Coast & photo spot
Lighthouses
Cape Hatteras, Portland Head, Pigeon Point: lighthouses on the Atlantic, the Pacific and the Great Lakes – a subject in any light.
- 88
- lighthouses in this area
- 8
- states/provinces with entries
- 1310
- oldest built
By state
Bayern 1Lindau Lighthouse
Bremen 5Bremerhaven lighthouse, Leuchtturm Geestemole Nord, Kaiserschleuse lighthouse, Molenfeuer Überseehafen Süd, Leuchtturm Brinkamahof
Burgenland 1Podersdorf Lighthouse
Hamburg 8Great Tower Neuwerk, Unterfeuer Wittenbergen, Blankenese Upper Lighthouse (1984), Oberfeuer Tinsdal, Blankenese Low Lighthouse, Leuchtturm Ellerholzhöft, Estemündung Lighthouse, Bubendey-Ufer Oberfeuer
Mecklenburg-Vorpommern 11Dornbusch Lighthouse, Peenemünde lighthouse, Warnemünde Lighthouse, Bastorf Lighthouse, Leuchtturm Kollicker Ort, Leuchtturm Timmendorf, Molenfeuer Sassnitz, Lighthouse Darßer Ort, Wustrow Lighthouse, Leuchtturm Gellen, Greifswalder Oie Lighthouse
Niedersachsen 22Pilsum Lighthouse, Roter Sand, Campen Lighthouse, Borkum Großer Leuchtturm, Alte Weser, Hohe Weg Lighthouse, Leuchtturm Arngast, Robbenplate Lighthouse, Leuchtturm Mellumplate, Emden Harbour entry light Westmole, Knock lighthouse, Wybelsum lighthouse, Tegeler Plate Lighthouse, Old Lighthouse Borkum, Kleiner Leuchtturm (Borkum), Leuchtfeuer Cuxhaven, Leuchtturm Norderney, Leuchtturm Obereversand, Voslapp Range Rear Light, Eckwarden rear range light, Neuer Leuchtturm Wangerooge, Alter Leuchtturm Wangerooge
Sachsen 1Lighthouse Moritzburg
Schleswig-Holstein 39Lighthouse Westerheversand, Amrum Lighthouse, Helgoland lighthouse, Bülk Lighthouse, Fehmarn Flügge, Kampen lighthouse, Büsum Lighthouse, Neuland Lighthouse, Marienleuchte lighthouses, Dagebüll lighthouse, Hörnum Lighthouse, Olhörn lighthouse, Rotes Kliff lighthouse, Leuchtturm Travemünde, Oland lighthouse, Leuchtturm Kiel, Leuchtturm Kiel-Holtenau, Leuchtturm Strukkamphuk, Leuchtturm Schausende, Leuchtturm Staberhuk, Leuchtturm Dahmeshöved, Nieblum Lighthouse, Leuchtturm Norddorf, Maritim Hotel Lübeck-Travemünde, Heligoland Düne Lighthouse, Leuchtturm Friedrichsort, Leuchtturm Pelzerhaken, Leuchtfeuer Heidkate, Leuchtturm Falshöft, Leuchtturm List West, Leuchtturm Pellworm, Nebel Lighthouse, Leuchtturm List Ost, Heiligenhafen warning light, Blankeck warning light, Heiligenhafen lighthouse, Eckernförde lighthouse (1986), lighthouse of Schleimünde, Wessek warning light
Good to know
- Sunrise or sunset: the planner shows you the time and the direction of the light for every place.
- Many towers can be climbed – usually only in season and with a minimum age or height for children.
- Fog can hide the coast for hours; mornings are often clearer.
Sources: Wikidata (CC0), Photos: Wikimedia Commons (author and licence per image) · Last checked on 19 September 2026