This lists includes only radio beacons for direction finding operated by the Bureau of Lighthouses or U.S. Coast Guard.
STATION |
STATE |
TYPE |
CODE |
ESTABLISHED |
DISCONTINUED |
NOTES |
|
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
1 |
Ambrose Channel |
NY | ship | T | 1 May 1921 | 1983 | lightship discontinued |
2 |
Fire Island |
NY | ship | M | 1 May 1921 | 19 Jan 1942 | moved to Fire Island LH when LS discontinued |
3 |
Sea Girt |
NJ | LH | O | 1 May 1922 | 10 Dec 1928 | replaced by Barnegat LS |
4 |
San Francisco |
CA | ship | 1 May 1922 | 1971 | removed during WW2 (10 Jan 1942 – 7 Oct 1945) lightship discontinued 1971 |
|
5 |
Diamond Shoal |
NC | ship | 31 Aug 1922 | 1966 | removed during WW2 (11 Jan 1942 – 28 Dec 1945) lightship replaced by lighthouse |
|
6 |
Blunts Reef |
CA | ship | 3 May 1923 | 1971 | removed during WW2 (9 Jan 1942 – 3 Feb 1946) | |
7 |
New Cape Henry |
VA | LH | CB | 1 Jun 1923 | 1993? | first automated radio beacon in 1928 |
8 |
Nantucket |
MA | ship | 24 Aug 1923 | 1983 | rammed & sunk by RMS Olympic in 1934; replaced 1936 | |
9 |
Columbia River |
OR | ship | 29 Aug 1923 | 1979 | ||
10 |
Boston |
MA | ship | Z | 2 Nov 1923 | 1975 | removed during WW2 (Jan 1942 – 9 Sep 1942) lightship discontinued 1975 |
11 |
Swiftsure Bank |
WA | ship | 29 Jan 1924 | 1961 | removed during WW2 (10 Jan 1942 – 15 Dec 1945) | |
12 |
Five Fathom Bank (Delaware Bay) |
NJ | ship | 14 Oct 1924 | 1972 | removed during WW2 (14 Jan 1942 – 16 Jul 1945) | |
13 |
Lake Huron |
MI | ship | 12 Jun 1925 | 1970 | first on Great Lakes | |
14 |
Whitefish Point |
MI | LH | 3 Oct 1925 | Aft. 1982 | ||
15 |
DeTour Reef |
MI | LH | 9 Oct 1925 | Aft. 1982 | ||
16 |
South Pass Jetty |
LA | LH | MM / M | 19 Oct 1925 | 1994? | first on Gulf Coast; originally East Jetty, later West Jetty |
17 |
Galveston Jetty |
TX | LH | G | 21 Oct 1925 | Aft. 1982 | |
18 |
North Manitou Shoal / Manitou Island |
MI | LH | NU | 23 Oct 1925 | Aft 1982 | |
19 |
Devils Island |
WI | LH | 30 Oct 1925 | Aft. 1982 | ||
20 |
Detroit River |
MI | LH | M | 3 Nov 1925 | Aft 1982 | |
21 |
Buffalo / Buffalo Harbor Main |
NY | LH | BL | 18 Nov 1925 | Aft 1982 | |
22 |
Cape Blanco |
OR | LH | OE | 30 Nov 1925 | Aft 1984 | |
23 |
Point Sur |
CA | LH | 1 Dec 1925 | Aft 1984 | ||
24 |
Point Arguello |
CA | LH | O | 18 Dec 1925 | Aft 1984 | |
25 |
Los Angeles Harbor |
CA | LH | W / LA | 21 May 1926 | 1989? | |
26 |
Umatilla Reef |
WA | ship | 16 Jun 1926 | 1971 | removed during WW2 (24 Feb 1942 – 10 Mar 1946) | |
27 |
Cape Spencer |
AK | LH | T | 4 Jul 1926 | Aft 1984 | |
28 |
Portland |
ME | ship | K | 10 Aug 1926 | 1975 | removed during WW2 (10 Jan 1942 – 28 Sep 1945) |
29 |
Grays Harbor |
WA | LH | MM / G | 2 Nov 1926 | 1987? | |
30 |
Thunder Bay Island |
MI | LH | K | 6 Dec 1926 | Aft 1982 | |
31 |
Manitowoc Breakwater |
