#National Lighthouse Day

[lionofchaeronea]

Sea View of Cape Poge Lighthouse, Charles Hubbard, 1840s

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[rappin-drakken]

It's national lighthouse day! Enjoy some of my lighthouse pics from the Great Lakes

(fun fact: Michigan has the most lighthouses of any US state!)

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[doctorfriend79]

Happy National Lighthouse Day!

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[popculturelib]

Whether they're casualties from shipwrecks or dutiful keepers, where there are lighthouses, there are often ghosts. Among our books on ghosts, hauntings, and the occult are Lighthouse Legends & Hauntings (1998) by William O. Thomson and Lighthouse Ghosts: 13 Bona Fide Apparitions Standing Watch Over America's Shores (1999) by Norma Elizabeth and Bruce Roberts. Have you ever seen a lighthouse ghost?

The Browne Popular Culture Library (BPCL), founded in 1969, is the most comprehensive archive of its kind in the United States.  Our focus and mission is to acquire and preserve research materials on American Popular Culture (post 1876) for curricular and research use. Visit our website at https://www.bgsu.edu/library/pcl.html.

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[jul-deer]

Happy National Lighthouse Day, everyone!

Photos by Dolph

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[rabbitcruiser]

National Lighthouse Day

Often used as metaphors, lighthouses are the beautiful towers that  keep ships safe in the night. Visit one to appreciate their majesty and  mystery.

A light that shines in the darkness to protect and alert. Sounds like  something one would say about that friend or mentor whom helps us in  the hardest of times, but alas, this is not that reference. This is a  reference to the silent, but bright, guardians of our coastlines and  ships, the majestic lighthouse.

Learn about National Lighthouse Day

Lighthouses represent a piece of history. They have comforted  travelers for centuries, guiding them and keeping them safe. They also  add to some of the most scenic and majestic views. If you have ever  visited a lighthouse before, you will know the stability and serenity  they bring to the area. While time has progressed and technology has  changed, lighthouses remind us of some of the difficult voyages people  went on in the past. They provided hope to those looking for land while  tackling the dark nights and stormy seas. So, it is only right that we  celebrate them on National Lighthouse Day.

Did you know that lighthouses provided a beacon of light even before  we had electricity? It is remarkable to think that, isn’t it?  Originally, fires or burning coal were used to create the source of  light in a lighthouse. Of course, this changed as time went on.  Lighthouses then made the switch to oil-burning lamps, after which  electric lamps were used in 1875. Nevertheless, it is crazy to think  that these structures were guiding ships home with light before we could  power our own homes!

There are many reasons why National Lighthouse Day should be  celebrated in our opinion. However, one thing that is really admirable  is that lighthouses have stood the test of time. They have had to  weather a lot of storms; both the literal type and the metaphorical.  From high winds to extreme weather conditions; lighthouses are located  in areas on cliffs and coasts that mean they need to take the very worst  of the weather. Not only this but despite the fact that technology has  progressed and the need for a lighthouse is not the same as it once was,  these structures still stand tall, often acting as the focal point for  coastal villages and areas.

Plus, you simply cannot deny the beauty of a lighthouse, can you?  They have a cylindrical shape and an eye-catching red and white striped  design in most cases, although some are painted all white. They look  beautiful amongst the surrounding bay or coastal area, adding plenty of  character and tales of the past to the location. When you consider this,  it is of no surprise that so many people decide to have their  photograph taken in front of a lighthouse. It’s a postcard-perfect  environment. Why not spend some time looking at some of the most  picturesque lighthouses online? You will be amazed by the beauty you  witness!

History of National Lighthouse Day

The lighthouse has been a staple of culture in the world since we  built boats to sail the seas. Protection from fog, reefs, rocks and  other hazards of the coastline have been signaled by these monoliths of  light, even before the advent of electricity. Surprisingly, large fires  were lit in the top of the early lighthouses, so ship captains knew not  to sail to close to them in order to avoid dangers to their ships.

