+NeverSummer Posted October 29, 2008 Share Posted October 29, 2008 Well, I'm still waiting to hear about getting the job I interviewed for last week. I'm getting antsy, but I think I have the perfect solution to the jitters: COINTEST! I've been very blessed with the kind words as I've been selling off some of my coins to make ends meet, and I'm more than happy to pass that good karma on to the community. Thank you, again, to each of you that has been wishing me well in my quest for a job and ending my unemployment in a very uncertain time. So, here you go. Rules are simple: 1 post per DAY 1 Answer per post Cointest will end once someone guesses the answer to this question: What lighthouse (in the whole world) am I thinking of right now? Bonus points for great photos of your guess, double ultra bonus points if you took the photo yourself! Got it? Then: READY...SET...GO! Link to comment
+River Cacher Posted October 29, 2008 Share Posted October 29, 2008 (edited) Yaquina bay lighthouse. My ex kept the pictures but i got the kids so it is all good. Edited October 29, 2008 by River Cacher Link to comment
+fairyhoney Posted October 29, 2008 Share Posted October 29, 2008 North Head Lighthouse Link to comment
QuigleyJones Posted October 29, 2008 Share Posted October 29, 2008 How about this one Tillamook Rock Lighthouse Link to comment
+River Cacher Posted October 29, 2008 Share Posted October 29, 2008 This is making me homesick from the coast. Link to comment
+NeverSummer Posted October 29, 2008 Author Share Posted October 29, 2008 This is making me homesick from the coast. How'd you know?! But which coast?? Link to comment
+Toojin Posted October 29, 2008 Share Posted October 29, 2008 The pictures I have taken of this one were taken back in the olden days before digital. I need to scan them because they are beautiful of a sunset through the amazing lens of the Cape Meares Lighthouse. I love the Three Capes route Link to comment
+fairyhoney Posted October 29, 2008 Share Posted October 29, 2008 Colossus of Rhodes Lighthouse Link to comment
+mfamilee Posted October 29, 2008 Share Posted October 29, 2008 Are you thinking about the St. Augustine lighthouse in Florida? We took this photo about 5 years ago while visiting friends in the area. Link to comment
+Geocaching-Geckos Posted October 29, 2008 Share Posted October 29, 2008 Surely you are thinking of the Makapu'u Point Lighthouse here on O'ahu! Link to comment
+NeverSummer Posted October 29, 2008 Author Share Posted October 29, 2008 ...oh yeah, the coin that you will win IS lighthouse related!...but that isn't a clue...or is it? Link to comment
+Roaring_Fork Posted October 29, 2008 Share Posted October 29, 2008 (edited) Crooked River Lighthouse Thanks for the contest! Edited October 29, 2008 by Roaring_Fork Link to comment
+Roaring_Fork Posted October 29, 2008 Share Posted October 29, 2008 Cape Hatteras Lighthouse.: One advantage to being up this late is you get two guesses within 11 minutes of each other Link to comment
+GATOULIS Posted October 29, 2008 Share Posted October 29, 2008 I love lighthouses!!! when I was a child I wanted to live in a lighthouse!! Now...lighthouses of the world.... That's difficult, but... I will give a try! How about bodie island lighthouse in North carolina? Link to comment
+NeverSummer Posted October 29, 2008 Author Share Posted October 29, 2008 (edited) Crooked River Lighthouse Thanks for the contest! Cape Hatteras Lighthouse.: One advantage to being up this late is you get two guesses within 11 minutes of each other It would be an advantage, but the time stamps on your posts show that they were both posted on Oct 29...I'll consider this your get out of jail free card! Edited October 29, 2008 by NeverSummer Link to comment
+Roaring_Fork Posted October 29, 2008 Share Posted October 29, 2008 (edited) Crooked River Lighthouse Thanks for the contest! Cape Hatteras Lighthouse.: One advantage to being up this late is you get two guesses within 11 minutes of each other It would be an advantage, but the time stamps on your posts show that they were both posted on Oct 29...I'll consider this your get out of jail free card! Thanks, I was using Groundspeak time. Too confusing for me. If this causes any problems I'll take the disqualification if one of my answers were correct. Greg Edited October 29, 2008 by Roaring_Fork Link to comment
+NeverSummer Posted October 29, 2008 Author Share Posted October 29, 2008 zzzzz...hint coming when I wake up. (As long as there was no winner while I snooze.) Good luck to all! And...Goodnight! Link to comment
+vw_k Posted October 29, 2008 Share Posted October 29, 2008 The lighthouse on Lundy Island, England? Link to comment
+DaFunkyFrogs Posted October 29, 2008 Share Posted October 29, 2008 Cape Meares lighthouse... Link to comment
+Team Van Stoffelen Posted October 29, 2008 Share Posted October 29, 2008 You must be thinking of the Brandaris, the lighthouse on the beautiful island Terschelling, the Netherlands. Link to comment
+Frank n Beck Posted October 29, 2008 Share Posted October 29, 2008 Thomas Point Lighthouse. Link to comment