WI | LH | MO | 21 Feb 1927 | Aft 1982 | |
32 |
Milwaukee Breakwater |
WI | LH | 26 Feb 1927 | Aft 1982 | ||
33 |
Point Betsie |
MI | LH | 28 Feb 1927 | Aft 1982 | ||
34 |
Stratford Shoal / Middle Ground |
NY/CT | LH | 23 Mar 1927 | aft 1970s | ||
35 |
Chesapeake |
VA | ship | 1 Jun 1927 | 1971? | removed during WW2 (15 Jan 1942 – 12 Nov 1945) | |
36 |
Makapuu Point |
HI | LH | 1 Jul 1927 | Aft. 1963 | ||
37 |
Winter Quarter Shoal |
VA | ship | 11 Aug 1927 | 1960 | removed during WW2 (9 Jan 1942 – 4 Oct 1945) | |
38 |
Passage Island |
MI | LH | X | 28 Jun 1927 | ||
39 |
Grand Haven Pierhead |
MI | LH | GO | 15 Aug 1927 | Aft 1982 | |
40 |
Duluth South Breakwater (Duluth Harbor) |
MN | LH | 28 Aug 1927 | Aft. 1982 | ||
41 |
Calumet Harbor |
IL | LH | KX | 28 Aug 1927 | Aft 1982 | |
42 |
Ludington North Breakwater |
MI | LH | 14 Sep 1927 | Aft 1982 | ||
43 |
Cape St. Elias |
AK | LH | 5 Oct 1927 | Aft 1984 | ||
44 |
La Pointe |
WI | LH | V | 30 Oct 1927 | Aft 1982 | |
45 |
Dry Tortugas / Loggerhead Key |
FL | LH | O / OE | 21 Dec 1927 | 1994? | first in FL |
46 |
Jupiter Inlet |
FL | LH | J | 6 Jan 1928 | 1987? | |
47 |
Vineyard Sound |
MA | ship | W | 24 Jan 1928 | 1954 | lightship discontinued |
48 |
Chicago Harbor |
IL | LH | RT | 4 Apr 1928 | Aft 1982 | |
49 |
Marquette |
MI | LH | 20 Apr 1928 | Aft. 1982 | ||
50 |
Little Gull Island |
NY | LH | J | 15 May 1928 | 1994? | |
51 |
Execution Rocks |
NY | LH | K / XR | 15 May 1928 | 1993? | |
52 |
St. Johns River |
FL | LH | K | 29 Jun 1928 | May 1930 | lighthouse discontinued; radio beacon moved to lightship |
53 |
Cove Point |
MD | LH | CP | 30 Jun 1928 | 1984 | |
54 |
Pollock Rip |
MA | ship | 15 Aug 1928 | 1969 | removed during WW2 (12 Jan 1942 – 9 Jun 1945) lightship discontinued 1969 |
|
55 |
Frying Pan Shoals |
NC | ship | FP | 2 Sep 1928 | 1964 | removed during WW2 (11 Jan 1942 – 3 Jan 1946) lightship discontinued 1964 |
56 |
Smith Point |
VA | LH | SP | 1 Oct 1928 | Aft. 1982 | |
57 |
Lansing Shoal |
MI | LH | Z | 6 Oct 1928 | Aft 1982 | |
58 |
Barnegat |
NJ | ship | 1 Dec 1928 | Aft. 1982 | removed during WW2 (14 Jan 1942 – 1 Aug 1945) | |
59 |
Point Arena |
CA | LH | G / A | 14 Dec 1928 | Aft 1984 | |
60 |
Sentinel Island |
AK | LH | 14 Dec 1928 | ca. 1961 | ||
61 |
Aransas Pass |
TX | LH | 15 Jan 1929 | 1952 | lighthouse discontinued; radio beacon moved to CGS Port Aransas | |
62 |
Cape Cod Canal Breakwater |
MA | LH | CC | 26 Jan 1929 | Aft. 1982 | |
63 |
Sand Island |
AL | LH | R | 26 Apr 1929 | 1948 | lighthouse automated; radio beaocn moved to Mobile Point |
64 |
Ashtabula Harbor |
OH | LH | G | 9 Jun 1929 | Aft 1982 | |
65 |
Cristobal Mole |
Panama | RBS | T | 20 Jul 1929 | radio beacon only | |
66 |
Sabine Pass |
LA | LH | F? | 10 Aug 1929 | 1952? | presumably moved to CGS when LH discontinued |
67 |
Poe Reef |
MI | LH | W | 15 Aug 1929 | Aft 1982 | |
