[Tagging] Difference between lighthouses and beacons

[Graeme Fitzpatrick]

On 16 January 2018 at 02:58, Malcolm Herring <malcolm.herring at btinternet.com
> wrote:
>
>
> A lighthouse (man_made=lighthouse) is a tower with living quarters either
> within the tower, or a separate structure at or adjacent to the base. They
> are topped with a lamp room. The lamp may or may not be functional - many
> lighthouses have been decommissioned from their navigation role. The
> distinguishing feature to differentiate lighthouses from masonry beacons is
> the ability to be lived in (do they have a door and at least one window?)
> and an enclosed lamp room at the top.
>

Sorry, will have to disagree with you there.

Australia has ~350 lighthouses, of which none are now manned. Some of them
are still operating in their original towers, but the majority are now
relatively simple structures eg
https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Point_Danger_Light &
https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Point_Cartwright_Light. In what way would you
consider that these are not lighthouse's? Just because they don't have
accommodation?

If a structure is designed & intended for long-range, coastal / offshore
navigation, it should be called a lighthouse (major light). If it's only
for short-distance navigation within the confines of a harbour, river, bay
etc then it's a beacon (minor light)
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