Talk:List of tallest lighthouses in the United States

message: This should not be merged.  a list from tallest to shortest will be useful.  someone just needs to build it.  Scarykitty 23:23, 13 August 2006 (UTC)
replies: text: While this list is rather short, I believe that the sheer amount of information on the proposed mergeto article would hide this info. --Bossi (talk • gallery • contrib) 23:03, 14 August 2007 (UTC)

text: Given the amount of time that has passed without significant comment, I am removing the merge tag.  If anyone feels inclined to add it back, please discuss your reasoning here.  Thank you. --Bossi (talk • gallery • contrib) 23:04, 14 August 2007 (UTC)
thread_title: Proposed merge with [[Lighthouses in the United States]]

message: I dont know what the source for this list is, but it appears to omit at least some entries. Using wikipedia itself as the source isn't reasonable considering how many lights do not have articles. Mangoe 21:46, 16 August 2007 (UTC)
thread_title: Grossly inaccurate

message: Per this NPS page I am correcting the recorded FP height to 422 feet. Mangoe (talk) 21:47, 25 January 2008 (UTC)
thread_title: Cape Mendocino

message: The information in this article may be better presented as a table.  I'm not too familiar with tables, though -- anyone up for the challenge? --Bossi (talk • gallery • contrib) 19:06, 18 February 2008 (UTC)
thread_title: Change info format to a table

message: Given the rather substantial oversight, this list is whimsical at best.  I don't want to insult the creator, but the omissions are legion, and the need for additions manifest.  We are really short on lighthouse articles for the Great Lakes, and there is a tremendous amount of work to do as to individual listings.
Just so you don't think I'm blowing smoke, here is a listing of tower heights from just the Western Great Lakes
http://www.terrypepper.com/Lights/lists/towers.htm
Here's a book that references 650 Great Lakes lighthouses:
Great Lakes Lighthouses Encyclopedia
Wright, Larry Wright, Patricia
Hardback Boston Mills Press[http://bookshop.blackwell.co.uk/jsp/welcome.jsp?source=rss&isbn=1550463993
Of course, some of those are in Canada.7&6=thirteen (talk) 22:59, 18 February 2008 (UTC)
replies: text: As I disclose in the edit history as well as by a hidden comment right next to the part that reads "this list is incomplete", this is only inclusive of Alabama, Alaska, California, and the Caribbean.  I just simply got bored of going through NPS and adding in each one.  I hope to get more states as I get the energy and motivation, though others are welcome to beat me to it. --Bossi (talk • gallery • contrib) 04:57, 19 February 2008 (UTC)
thread_title: You forgot the whole of the [[Great Lakes]]?

message: Because of an issue that arose concerning the heights of Sturgeon Point Light,  I wrote to Terry Pepper, who is now the executive direct of the Great Lakes Light Keepers Association.  Of course, he is the author of Terry Pepper, Seeing the Light, Lighthouses of the western Great Lakes. He was kind enough to write back with a detailed response, and he has given me permission to post this here:
::Good call - that number is clearly incorrect.
::As you are no doubt aware, height from water level to the focal plane was the metric of critical importance to mariners, since through triangulation the mariner could determine his distance from the light. To this end, focal height has been reported in US Light Lists since the earliest days. The physical height of the structure was of far lesser importance to mariners, and was only rarely included. For reasons I have yet been unable to determine, the 1914 issue of the Great Lakes Light List broke the mold, and included both metrics in its description of the lights. As such, I would consider that volume to be the definitive reference on the height of Great Lakes lighthouses.
'''
::According to the 1914 Great Lakes Light List, Sturgeon Point lighthouse stood 71 feet from base to top of lantern, and 69 feet from mean high water to focal plane.
::Interestingly, the metric specifics used in calculating focal height changed frequently over the years, varying between low water, mean water, and high water. (The Coast Guard currently reports distance from mean high water.
'''
::I hope this helps.
:This should settle this issue, and provide some guidance in the future for editors.
Here is a link to Seeing the Light, which should be of interest to any lighthouse editor: 
Best to you all.  7&6=thirteen (talk) 15:50, 18 May 2008 (UTC)
replies: text: Terry Pepper, Seeing the Light, has completely redone his list of western Great Lakes lighthouses by height and focal plane, and he has aptly explained the difference, and given the sources for his information.
*Terry Pepper, Focal Plane.
*Terry Pepper, Tower Height.
7&6=thirteen (talk) 16:13, 28 May 2008 (UTC)
thread_title: On height of tower and focal plane

message: Good source of information, and a nice interactive map.
List of lighthouses and interactive map for entire U.S.A.
7&6=thirteen (talk) 19:52, 22 February 2008 (UTC)
thread_title: External links

message: I just finished adding 40+ stub articles on Maine Lighthouses.  Since I had the data from the Light List in a spreadsheet, it was easy to create entries for this list. I thought about including only notable heights, but, seeing that there was already at least one 23' height in the Focal Plane list, I added them all.  It seems to me, though, that we should not include every light, lest the list grow beyond reason.... Jameslwoodward (talk) 15:20, 7 August 2009 (UTC)
thread_title: Cutoff for Heights?

message: Historical Coast Guard light Lists, many books that are new to me, etc.  Worth the look.  An article on how to preserve a lighthouse.
Great Lakes Light Keepers Association, List of Resources.   7&6=thirteen (talk) 12:47, 8 August 2009 (UTC)
thread_title: A great resource

message: The lighthouse on Oak Island is 148 feet tall, not 169 feet. Its focal height is 169 feet, not the tower height. Dorzac (talk) 16:24, 2 August 2012 (UTC)
replies: text: Corrected. Mangoe (talk) 17:34, 2 August 2012 (UTC)
thread_title:  Oak Island Light 

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