68 |
Cape Mala / Punta Mala |
Panama | LH | 11 Sep 1929 | |||
69 |
Huron Island |
MI | LH | 15 Oct 1929 | 1972? | ||
70 |
Eagle Harbor |
MI | LH | J | 26 Oct 1929 | Aft 1982 | |
71 |
Michigan Island |
WI | LH | 4 Nov 1929 | 1 May 1938 | ||
72 |
Grays Reef |
MI | LH | X | 17 Nov 1929 | Aft. 1982 | |
73 |
Rock of Ages |
MI | LH | 20 Nov 1929 | 1978? | ||
74 |
Southwest Pass East Jetty
(Mississippi Delta) |
LA | LH | OT? | 20 Nov 1929 | early 1990s | |
75 |
Sturgeon Bay Canal |
WI | LH | 23 Feb 1930 | 1972? | ||
76 |
Cape Cod / Highland |
MA | LH | Q / HI | 1 Apr 1930 | 1993? | |
77 |
Kewaunee Pierhead |
WI | LH | G | 5 Apr 1930 | Aft 1982 | |
78 |
St. Johns (Jacksonville) |
FL | ship | K | Jun 1930 | 1954 | lightship discontinued; radio beacon moved ashore to new lighthouse |
79 |
Wolf Trap |
VA | LH | Z / WO | 30 Jun 1930 | Aft. 1982 | |
80 |
Kilauea Point |
HI | LH | 15 Jul 1930 | Aft 1964 | ||
81 |
Sandy Point Shoal |
MD | LH | B | 24 Jul 1930 | 1962? | |
82 |
Overfalls |
DE | ship | 6 Aug 1930 | 1957? | ||
83 |
Scotch Cap |
AK | LH | M / Z | 30 Aug 1930 | 1978? | |
84 |
Savannah |
GA | ship | 15 Sep 1930 | 1964 | lighship discontinued; radio beacon moved ashore to Tybee Island | |
85 |
Smith Island |
WA | LH | G | 7 Nov 1930 | 1984? | |
86 |
Point Wilson |
WA | LH | Q | 17 Nov 1930 | 1989? | |
87 |
Egmont Key (Tampa Bay) |
FL | LH | P / H | 1 Dec 1930 | 1994? | |
88 |
Manistique East Breakwater |
MI | LH | 12 Dec 1930 | 1968? | probably discontinued when lighthouse automated | |
89 |
Cape Canaveral |
FL | LH | Z | 15 Apr 1931 | 1996 | renamed Cape Kennedy (1963-1973) |
90 |
St. Martin Island |
MI | LH | 30 Apr 1931 | 1980? | ||
91 |
Mary Island |
AK | LH | 19 May 1931 | 1969 | ||
92 |
Five Finger Island |
AK | LH | 1 Sep 1931 | Aft. 1982 | ||
93 |
Fowey Rocks (off Miami) |
FL | LH | B | 16 Sep 1931 | 1975 | moved ashore to CGS Miami when LH automated |
94 |
Anacapa Island |
CA | LH | X / AN | 15 Oct 1931 | 1984? | |
95 |
Point Judith |
RI | LH | W / PJ | 11 Nov 1931 | 1993? | |
96 |
Block Island Southeast |
RI | LH | F / BI | 2 Dec 1931 | 1993? | |
97 |
Scotland |
NJ | ship | 22 Jan 1932 | 1962 | removed during WW2 (8 Jan 1942 – 8 Jan 1946) | |
98 |
Mount Desert Rock |
ME | LH | B | 1 Feb 1932 | 1977? | |
99 |
Cape Decision |
AK | LH | 15 Mar 1932 | Aft. 1982 | ||
100 |
West Quoddy Head |
ME | LH | Y / WQ | 15 Apr 1932 | Aft. 1982 | |
101 |
Sandusky Bay |
OH | LH | X | 19 Apr 1932 | Aft 1982 | |
102 |
Rochester Harbor |
NY | LH | M | 16 Aug 1932 | Aft 1982 | |
103 |
Frankfort North Breakwater |
MI | LH | FR | 31 Dec 1932 | Aft 1982 | |
104 |
Charleston (Fort Sumter) |
SC | LH | S | 30 Jun 1933 | 1994? | established when Charleston Lightship discontinued |
105 |
Farallon Islands |
CA | LH | R / F | 1 Aug 1933 | 1984? | |
106 |
Cape Lookout |
NC | LH | 15 Aug 1933 | 1950 | moved to Cape Lookout LBS when lighthouse automated | |