Some even used early forms of light refraction to make the light  spread farther out to see – mirrors were used in some cases, but in  many, it was actually metal polished to a shine that was used as mirrors  were not as easily come by as they are today.

Electricity and the light bulb paved the way for current lighthouses –  the rotating beam of light that is done with some creative positioning  of mirrors, glass and a motor to spin a curved mirror in a circle around  the light bulb. This effect channels the light outwards in a beam,  rotating around and around to catch the eye, and help the light pierce  the fog.

How to celebrate National Lighthouse Day

Go and see a lighthouse or two. Visit and see about understanding  what the lighthouse specifically protected against – was it just fog and  to alert captains of land close by, or are there rocks in shallow  water, reefs of danger just beneath the soft waves, or maybe a more  disastrous effect, like whirlpools or cliff edges instead of a port?

Sometimes a lighthouse existed both as a ship warning and a guard  post from when local militia and army forces were stationed to defend  against coastal attackers. Or if your not near any lighthouses, share  pictures you find enjoyable of lighthouses to those nearby or over  social media.

Enlighten them on what a lighthouse does if they want to know. Or  maybe build a miniature lighthouse all your own, setting it up high in a  room so the light spirals around in the same effect. This little  adventure into modeling can spark conversations for years to come, and  is something that may just bring you one step closer to being the master  of a lighthouse yourself some day.

Another way that you can celebrate National Lighthouse Day is by  doing your bit to preserve a lighthouse. There are a number of  organizations that have been set up around the world for the purpose of  protecting and preserving these historical structures. Plus, if you do  decide to visit a lighthouse on this day, you will probably be able to  make a small donation that will contribute to keeping the lighthouse in  operation. A small donation can go a very long way when it comes to the  future of historic treasures like this.

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[wurlingtonpress]

For National Lighthouse Day, here's the Chicago Harbor Light with railings and windows you can print on a transparency to add more realistic detail. Place an LED in the top to flash in time with the real light house!

#scale model #papercraft #paper model #national lighthouse day #chicago harbor light #wurlington press #build your own chicago

[tonybannerblog]

I always think of this picture, from my favorite photoshoot of Mark, every National Lighthouse Day. 😊

@markruffalo

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[ami-ven]

Happy National Lighthouse Day!

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[travsd]

For National Lighthouse Day: 20 Movies Set in Lighthouses

Pictured above is the Point Judith Lighthouse, located six miles from the house where I grew up. My dad used to drive there to park and think every day of his retirement. In high school, the kids used to go there to park and…something else. It’s my first lighthouse but not my last. There’s also this: Historic Stepping Stones Lighthouse is located in the waters off Great Neck, where I currently…

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[murderousink23]

08/07/2023 is National Lighthouse Day 🇺🇲, National Raspberries N' Cream Day 🇺🇲, Purple Heart Day 💜🇺🇲

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[el-blog-pepe]

National Lighthouse Day (with transcript)

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#lighthouse #National Lighthouse Day

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August 7, 2022 - NATIONAL SISTERS DAY – NATIONAL FRIENDSHIP DAY – PURPLE HEART DAY – AMERICAN FAMILY DAY – NATIONAL LIGHTHOUSE DAY – NATIONAL RASPBERRIES N’ CREAM DAY

August 7, 2022 – NATIONAL SISTERS DAY – NATIONAL FRIENDSHIP DAY – PURPLE HEART DAY – AMERICAN FAMILY DAY – NATIONAL LIGHTHOUSE DAY – NATIONAL RASPBERRIES N’ CREAM DAY

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[popculturelib]

Today, August 7th, is National Lighthouse Day in the US! The event was established during the bicentennial of when the US government created the US Lighthouse Establishment in 1789.

To kick off a week of lighthouses, we're starting with a book by the National Park Service and the Cabrillo Historical Association about the Old Point Loma Lighthouse (1978), located in San Diego, California. Included here are two pages about how the lighthouse was lit. Image transcripts below the cut.

