An island lighthouse almost 50m tall is engulfed by huge waves as winds reached more than 85mph. The waves were so high that the photographer in a helicopter could often feel the spray of the water as ...

Long before Point Loma became a destination for visitors with cameras and smartphones, the Old Point Loma Lighthouse stood as one of San Diego’s most recognizable silhouettes—its white tower rising ...

IN the first weeks of 1980, an Anglesey lighthouse keeper battled against rising tides to carry out a dramatic rescue in the nick of time. IN the first weeks of 1980, an Anglesey lighthouse keeper ...

It can sometimes be easy to forget that you live on a coast when you’re surrounded by the the frenetic urban activity of New York. So if you’re feeling like you need to gain a little perspective, why ...

In the new, critically lauded book "Brilliant Beacons: A History of the American Lighthouse" (Liveright, 560 pages, $29.95), author Eric Jay Dolin reminds us that lighthouses - now oft-overlooked or ...

America's past is full of dramatic lighthouse stories. There's the infamous case of Massachusetts' Minot's Ledge Light, ripped away from its pilings and swept out to sea by a hurricane in 1851. Then ...

Famously known as one of the loneliest places in the world, Thridrangar (spelled ‘Þrídrangaviti’ in Icelandic) is a breathtaking, handbuilt lighthouse located off the coast of Iceland’s Westman ...

Photographer’s description: “On a recent trip to Cape Disappointment and the North Head Lighthouse, I arrived just before sunset. I wanted to get the sunset at the horizon but noticed the sun crossing ...

Two men become increasingly desperate while manning a remote lighthouse in 'The Lighhouse,' Chris Crow's thriller based on real-life events. By Frank Scheck Viewers may well experience a sense of ...