107 |
Muskegon Pierhead |
MI | LH | 7 Dec 1933 | Aft 1982 | ||
108 |
Nantucket Shoals |
MA | ship | OT / NS | 8 Sep 1934 | 1983 | removed during WW2 (17 Jan 1942 – 30 Jun 1945) |
109 |
North Manitou Shoal |
MI | LH | 1 May 1935 | 1980? | ||
110 |
Eastern Point (East Side Gloucester Harbor Entrance) |
MA | LH | AA / EP | 15 Jun 1935 | 1993? | located at end of breakwater |
111 |
Harbor Beach |
MI | LH | U | 21 Jun 1935 | Aft 1982 | |
112 |
Cape Arago |
OR | LH | Y / V / Y | 1 Nov 1935 | 1989? | |
113 |
Hen & Chickens |
MA | ship | MM | 1 Dec 1935 | 1954 | two double dashes at different tones |
114 |
Lake St. Clair |
MI | ship | 7 Dec 1935 | 1 Dec 1939 | ||
115 |
Handkerchief Shoal |
MA | ship | MT | 24 Feb 1936 | 1951 | |
116 |
Herald Bank |
TX | ship | 31 Mar 1936 | Bef 1946? | ||
117 |
Cornfield Point |
CT | ship | 23 Apr 1936 | 1957 | ||
118 |
Oswego Harbor West Pierhead |
NY | LH | W | 25 Apr 1936 | Aft 1982 | |
119 |
Cleveland West Pierhead |
OH | LH | C | 25 Jun 1936 | Aft. 1982 | |
120 |
New Dungeness |
WA | LH | U | 15 Jul 1936 | 1989? | |
121 |
Brenton Reef |
RI | ship | TTT | 17 Jul 1936 | 1962 | |
122 |
Cape Disappointment |
WA | LH | O | 25 Aug 1936 | 1989? | |
123 |
Minneapolis Shoal |
WI | LH | Y | 31 Aug 1936 | Aft 1982 | |
124 |
New Point Loma |
CA | LH | C / Y2 / L | 31 Dec 1936 | early 1990s | |
125 |
Stonehorse Shoal |
MA | ship | TT | 5 Jan 1937 | 1963 | two dashes at different tones |
126 |
Cross Rip |
MA | ship | MMT | 19 Feb 1937 | 1963 | |
127 |
Patos Island |
WA | LH | K | 15 May 1937 | 1960s | |
128 |
Nobska Point |
MA | LH | G / NP | 15 Jul 1937 | 1993? | |
129 |
St. Paul Island |
AK | LH | 6 Sep 1937 | Aft. 1982 | ||
130 |
Green Bay Harbor Entrance |
WI | LH | K | 14 Sep 1937 | Aft 1982 | |
131 |
Manana Island |
ME | FSS | 17 Dec 1937 | 1986? | fog signal station (no lighthouse); antenna removed 1995 | |
132 |
Old Mackinac Point |
MI | LH | 26 Jan 1938 | 1957? | ||
133 |
Bonita Point / Point Bonita |
CA | LH | B | 1 Apr 1938 | Aft. 1982 | |
134 |
Buffalo Harbor South Entrance |
NY | LH | B | 4 Apr 1938 | Aft 1982 | |
135 |
Superior Entry Breakwater
(Wisconsin Point) |
WI | LH | SN | 27 May 1938 | Aft 1982 | |
136 |
Old St. Ignace / Old Wawatam |
MI | LH | 18 Jun 1938 | |||
137 |
Georgetown |
SC | LH | F | 22 Jun 1938 | early 1990s | |
138 |
Keweenaw Lower Entrance (Portage Lake Ship Canals) |
MI | ? | 1 Jul 1938 | Aft 1984 | ||
139 |
Brazos Santiago Pass |
TX | LH | Y / PIL | 27 Aug 1938 | 1990s | |
140 |
Cape Hinchinbrook |
AK | LH | W | 28 Sep 1938 | Aft. 1982 | |
141 |
Mona Island / Isla Mona |
PR | LH | 1 Oct 1938 | 1973? | ||
142 |
Mackinac Island |
MI | ? | 1 Dec 1938 | |||
143 |
Yaquina Head |
OR | LH | W | 1 Dec 1938 | 1994? | |
144 |
Cape San Blas |
FL | LH | W | 1 Jan 1939 | early 1990s | |
145 |
Boston Harbor North Channel Buoy #10 |
