Top lighthouses
LighthouseCape Decision Light
LighthouseCape St. Elias Light
LighthouseSentinel Island Light
LighthouseGuard Island Light
LighthouseCape Spencer Light
LighthousePoint Retreat Light
LighthouseTree Point Light
LighthouseMary Island Light
LighthouseCape Hinchinbrook Light
LighthouseEldred Rock Light
LighthouseLincoln Rock Light
LighthouseFive Finger Islands Light
Lighthouses by county
- Aleutians East Borough18
- Chugach Census Area11
- City and Borough of Wrangell6
- Haines Borough4
- Hoonah-Angoon Census Area20
- Juneau City and Borough5
- Kenai Peninsula Borough7
- Ketchikan Gateway Borough5
- Kodiak Island Borough8
- Nome Census Area13
- Petersburg Borough3
- Prince of Wales-Hyder Census Area20
- Sitka City and Borough12
All lighthouses (141)
| Name | County | Elevation | Nearest town | Sky |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Cape Decision Light | Prince of Wales-Hyder Census Area | 4 m | Sitka | 1 |
| Cape St. Elias Light | Chugach Census Area | 23 m | 1 | |
| Sentinel Island Light | Juneau City and Borough | 20 m | Juneau | 1 |
| Guard Island Light | Ketchikan Gateway Borough | 10 m | Ketchikan | 1 |
| Cape Spencer Light | Hoonah-Angoon Census Area | — | Juneau | 1 |
| Point Retreat Light | Hoonah-Angoon Census Area | 5 m | Juneau | 1 |
| Tree Point Light | Prince of Wales-Hyder Census Area | 6 m | Metlakatla | 1 |
| Mary Island Light | Ketchikan Gateway Borough | — | Metlakatla | 1 |
| Cape Hinchinbrook Light | Chugach Census Area | — | Cordova | 1 |
| Eldred Rock Light | Haines Borough | — | Haines | 1 |
| Lincoln Rock Light | City and Borough of Wrangell | — | Wrangell | 1 |
| Five Finger Islands Light | Hoonah-Angoon Census Area | — | Sitka | 1 |
| Cape Sarichef Light | Aleutians East Borough | 33 m | 1 | |
| Point Sherman Light | Haines Borough | — | Haines | 1 |
| Scotch Cap Light | Aleutians East Borough | 12 m | 1 | |
| Fairway Island Light | Sitka City and Borough | — | Sitka | 1 |
| Vanderbilt Reef Beacon | Juneau City and Borough | — | Juneau | 1 |
| Sitka LighthouseSitka | Sitka City and Borough | 5 m | Sitka | 5 |
| The Eye Opener Light | Petersburg Borough | — | Petersburg | 1 |
| Northwest Corner Light | Nome Census Area | — | 1 | |
| Red Bluff Light | Lake and Peninsula Borough | 17 m | 1 | |
| Woody Island Light | Kodiak Island Borough | 1 m | Kodiak | 4 |
| East Chugach Light | Kenai Peninsula Borough | 41 m | Homer | 1 |
| Smith Island Light (historical) | Chugach Census Area | 121 m | Elmendorf Air Force Base | 1 |
| Point Craven Light (historical) | Sitka City and Borough | 1 m | Sitka | 1 |
| Duck Point Light (historical) | Hoonah-Angoon Census Area | 6 m | Petersburg | 1 |
| Cape Fanshaw Light (historical) | Hoonah-Angoon Census Area | 10 m | Petersburg | 1 |
| Inian Island Light (historical) | Hoonah-Angoon Census Area | 38 m | Juneau | 1 |
| Johnstone Point Light | Chugach Census Area | 36 m | Cordova | 1 |
| South Passage Point Light | Sitka City and Borough | 77 m | Juneau | 1 |
| McLean Point Light (historical) | Prince of Wales-Hyder Census Area | 7 m | Metlakatla | 1 |
| Cape Chacon Light (historical) | Prince of Wales-Hyder Census Area | 52 m | Metlakatla | 1 |
| Unga Spit Light (historical) | Aleutians East Borough | 6 m | Sand Point | 1 |
| Inner Iliasik Island Light | Aleutians East Borough | 18 m | King Cove | 1 |
| Neal Point Light (historical) | City and Borough of Wrangell | 23 m | Wrangell | 1 |
| Low Point Light (historical) | Haines Borough | 17 m | Haines | 1 |
| Harbor Point Light (historical) | Hoonah-Angoon Census Area | 9 m | Juneau | 1 |
| Kingsmill Point Light | Prince of Wales-Hyder Census Area | 22 m | Sitka | 1 |
| Sanak Light (historical) | Aleutians East Borough | 7 m | 1 | |
| Port Armstrong Light (historical) | Sitka City and Borough | 14 m | Sitka | 1 |
| Cape Edgecumbe Lighthouse | Sitka City and Borough | 7 m | Sitka | 1 |
| Puffin Island Light (historical) | Kodiak Island Borough | 5 m | Kodiak | 4 |
