Lighthouses ... CLICK! 🖱️

Too many people spend too much time trying to be the captain of someone else's boat. Learn to be a lighthouse and the boats will find their way.

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Panorama https://instagr.am/p/CNPUwKPHo6J/

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Jones Point Lighthouse

Jones Point Lighthouse, Alexandria, Virginia, February 2010

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Faux Lighthouse in Jacksonville, Florida

This lighthouse parking garage used to be a part of First Baptist Church. It's modeled after Saint Augustine Lighthouse in Saint Augustine, Florida. I just read that it's going to be developed separately.

I saw it the first time in October 2017 when we were in town for the Florida-Georgia game.

I happened upon it this time in March 2019 on my way back from Mayport.

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Kissimmee Lighthouse (Faux)

Kissimmee (Tohopekaliga) Lighthouse, Kissimmee Lakefront Park, Kissimmee, Florida, March 2024

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Kissimmee Lighthouse (Faux)

Kissimmee (Tohopekaliga) Lighthouse, Kissimmee Lakefront Park, Kissimmee, Florida, May 2018

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Kissimmee Lighthouse (Faux)

Kissimmee (Tohopekaliga) Lighthouse, Kissimmee Lakefront Park, Kissimmee, Florida, August 2005

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Point Hueneme Lighthouse, Port Hueneme, California, July 2016

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Hunting Island Lighthouse

The website for Hunting Island State Park said the lighthouse was closed for construction until the end of 2025. I took my chances to at least see it even it it still had scaffolding. It was also raining.

Hunting Island Lighthouse, St. Helena Island, South Carolina, January 2026

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Absecon Lighthouse, Atlantic City, New Jersey, February 2025

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Cape May Lighthouse, Cape May, New Jersey, February 2025

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A faux lighthouse modeled after New Canal Lighthouse (New Orleans) in Santa Rosa Beach, Florida. December 2024

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Pensacola Lighthouse, Pensacola, Florida. December 2024

For the first time ever, I didn't make it to the top of a lighthouse. It was very wet that day and there were a lot of people in the lighthouse. I didn't feel comfortable climbing on wet stairs with so many people coming down. I will try again on a sunny day. Who knows when I'll be in the area again though...

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Concord Point Lighthouse, Havre de Grace, Maryland. October 2014

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Bar Harbor Grand Slam Lighthouse Cruise

This post has been sitting in my drafts for a while. I've already posted the lighthouse photos but never clicked "Post" on this one.

Back in October, I went to Maine to do the Bar Harbor Grand Slam Lighthouse Cruise. I found out about the as I was posting the flyer to the United States Lighthouse Society's Instagram account. (I've been posting there as a volunteer since 2019.)

I immediately started looking for flights and was able to fit it in! I flew to Bangor and stayed there a night before moving to a hotel in Ellsworth the night before the cruise.

The cruise included a free photography class the night before which I attended. I got some great tips and reminders about white balance especially.

Here I am representing with my lighthouse socks.

The tour also included breakfast and lunch which included some clam chowder! I normally would chose a tomato-based chowder instead of a classic potato-based but this was good.

The only things I ate in Maine (other than what I ate on the boat) were lobster rolls and lobster bisque.

This was my favorite shot even though the lighthouse isn't prominently featured.

It was a great trip overall.

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LV-87 Lightship Ambrose, New York, New York, June 2024

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I Stayed In A Lighthouse!

Well, it's faux lighthouse but still.

The lighthouse is modeled after the at Hooper’s Straight Lighthouse which is located at Chesapeake Bay Marine Museum in Saint Michaels, Maryland.

I stayed in the Captain Sinclair Suite (top floor) in the Lighthouse at Smithfield Station in Smithfield, Virginia. When you stay in the top suite, you get access to the lighthouse stairs and cupola.

Some of the things I enjoyed were the spiral staircase in the middle of the room, the light at the top, the sunlight from all directions in the daytime, and the panoramic views from the 6 dormers and the 360 degree views from the top.

There's an actual lantern at the top!

These are photos from the bed. Even at night the view was dramatic.

I want to move in! It was definitely a unique experience that I would do again.

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Fenwick Island Lighthouse has new paint!

Fenwick Island, Delaware, May 2024