the easter tip of Long Island

 

• The state of Maine has 62 lighthouses. One of the most famous (and oldest) is Portland Head Light, which was commissioned by President George Washington.
• track _Light House_ MP3 (192k) by Kepler off of _Fuck Fight Fail_ on Troubleman Unlimited (2000)
• post rock emo track _Lighthouse In Athens Pt. 1_ MP3 (160k) by Cerberus Shoal off of _Postmarked Stamp Series_ compilation on Tree (1999)
• track _I Want To Marry A Lighthouse Keeper_ MP3 by Erika Eigen off of the _A Clockwork Orange_ soundtrack 12"
• sampled in happy hardcore track _The Lighthousekeeper_ MP3 (160k) by DJ Buzz Fuzz off of_ #01 ep_ 12" on ID&T (1996)
• sampled in track _Psychomachine_ by 604 entity X-Dream off of _Radio_ 12"x2on Blue Room Released 

  

38:21 · A sign found in cartography to indicate a lighthouse on maps and nautical charts. Lighthouses are also represented by , , , and some other signs.

"Lighthouses are more helpful than churches." - Benjamin Franklin

The Simpsons:

_El Viaje Misterioso de Nuestro Homer (aka The Mysterious Voyage of Homer)_   [Aired January 5, 1997] Season 8/Episode 24
Consuming too may hot peppers gives Homer visions, which tell him to seek out his "soulmate". Johnny Cash guest stars.
W E L C O M E  This Lighthouse Operated By  E A R L;   E.A.R.L.   Electronic   Automatic    Robotic    Lighthouse

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