MA | buoy | 1 Jan 1939 | 6 Jan 1941 | ||
146 |
Sabine Pass East Jetty |
LA | LH | 21 Aug 1940 | ca. 1961 | ||
147 |
Montauk Point |
NY | LH | Y / MP | 1 Nov 1940 | 1995? | |
148 |
Bald Head |
NC | LH | 16 May 1941 | 1958 | replaced by Oak Island | |
149 |
Graves Lighted Whistle Buoy |
MA | buoy | 16 May 1941 | 16 Dec 1941 | experimental | |
150 |
Cape Ann Lighted Whistle Buoy |
MA | buoy | 15 Jun 1941 | 16 Dec 1941 | experimental | |
151 |
York Spit Lighted Whistle Buoy |
VA | buoy | 28 Jun 1941 | 12 Dec 1946 | experimental | |
152 |
Absecon Inlet Lighted Bell Buoy |
NJ | buoy | 17 Jul 1941 | 12 Dec 1946 | experimental | |
153 |
Erie Harbor Pierhead |
PA | LH | 13 Sep 1941 | Aft. 1982 | ||
154 |
Willapa Bay |
OR | LH | 24 Oct 1941 | Aft. 1982 | ||
155 |
Menominee North Pier (Menominee Pierhead) |
WI | LH | 18 Nov 1941 | 1972? | probably discontinued when lighthouse automated | |
156 |
Two Harbors |
MN | LH | Nov 1941 | Aft. 1982 | ||
157 |
San Luis Obispo |
CA | LH | Q / SL | 1 Jan 1942 | 1989? | |
158 |
Plum Island Rear Range |
WI | LH | UM | 3 May 1940 | Aft 1982 | |
159 |
Sherwood Point |
WI | LH | SP | 14 May 1940 | Aft 1982 | |
160 |
Ponce de Leon Inlet |
FL | LH | L | 5 Aug 1940 | 1952 | discontinued when lighthouse automated |
161 |
Gravelly Shoal |
MI | LH | 5 Sep 1941 | lighthouse & radio beacon both automated from the beginning | ||
162 |
Presque Isle Harbor |
MI | LH | PX | 5 May 1942 | Aft 1982 | |
163 |
Mackinac Lighted Bell Buoy |
MI | buoy | 20 Jul 1942 | |||
164 |
Fox Island (near Argentia) |
NL | LH | Sep 1942 | 1946? | USCG operated radio beacon & lookout station at discontinued Canadian lighthouse | |
165 |
Cruncher Island (Bluie West Nine / Simiutaq Island) |
Greenland | Sep 1942 | 1943 | |||
166 |
Cape Flattery |
WA | LH | P | 15 Sep 1942 | 1984? | |
167 |
Port Austin Reef |
MI | LH | 1 Oct 1942 | 1953? | probably discontinued when lighthouse automated | |
168 |
Toledo Harbor |
OH | LH | TJ | 23 Oct 1942 | Aft 1982 | |
169 |
Sheboygan Breakwater |
WI | LH | SY | 18 Nov 1942 | Aft 1982 | |
170 |
Sea Girt |
NJ | LH | 1 Feb 1943 | 1 Aug 1945 | temporary while lightship removed during WW2 | |
171 |
Tree Point |
AK | LH | 20 Feb 1943 | 1960s | ||
172 |
Pigeon Point |
CA | LH | P / S | 31 Mar 1943 | Aft 1984 | |
173 |
Cape May West Jetty |
NJ | CM | 24 Apr 1943 | Aft. 1982 | ||
174 |
Destruction Island |
WA | LH | AA | 1 May 1943 | 1964? | |
175 |
Cape Sarichef |
AK | LH | OT | 1 Jun 1943 | 1979 | discontinued when lighthouse automated |
176 |
Cleveland Ledge |
MA | LH | C / CL | 1 Jun 1943 | 1993? | |
177 |
Fairway Island |
AK | LH | 19 Jun 1943 | |||
178 |
Port Inland |
MI | PI | 23 Aug 1943 | Aft 1982 | ||
179 |
Kajartalik (Bluie West 7 / Grondal) |
Greenland | LH | 'Sep 1943 | 1946? | replaced Crutcher Island | |
180 |
Spruce Cape |
AK | LH | 3 Oct 1943 | |||
181 |
Halfway Rock |
