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Lighthouses
A lighthouse is a structure used to house a light source that acts as an aid to navigation for those at sea. It can also use a sound source for warning. They are also used to warn of dangerous coastlines, reefs, and other hazards, while indicating safe entries to harbors. Most remaining lighthouses are automatic rather than being manned. Questions should relate directly to all aspects regarding lighthouses, including their use and history.
699 Questions
Which state has no ocean but has has the most lighthouses of any state?
Michigan has the most lighthouses with 120.
Which supports life is transmitted to Earth in the form of?
The sun's energy, which supports life, is transmitted to Earth in the form of?
How many lighthouses are on Alcatraz?
there is only one light house on Alcatraz it was the The First Pacific coast Light house to. And the sinso lighthouse
When was st' marys light house built?
The lighthouse and adjacent keepers' cottages were built in 1898 by the John Miller company of Tynemouth, using 645 blocks of stone and 750,000 bricks.
When did Marcus Hanna - lighthouse keeper - die?
Marcus Hanna - lighthouse keeper - died on 1921-12-21.
What county is ocracoke light house in?
It is located in the Outer Banks,North Carolina on Ocracoke Island.
Where is easterly lighthouse located in Maine by Andrew Wyeth?
Easterly is the Tenents Harbor Light in Maine.
That would be Grace Darling.
Grace Darling was born in 1815, in Bamburgh, Northumberland, the daughter of a lighthouse keeper. Grace became a heroine on 7 September 1838. On this day, the steamship Forfarshire ran ashore and broke in two on the rocks by the lighthouse where she was living, in the North Sea. Grace and her father rowed out in treacherous conditions to the steamship where she helped rescue nine people - four crew and five passengers. Unfortunately, another forty died in the accident.
Was pharos Egyptian for lighthouse?
Pharos was not Arabic ("Egyptian") for "lighthouse." Pharos was the island the world's first lighthouse, the Pharos of Alexandria, was built on. It was called that because of the island. However, derivatives of the word "Pharos" mean "lighthouse" in at least six languages, including Portugese, Spanish, French, Romanian, Italian, and Albanian. "Pharos" still does not mean "lighthouse" in Arabic.
What are facts about lighthouses?
Egyptians were the people who invented lighthouses.
Lighthouses guide sailors as navigators and as warning systems
What was the purpose of the east point lighthouse built?
All lighthouses are built as navigational aids.
In the UK they are funded by Trinity House from ' Light Dues' levied on boats using British ports