| Prokoda Island Light (historical) | Kodiak Island Borough | 3 m | Kodiak | 2 |
| Sledge Island Light | Nome Census Area | 1 m | Nome | 1 |
| Prince of Wales Light | Nome Census Area | 1 m | 1 | |
| Shelter Island Light | Juneau City and Borough | 13 m | Juneau | 2 |
| Culross Island Light | Chugach Census Area | 1 m | Elmendorf Air Force Base | 1 |
| Portland Island Light | Juneau City and Borough | 4 m | Juneau | 2 |
| Grand Island Light | Hoonah-Angoon Census Area | 9 m | Juneau | 2 |
| Three Hill Island Light | Hoonah-Angoon Census Area | 4 m | Juneau | 1 |
| Danger Point Light | Hoonah-Angoon Census Area | 49 m | Sitka | 1 |
| Cape Darby Lighthouse (historical) | Nome Census Area | 1 m | 1 | |
| Carolyn Island Lighthouse (historical) | Nome Census Area | 1 m | 1 | |
| Warm Springs Bay Light | Sitka City and Borough | 55 m | Sitka | 1 |
| Arch Point Light | Aleutians East Borough | 5 m | King Cove | 1 |
| Swanson Harbor Light | Haines Borough | 19 m | Juneau | 1 |
| Port Walter Light | Sitka City and Borough | 1 m | Sitka | 1 |
| Lisianski Inlet Light | Hoonah-Angoon Census Area | 26 m | Juneau | 1 |
| Security Bay Light | Prince of Wales-Hyder Census Area | 1 m | Sitka | 1 |
| Homer Spit Light Number 3 | Kenai Peninsula Borough | 10 m | Homer | 2 |
| Mitrofania Island Light (historical) | Lake and Peninsula Borough | 26 m | 1 | |
| Baralof Bay Light | Aleutians East Borough | 2 m | Sand Point | 1 |
| Seal Cape Light | Aleutians East Borough | 5 m | Sand Point | 1 |
| Ukolnoi Island Light | Aleutians East Borough | 130 m | King Cove | 1 |
| Fox Island Light | Aleutians East Borough | 9 m | King Cove | 1 |
| Billings Head Light | Aleutians East Borough | 43 m | Akutan | 1 |
| Shishmaref Light | Nome Census Area | 1 m | 1 | |
| Spanish Islands Light | 20 m | Sitka | 1 | |
| Chiniak Island Light | Kodiak Island Borough | 7 m | Kodiak | 1 |
| Anangula Island Light (historical) | Aleutians West Census Area | 14 m | 1 | |
| Edna Bay Entrance Light | Prince of Wales-Hyder Census Area | 1 m | Craig | 1 |
| Edna Bay Light 3 | Prince of Wales-Hyder Census Area | 28 m | Ketchikan | 1 |
| Klokachef Island Light | Sitka City and Borough | 5 m | Sitka | 1 |
| Shoe Island Light | Prince of Wales-Hyder Census Area | 4 m | Ketchikan | 1 |
| Surf Point Light | Prince of Wales-Hyder Census Area | 84 m | Craig | 1 |
| Vitskari Island Light | Sitka City and Borough | 1 m | Sitka | 2 |
| Blake Channel Light 1 | City and Borough of Wrangell | 3 m | Wrangell | 1 |
| Point Gambier Light | Hoonah-Angoon Census Area | 19 m | Sitka | 1 |
| Evans Island Light | Chugach Census Area | 21 m | Sterling | 1 |
| Kalgin Island Light | Kenai Peninsula Borough | 1 m | Kalifornsky | 1 |
| Popof Strait Entrance Light | Aleutians East Borough | 3 m | Sand Point | 1 |
| Rugged Island Light | Kenai Peninsula Borough | 49 m | Seward | 1 |
| Ekuk Range Front Light | Dillingham Census Area | 5 m | Dillingham | 1 |
| Port Herbert Light (historical) | Sitka City and Borough | 31 m | Sitka | 1 |
| Meares Island Light | Prince of Wales-Hyder Census Area | 60 m | Craig | 1 |
| Delta Point Light | Aleutians East Borough | 1 m | King Cove | 1 |
| Cold Bay Light (historical) | Aleutians East Borough | 2 m | King Cove | 1 |
| Cape Pankof Light (historical) | Aleutians East Borough | 1 m | 1 | |
| Seal Rocks Light | Kenai Peninsula Borough | 31 m | Homer | 1 |
| Pirate Cove Light (historical) | Aleutians East Borough | 18 m | Sand Point | 1 |
| Cape Wedge Light (historical) | Aleutians East Borough | 16 m | Sand Point | 1 |
| Helm Point Light | Prince of Wales-Hyder Census Area | 3 m | Sitka | 1 |
| Ocean Cape Light | Yakutat City and Borough | — | 1 | |
| Althorp Rock Light | Hoonah-Angoon Census Area | — | Juneau | 1 |
| Five Finger Lighthouse | Petersburg Borough | — | Sitka | 1 |
| Gambier Bay Entrance Light | Hoonah-Angoon Census Area | — | Sitka | 1 |
| Hanin Rocks Light | Kodiak Island Borough | — | Kodiak | 3 |
