The inside of a lighthouse

Lighthouse
@pitstop (14297)
Australia
January 14, 2025 2:26pm CST
We had a tour of an old lighthouse that was partially still functional. We had a little session on the history and how it was constructed and then walked up some narrow stairs and a adder to reach the top and view the actual light. There's a series of brilliant lenses that we could see from the inside and an old bulb that could be turned on - the original was apparently a kerosene lamp. It was built around 1877 - can imagine the amount of work that went into the making of this structure!! We visited several lighthouses when we did a coastal holiday over the weekend - expect a deluge of pics!
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@rakski (128116)
• Philippines
10h
awesome! I've been to an old one but it is not like this
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@pitstop (14297)
• Australia
4h
How was it from the outside?
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@pitstop (14297)
• Australia
5m
@rakski looks very majestic.
@rakski (128116)
• Philippines
4h
from google
@pitstop This is one light house I have been to in one province here.
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• Philippines
9h
That's so nice. I visited a lighthouse in La Union in the Philippines and its awesome.
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@pitstop (14297)
• Australia
4h
They are engineering marvels.
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@AmbiePam (94988)
• United States
13h
Lighthouses are so cool to me.
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@pitstop (14297)
• Australia
4h
Yes, so many of them have amazing histories.
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@RasmaSandra (81528)
• Daytona Beach, Florida
13h
I love lighthouses and think they are fascinating, Did you got up to the top?
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@pitstop (14297)
• Australia
4h
Yes, we did. I'll post pictures later.
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24m
thanks for the write up. I have never visited in the lighthouse
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@pitstop (14297)
• Australia
6m
Try visiting one when you visit a coastal town.
@Shivram59 (37244)
• India
3h
I have never seen a light house. The nearest beach is more than 350 kms from our town. I have been there several times; but there is no lighthouse in the sea. However I'm curious to know about life in light houses.
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@pitstop (14297)
• Australia
6m
Historically it was an adventurous life inside the lighthouse.
@jstory07 (140771)
• Roseburg, Oregon
3h
I visited a couple light houses since moving to Oregon along the coast they are cool looking when you get to the top of the steps.
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@pitstop (14297)
• Australia
5m
Did you enjoy the view from up above?