lighthouse
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In the other version, participants could use a lighthouse as a fixed reference point.
From Science Daily ● Aug. 9, 2026
Bill Green offered to take me out on his boat and show me a cool lighthouse.
From Slate ● Jun. 16, 2026
With Sea Pines’ iconic red and white striped lighthouse, playground and cute shops, the vacation vibe is inescapable.
From The Wall Street Journal ● May 11, 2026
Tourists stroll along the waterfront and gather for shorter excursions - to Isla de los Estados, home to the famous "end of the world" lighthouse, or along the Beagle Channel.
From BBC ● May 10, 2026
And then the lighthouse beam swept past, and in its gleam I realized they weren’t fins at all but a conning tower and a giant bolted-down gun.
From "Miss Peregrine's Home for Peculiar Children" by Ransom Riggs
"After many years, I found myself navigating manually again, searching for lighthouses to make sure we stayed on course," Islam said.
From Barron's ● Aug. 4, 2026
The retired river-fleet captain joined the class about a year ago and says he likes making miniature lighthouses because they remind him of his former life on the river.
From The Wall Street Journal ● Dec. 29, 2025
All lighthouses, he said, have a great story.
From Los Angeles Times ● Oct. 26, 2025
By the late 1890s, they were making "lamps for lighthouses" and specialised in aluminium.
From BBC ● Nov. 30, 2024
“Seems to me we have lighthouses right here in the U.S.A.”
From "The Seven Wonders of Sassafras Springs" by Betty G. Birney