ME | LH | O / HR | 15 Nov 1943 | 1992? | |
182 |
Matinicus Rock |
ME | LH | P / MR | 16 Nov 1943 | 1993? | |
183 |
Eldred Rock |
AK | LH | 25 Dec 1943 | 1973 | ||
184 |
Ship Shoal |
LA | LH | D | 15 Jan 1944 | Bef 1950 | |
185 |
Point Retreat |
AK | LH | 18 Jan 1944 | 1960s | ||
186 |
St. Brides |
NL | ? | 24 Jan 1944 | 26 Apr 1946 | ||
187 |
West Point |
WA | LH | C | 29 Jan 1944 | 1975? | |
188 |
Hillsboro Inlet |
FL | LH | Q | 15 Jul 1944 | 1992 | HIL log says 20 Apr 1944 |
189 |
Amherstburg Outer Channel Lighted Buoy |
MI | buoy | 25 Oct 1944 | |||
190 |
Newport News Middle Ground |
VA | LH | ca. 1944 | 1954 | discontinued when lighthouse automated | |
191 |
Ediz Hook |
WA | LH | 19 Jun 1945 | ca. 1990 | ||
192 |
San Juan |
PR | ? | L | 23 Jun 1945 | Aft. 1982 | |
193 |
Punta Tuna |
PR | LH | X | 23 Jun 1945 | Aft. 1982 | |
194 |
Pigeon Island |
Jamaica | ? | 2 Jul 1945 | 11 Dec 1945 | replaced by Goat Island | |
195 |
Antigua |
? | 2 Jul 1945 | 1946? | |||
196 |
St. Lucia |
? | 2 Jul 1945 | 1946? | |||
197 |
Trinidad |
BWI | ? | 6 Jul 1945 | 1946? | ||
198 |
Fire Island |
NY | LH | AA / RT | 4 Sep 1945 | Aft. 1982 | established because Fire Island Lightship permanently discontinued |
199 |
Goat Island |
Jamaica | ? | 11 Dec 1945 | 1946? | replacement for Pigeon Island | |
Calcasieu |
LA | CGS | UT | 1946? | Aft. 1982 | ||
Butler Flats |
MA | LH | 1947? | 1978 | discontinued when lighthouse automated | ||
Matinicus Rock |
ME | LH | MR | 1948 | 1983? | ||
Mobile Point |
AL | LH | C | 1948 | 1994? | ||
Round Island Passage |
MI | LH | RD | 1948 | Aft 1982 | ||
Long Beach |
CA | LH | LB | 1949 | ca. 1990 | ||
Guard Island |
AK | LH | J | 1949? | Aft. 1982 | ||
Point Reyes |
CA | R | Bef. 1950 | 1993? | |||
Point Au Fer Reef (Eugene Island) |
LA | LH | ca. 1950 | 1975 | |||
Cape Lookout |
NC | CGS | 1950 | 1982 | replaced LH RB; discontinued when LBS discontinued | ||
St. George Reef |
CA | LH | SG? | 1950? | 1975 | lighthouse discontinued; radio beacon moved to large navigational buoy | |
Thomas Point |
MD | LH | 0 / F3 | early 1950s | ca. 1964 / 1986 | special calibration station only after ca. 1964 | |
Port Aransas |
TX | CGS | Z | 1952 | Aft. 1982 | replacement for Aransas Pass LH | |
Sabine Pass |
TX | CGS | 1952? | Aft. 1982 | probably established to replace discontinued LH | ||
St. Johns / Mayport |
FL | LH | R | 1954 | 1994? | replacement for lightship | |
The Cuckolds (Boothbay Harbor) |
ME | LH | CU | 1956 | Aft. 1982 | ||
Oak Island |
NC | CGS | OA | 1958 | 1994? | ||
Saybrook Breakwater (Saybrook Outer) |
CT | LH | SB | ca. 1958 | ca. 1994 | ||
Delaware (Delaware Bay) |
DE | ship | 1960 | 1968 | lightship discontinued | ||
Cape Henlopen |
DE | ? | Bef. 1963 | Aft. 1982 | |||
Hatteras Inlet |
NC | CGS? | HI | 1962? | 1994? | ||
Oregon Inlet |
NC | CGS | PI | early 1960s | 1994? | ||
Manasquan Inlet |