| Romanof Light | Kusilvak Census Area | — | 1 | |
| Three Brothers Light | Kodiak Island Borough | — | Kodiak | 1 |
| Whale Island Light | Nome Census Area | — | 1 | |
| Busby Island Light | Chugach Census Area | — | Valdez | 1 |
| Elrington Passage Light (historical) | Chugach Census Area | — | Elmendorf Air Force Base | 1 |
| Midway Rock Light | City and Borough of Wrangell | — | Petersburg | 1 |
| Bushy Island Light | City and Borough of Wrangell | — | Wrangell | 1 |
| The Eckholms Light (historical) | Sitka City and Borough | — | Sitka | 4 |
| Fox Island Light | Chugach Census Area | — | 1 | |
| Warburton Island Light | Prince of Wales-Hyder Census Area | — | Metlakatla | 1 |
| Tenakee Reef Light | Hoonah-Angoon Census Area | — | Juneau | 1 |
| Grave Island Light | Hoonah-Angoon Census Area | — | Juneau | 1 |
| Windham Bay Entrance Light | Petersburg Borough | — | Juneau | 1 |
| Tee Harbor Light | Juneau City and Borough | — | Juneau | 2 |
| Perry Island Light | Chugach Census Area | — | Elmendorf Air Force Base | 1 |
| George Island Light | Hoonah-Angoon Census Area | — | Juneau | 1 |
| Pond Reef Light | Ketchikan Gateway Borough | — | Ketchikan | 2 |
| Rocky Point Light | Chugach Census Area | — | Valdez | 1 |
| Killisnoo Harbor Light 7 | Hoonah-Angoon Census Area | — | Sitka | 1 |
| Cutter Rocks Light | Ketchikan Gateway Borough | — | Ketchikan | 3 |
| Golovnin Bay Lighthouse (historical) | Nome Census Area | — | 1 | |
| Golovin Lighthouse (historical) | Nome Census Area | — | 1 | |
| South Spit Light (historical) | Nome Census Area | — | 1 | |
| Rocky Point Lighthouse | Nome Census Area | — | 1 | |
| Grantley Harbor Light | Nome Census Area | — | 1 | |
| Point Gardner Light | Hoonah-Angoon Census Area | — | Sitka | 1 |
| Seldovia Bay Entrance Light | Kenai Peninsula Borough | — | Homer | 1 |
| Larzatita Island Reef Light | — | Craig | 1 | |
| Ratz Harbor Entrance Light | Prince of Wales-Hyder Census Area | — | Craig | 1 |
| Rose Inlet Light (historical) | Prince of Wales-Hyder Census Area | — | Craig | 1 |
| Shakan Bay Light | Prince of Wales-Hyder Census Area | — | Sitka | 1 |
| Blake Channel Light 2 | City and Borough of Wrangell | — | Wrangell | 1 |
| Saint Paul Harbor Entrance Light | Kodiak Island Borough | — | Kodiak | 3 |
| Isanotski Strait Light 2 | Aleutians East Borough | — | 1 | |
| Angle Point Light | Ketchikan Gateway Borough | — | Metlakatla | 2 |
| Rocky Island Light | Hoonah-Angoon Census Area | — | Juneau | 1 |
| Tonki Cape Light | Kodiak Island Borough | — | Kodiak | 1 |
| Pilot Rock Light | Kenai Peninsula Borough | — | Seward | 1 |
| Priest Rock Light (historical) | Aleutians West Census Area | — | Dutch Harbor | 2 |
| Cape Ommaney Light | Prince of Wales-Hyder Census Area | — | Sitka | 1 |
| Point Crowley Light | Prince of Wales-Hyder Census Area | — | Sitka | 1 |
| Black Rock Light | Prince of Wales-Hyder Census Area | — | Metlakatla | 1 |
| Point Colpoys Light | Prince of Wales-Hyder Census Area | — | Wrangell | 1 |
| Point Spencer Light (historical) | Nome Census Area | — | 1 |
Sky = estimated Bortle class (1 darkest – 9 brightest).
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How to photograph lighthouses
Lighthouses work at both ends of the day: blue hour when the beacon is lit, and golden hour when white towers take on warm tones.
- During blue hour, use 5–15 second exposures to capture the beam; check whether the light is still active.
- Shoot from the beach or a jetty to place the tower against open sky and sea.
- Stormy weather and crashing surf add drama; keep a safe distance from waves on rocks and piers.
- A telephoto from across a bay compresses the tower against cliffs or the moon.
- Many lighthouses are on private or Coast Guard property — check public access and opening hours.
Season: Summer brings open towers and tours; autumn and winter offer storms, fewer crowds and lower sun angles.