For more information, check out these links:

National Lighthouse Day history from the US Lighthouse Society

The Lighthouses of Point Loma by the National Park Service

The Old Point Loma Lighthouse in our catalog

The Browne Popular Culture Library (BPCL), founded in 1969, is the most comprehensive archive of its kind in the United States.  Our focus and mission is to acquire and preserve research materials on American Popular Culture (post 1876) for curricular and research use. Visit our website at https://www.bgsu.edu/library/pcl.html.

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Fresnel (fra-nel) lighthouse lenses came in seven different "orders," or sizes; first, second, third, three and a-half, fourth, fifth, and sixth. The first order were the largest, and the sixth the smallest. Generally, the larger the lens the greater its range. The larger lenses could be seen from further away than the smaller ones. Also, if a lens was high above sea level, it could be seen from further away than if it was at the water's edge. The ranges given in the illustration are median distances for a lens with a 1,000 watt bulb.

Lenses and Illuminants

Until the 1850's, nearly every lighthouse in the United States used a number of Argand lamps and parabolic reflectors for illumination. These lamps were placed "side by side around the circumference of a circle," and the number of lamps used depended upon the arc of the horizon it was desired to illuminate. For years a bulls-eye magnifying lens was used on each lamp, but these lenses were practically useless, and in 1840 they were removed, leaving the reflectors.

This system, which had become known as the American system, had but one virtue—the lamps were inexpen-sive. But their faults were legion: They were complicated, they used a vast amount of oil, they required constant attention, and, most important of all, they produced relatively little light.

In 1822 Augustin Fresnel, a French physicist, developed a lens apparatus which was to revolutionize lighthouse illumination. A Fresnel lens is like a glass barrel whose outer surface is made up of prisms and bulls-eyes. In a revolving or flashing light, the bulls-eyes are surrounded by curved, concentric prisms, concentrating the light of a central lamp into several individual beams, radiating like the spokes of a wheel. In the fixed, or steady light, the bulls-eyes become a continuous "lens belt," with the prisms [next page] parallel to it, producing an uninterrupted, horizontal sheet of light. Fresnel lenses were classified into seven orders. The order was determined by focal distance—that is, the distance from the illuminant to the lenses.

The United States was slow to adopt the Fresnel lenses, and for years a controversy raged in this country over the merits of the old and new systems. Finally, in 1841, the United States purchased its first Fresnel lens and installed it at Navesink Light, New Jersey, to test the new system. The Fifth Auditor conducted the experiment with all deliberate speed (the accent being on deliberate); 10 years later there were only three light stations in the country which had Fresnel lenses. On March 3, 1851, Congress expressed confidence in the new system by approving an appropriation bill which included permission for the Secretary of the Treasury to place the Fresnel lens system in new lighthouses, in lighthouses not having lenses, and in lighthouses requiring new ones.

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In the fall of 1855 craftsmen installed a third order, fixed light lens in the lighthouse lantern. Made in Paris, it stood over five feet high and three feet wide. In the center, a lamp with three circular wicks, one inside the other, produced a flame of 168 candlepower. The finely ground and highly polished prisms, and the bulls-eye that encircled the lens, captured the light from this flame, focused and magnified it to about 19,000 candlepower, and sent it out in a horizontal sheet of light. According to the 1862 edition of the "Directory for the Pacific Coast of the United States," the lens of the Point Loma light which is 462 feet above sea level "illuminates the entire horizon, and in clear weather should be visible—From a mast height of 20 feet above the sea, at a distance of 28 miles."

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[graveyardrabbit]

#my photos #California #Point Reyes #Point Reyes National Seashore #birds #ravens #there is apparently a specific raven that hangs around the Point Reyes Lighthouse visitor center and commits mischief #I’ve never gotten to meet him but I respect his commitment to shenanigans #and the sign is as they say Relatable #this pic is from weeks ago #but one last photo post for the day why not