NJ | CGS | MI | Bef. 1963 | Aft. 1982 | ||
Shinecock Inlet |
NY | SN | Bef. 1963 | Aft. 1982 | |||
Jones Inlet |
NY | JI | Bef. 1963 | Aft. 1982 | |||
Tybee Island |
GA | LH | TB | 1964? | 1994? | ||
Frying Pan Shoals |
NC | LH | 1964 | 1991? | Texas Tower replacement for lightship | ||
Diamond Shoals |
NC | LH | G / DS | 1966 | 1991? | Texas Tower replacement for lightship | |
Buzzards Bay |
MA | ship | L | 1954 | 1961 | lightship replaced by new Texas Tower | |
Buzzards Bay |
MA | LH | L | 1961 | 1994? | Texas Tower replacement for lightship | |
Delaware Lighted Horn Buoy D |
DE | buoy | D | 1968? | Aft. 1982 | presumably replaced discontinued lightship | |
Chesapeake |
VA | LH | CO | 1971? | 1994? | Texas Tower; presumably replaced discontinued lightship | |
Blunts Reef Lighted Horn Buoy B |
CA | buoy | BR | 1971 | Aft. 1982 | presumably replaced discontinued lightship | |
San Francisco Approach Lighted Horn Buoy SF |
CA | buoy | SF | 1971? | Aft. 1982 | presumably replaced discontinued lightship | |
Five Fathom Bank Lighthouse Horn Buoy F (Delaware Bay) |
NJ | buoy | F | 1972 | Aft. 1982 | buoy replaced discontinued lightship | |
Umpqua River |
OR | U | 1973? | Aft. 1982 | |||
Trinidad Head |
CA | TR | 1974? | 1994? | |||
Miami |
FL | CGS | U | 1975 | 1994? | replacement for Fowey Rocks | |
Point Pinos |
CA | LH | P | 1975 | 1993 | radio beacon installed as part of automation | |
St. George Reef Buoy |
CA | buoy | SG | 1975 | Aft 1982 | replaced discontinued lighthouse | |
Boston Lighted Horn Buoy B |
MA | buoy | BH | 1975? | Aft. 1982 | probably established to replace discontinued lightship | |
Piedras Blancas |
CA | LH |
PB | 1975? | 1993? | ||
Brant Point (Nantucket Island) |
MA | LH |
H | 1977? | 1993? | ||
Great Duck Island |
ME | LH | ca. 1978 | ca. 1993 | |||
Fort Macon (Beaufort Island) |
NC | CGS | CL | 1982 | 1996? | replaced Cape Lookout | |
Yankeetown |
FL | CGS | Y | Aft. 1983 | 1994? | ||
Chincoteague Inlet |
VA | CGS? | Aft. 1983 | ||||
Watch Hill |
RI | LH | WH | Aft. 1983 | 1995 | ||
Horton Point |
NY | LH | Aft. 1983 | 1992? | |||
Wrightsville Beach |
NC | CGS? | Aft. 1983 | ||||
Stratford Point |
CT | LH | Aft. 1983 | 1995 | |||
Pentwater |
MI | LH |
Aft. 1983 | ||||
Port Washington |
WI | CGS? | Aft. 1983 | ||||
Holland Harbor |
MI | CGS? | Aft. 1983 | ||||
Michigan City |
IN | CGS? | Aft. 1983 | ||||
Racine |
WI | CGS? | Aft. 1983 | ||||
Port Clinton |
OH | Aft. 1983 | |||||
Oak Orchard |
NY | Aft. 1983 | |||||
Charlevoix |
MI | CGS? | Aft. 1983 | ||||
Tawas Point |
MI | LH | Aft. 1983 | ||||
Manastee |
MI | Aft. 1983 | |||||
Port Sanilac |
MI | LH | Aft. 1983 | ||||
Algoma |
WI | Aft. 1983 | |||||
Huron Harbor |
OH | Aft. 1983 | |||||
St. Joseph |
MI | CGS? | Aft. 1983 | ||||
Naples |
FL | CGS | n/a | n/a | n/a | planned for 1980s, but never commissioned | |
Clinton Harbor |
