Global InformationList of tallest lighthouses information
This is a list of the tallest lighthouses, by tower height (as opposed to focal height, i.e. height of the lamp of a lighthouse from water level). The list includes only "traditional lighthouses", as defined by The Lighthouse Directory, i.e. buildings built by navigation safety authorities primarily as an aid to navigation.[1] As such, its information regarding construction, year, and notes is from the list of tallest lighthouses at The Lighthouse Directory.[1] Sources are given for all other information. Heights are from the United States Coast Guard Light List for the United States[2] and from NGA List of Lights for the rest of the world,[3] unless a better source exists. Where several lighthouses share the same height, they share the same position, and are all marked with "=".
| Order | Name | Construction | Image | Height | Steps | Location | Country | Year | Remarks |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Île Vierge Lighthouse | Stone (granite) |  |
271 feet (83 m)[4][5] | 397[4] 400[6] |
Finistère |  France |
1902 | Tallest traditional |
| 2 | Lighthouse of Genoa | Stone |  |
249 feet (76 m)[7][8] | 365[8] | Genoa |  Italy |
1543 | Tallest in the Mediterranean |
| 3 | Phare de Gatteville | Stone (granite) |  |
247 feet (75 m)[9] | 365[10] | Gatteville-le-Phare | France |
1835 | |
| 4 | Lesnoy Mole Rear Range Light | Metal |  |
239 feet (73 m)[11] | Saint Petersburg |  Russia |
1986+ | Tallest in Russia, tallest range light | |
| 5 | Mulantou Lighthouse | Concrete |  |
237 feet (72 m)[12] | Hainan |  China |
1995 | Tallest in China | |
| 6 | Baishamen Lighthouse | Concrete |  |
236 feet (72 m)[12] | Hainan | China |
2000+ | ||
| 7 | Punta Penna Lighthouse | Concrete |  |
233 feet (71 m)[13] | 307[14] | Vasto | Italy |
1906 | |
| 7 | Osinovetsky Light | Stone |  |
233 feet (71 m)[15] | 366[16] | Lake Ladoga | Russia |
1910? | |
| 7 | Storozhenskiy Light | Stone |  |
233 feet (71 m)[15] | 399[17] | Lake Ladoga | Russia |
1911 | |
| 10 | Cordouan lighthouse | Stone |  |
223 feet (68 m)[18] | 311[19] | Gironde | France |
1611 | |
| 10 | Vittoria Light | Stone |  |
223 feet (68 m)[20] | 285[21] | Trieste | Italy |
1927 | |
| 12 | Recalada a Bahía Blanca Light | Cast iron skeletal |  |
220 feet (67 m)[22] | 331[23] | Monte Hermoso |  Argentina |
1906 | Tallest in the Southern Hemisphere |
| 13 | Maasvlakte Light | Concrete |  |
216 feet (66 m)[1] | 295[24] | Maasvlakte |  Netherlands |
1974 | Tallest in the Netherlands, inactive |
| 13 | Planier Light | Stone |  |
216 feet (66 m)[25] | Marseille | France |
1959 | ||
| 15 | Campen Lighthouse | Steel skeletal |  |
213 feet (65 m)[26] | 320[27] | Ems (river) |  Germany |
1891 | Tallest in Germany |
| 16 | Phare d'Eckmühl | Granite |  |
213 feet (65 m)[28] | 307[29] | Penmarc'h | France |
1897 | |
| 17 | Świnoujście Lighthouse | Brick |  |
212 feet (65 m)[30] | 300[31] | Świnoujście |  Poland |
1857 | Tallest brick lighthouse, tallest in Poland |
| 18 | Adziogol Lighthouse | Steel |  |
211 feet (64 m)[32] | Kherson |  Ukraine |
1911 | Tallest in Ukraine | |
| 18 | Cape Hatteras Light | Brick |  |
211 feet (64 m)[33] | 268[34] | Hatteras Island, NC |  United States |
1870 | |
| 20 | Bari Light | Stone |  |
205 feet (62 m)[35] | 380[36] | Bari | Italy |
1869 | |
| 20 | Chipiona Light | Stone |  |
205 feet (62 m)[37] | 344[38] | Chipiona |  Spain |
1867 | Tallest in Spain |
| 20 | Lighthouse of Praia da Barra | Stone |  |
203 feet (62 m)[39] | 291[40] | Aveiro |  Portugal |
1893 | Tallest in Portugal |
| 20 | Calcanhar Lighthouse | Reinforced concrete |  |
203 feet (62 m)[41] | 277[42] | Touros |  Brazil |
1912 | Tallest in Brazil |
| 20 | El Rincón Light | Concrete |  |
203 feet (62 m)[43] | Near Verde Peninsula, Buenos Aires | Argentina |
1925 | ||
| 25 | Voslapp Range Rear Light | Concrete |  |
202 feet (62 m)[44] | Wilhelmshaven | Germany |
1962 | ||
| 26 | Roches-Douvres Light | Stone |  |
197 feet (60 m)[45] | Côtes-d'Armor | France |
1954 | ||
| 26 | Borkum Großer Light | Brick |  |
197 feet (60 m)[46] | 315[47] | Borkum | Germany |
1879 | |
| 26 | Nosy Alañaña Light | Concrete |  |
197 feet (60 m)[48] | Toamasina |  Madagascar |
1932 | Tallest in Africa |
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