CT | ? | Aft. 1982 | ||||
Ocean City Inlet |
MD | CGS? | Aft. 1982 | ||||
Mississippi River Gulf Outlet Approach Lighted Horn Buoy |
LA | buoy | Aft. 1982 | ||||
Scituate Harbor |
MA | Aft. 1982 | |||||
Portland Lighted Horn Buoy |
ME | buoy | PH | Aft. 1982 | |||
East Rockaway Inlet |
NY | ER | Aft. 1982 | ||||
Indian River Inlet (Rehoboth Beach) |
DE | CGS | IR | Aft. 1982 | |||
Chatham |
MA | CH | Aft. 1982 | ||||
Atlantic City |
NJ | AC | Aft. 1982 | ||||
Portsmouth Harbor (New Castle) |
NH | LH | NCE | Aft. 1982 | |||
New Bedford |
MA | NB | Aft. 1982 | ||||
Wachapreague Inlet |
VA | WI | Aft. 1982 | ||||
James Island |
WA? | JI | Aft. 1982 | ||||
Newport Bay |
CA | NE | Aft. 1982 | ||||
Marina Del Rey |
CA | MR | Aft. 1982 | ||||
Dana Point |
CA | DP | Aft. 1982 | ||||
Santa Barbara |
CA | SB | Aft. 1982 | ||||
Chetco River |
OR | B | Aft. 1982 | ||||
Cape St. Elias |
AK | LH | O | Aft. 1982 | |||
Moss Landing Harbor |
CA | ML | Aft. 1982 | ||||
Humboldt Bay |
CA | H | Aft. 1982 | ||||
Avalon (Santa Catalina Island) |
CA | AV | Aft. 1982 | ||||
Fort Bragg |
CA | N | Aft. 1982 | ||||
Channel Island |
CA | CI | Aft. 1982 | ||||
Morro Bay |
CA | M | Aft. 1982 | ||||
Ventura Marine |
CA | VM | Aft. 1982 | ||||
Columbia River Approach Lighted Horn Buoy CR |
OR/WA | buoy | CR | Aft. 1982 | |||
Mission Bay |
CA | MB | Aft. 1982 | ||||
Redondo Beach |
CA | RB | Aft. 1982 | ||||
Cape Kiwanda |
OR | K | Aft. 1982 | ||||
Oceanside |
CA | OC | Aft. 1982 | ||||
Crescent City |
CA | C | Aft. 1982 | ||||
Bodega Head |
CA | BO | 1995? | ||||
Indiana Harbor |
IN | Y | Aft 1982 | ||||
Sturgen Bay Canal |
WI | Aft 1982 | |||||
Rawley Point |
WI | L | Aft 1982 | ||||
St. Martins |
MI | SM | Aft 1982 | ||||
Keweenaw |
MI | C | Aft 1982 | ||||
Rock of Ages |
MI | Z | Aft 1982 | ||||
Manitou |
MI | M | Aft 1982 | ||||
Port Gratiot |
MI | P | Aft 1982 | ||||
Tibbets Point |
NY | Q | Aft 1982 | ||||
Silver Bay |
MN | SB | Aft 1982 | ||||
Waukegan |
IL | W | Aft 1982 | ||||
Sodus Outer |
NY | SZ | Aft 1982 | ||||
Fairport Harbor |
OH | FP | Aft 1982 | ||||
Alpena |
MI | AL | Aft 1982 | ||||
Taconite Harbor |
MN | TH | Aft 1982 |
Types of Stations
LH: lighthouse station
ship: lightship
buoy: large navigational buoy (LNB)
FSS: fog signal station
RBS: radio beacon station
CGS: Coast Guard Station
Active Radio Beacons By Year
July 1939: 141 (when the Lighthouse Sevice merged with the Coast Guard)
Jan 1946: 191
Apr 1949: 186
Jun 1953: 191
Jan 1961: 194
Jan 1982: 198
Sources
Coast Guard Bulletin, Vol. 3, No. 18 (Dec 1946) contains an chronological list with dates of the first 197 radio beacons established by the Lighthouse Service and Coast Guard 1921-1945
Coast Guard Historian's Office
US Lighthouse Society Light Lists & Radio Beacon Maps
A. E. O'Brien, History and Status of the US Marine Radio Beacon System, 1983. (DOT report)