+sweetlife Posted October 29, 2008 Share Posted October 29, 2008 HAUNTED MICHIGAN HAUNTED LIGHTHOUSES The Shores of Michigan What brings ghosts and lighthouses together? Perhaps they are haunted by residual energy from the past... or the spriits of their former keepers, who cannot cross over and leave their lights unattended.. There is no doubt that the Great Lakes, and the shores of Michigan, have more than their share of lighthouses. These lights have guided the way for sailors for generations....and may be still guiding the way today, for their ghosts. Ghosts and old lighthouses often seem to go together. Many lighthouses have ghosts, or at least tales of ghosts, that usually revolve around lonely lighthouse keepers or shipwrecks caused by some failure to keep the tower light burning. The commonly haunted spot in an old lighthouse is invariably the stairs to the tower.... why? Those who are familiar with a "residual" haunting will say that the energy expended on those stairs has left an imprint that repeats itself over and over again causing the sound of phantom footsteps to be heard. When the human occupants of the lighthouse try to track down a source for the sounds... there is usually no one there. There are also those other lighthouses.... haunted by phantoms from the past that still reach out to the present day. The tower of Michigan's old Saginaw River Light is said to be a place where a ghost of the past may walk.... or at least it sounds as if he does. This lighthouse is said to be haunted, but no one really knows who the ghost might be. Many believe that it could be the spirit of an old lighthouse keeper who died in the building. Before passing on, he begged his family to keep the light going and to never let it go out. By all accounts, the family did just that and the light was kept burning for many years. Shortly after the Coast Guard took over the light, strange things started to be reported here. Namely it was the sound of heavy boots on the iron staircase that were often heard. When the men would go to check and see who was on the stairs, they would find no one there. Another haunted spot is the Presque Isle Light near Alpena, Michigan. The tale is told here of a lighthouse keeper's wife who went insane because of the loneliness of her husband's position. It is said that he imprisoned the madwoman in a cell below the lighthouse and she spent her last days there, shrieking insanely. It is said that her screams can still be heard today. During the 1930's and 1940's, the lighthouse at Thunder Bay Island, east of Alpena, Michigan was reputedly haunted by the ghost of a former keeper named "Morgan". It is believed that his spirits walks here because of his death many years ago. He died of loneliness in this desolate spot, a place so remote that the lighthouse was automated in 1980. The island is abandoned now...except for the ghost of "Morgan", who still roams the island's shoreline. Link to comment
Tooeygeotrashed Posted October 29, 2008 Share Posted October 29, 2008 Tybee Island Lighthouse Hope you wait is over soon Link to comment
+Tschakko Posted October 29, 2008 Share Posted October 29, 2008 Well, I hope u r thinking of this one, as I think of this one a lot. My family and I used to spend our holidays in St. Peter Ording, when I was a child. I really liked the light house, even called it my friend When we spent our holidays there during easter time, we used to find little chocolate eggs around it My sister and I realized later (years after) that my dad used to drop them before Link to comment
ELTADA Posted October 29, 2008 Share Posted October 29, 2008 I wonder if you are thinking of Peggy's Point Lighthouse in Peggy's Cove, Nova Scotia? I visited this spot as a child with my family and it was beautiful! Link to comment
+ECplus3 Posted October 29, 2008 Share Posted October 29, 2008 How 'bout the most photographed lighthouse in the world: Peggy's Cove Lighthouse in Peggy's Cove, Nova Scotia. Link to comment
+ECplus3 Posted October 29, 2008 Share Posted October 29, 2008 (edited) I wonder if you are thinking of Peggy's Point Lighthouse in Peggy's Cove, Nova Scotia? I visited this spot as a child with my family and it was beautiful! Jinx!! Edited October 29, 2008 by E&Cplus3 Link to comment
+Fiery Searcher Posted October 29, 2008 Share Posted October 29, 2008 Cape Neddick (or "Nubble") Lighthouse in Maine Link to comment
+geosmurfan65 Posted October 29, 2008 Share Posted October 29, 2008 (edited) Maybe Montauk Point Lighthouse out on Long Island? Camilla (one of the geosmurfarna) Edited October 29, 2008 by geosmurfarna Link to comment
+Sparticus06 Posted October 29, 2008 Share Posted October 29, 2008 How about the one on Lighthouse Island in Tionesta PA. The island was the site of a sand and gravel mining operation for many years, but was donated by J. Jack Sherman to the Hunting & Fishing Museum of PA as a building site along the beautiful Allegheny River. The island boasts of several interesting and scenic sites. It is located at the confluence of the Allegheny River and the Tionesta Creek. The riverbank surrounding the island averages 10-15 feet high, is rocky and steep, with dense vegetation and a narrow (0- 10' wide), rocky flat area adjacent to the water. The historic Timber Crib Dam, circa 1872 and nominated as a National Historic Structure, lies at the mouth of Tionesta Creek on the eastern shore of the island. A boat launch into the Allegheny River is open to the public free of charge at the upstream end of the island, while the downstream end of the island offers handicapped access to a recently constructed fishing pier. Yep you read it right, a lighthouse on a river & creek. The first I ever heard of this. The cache AGT-Forest-Lighthouse Island Cache Link to comment
+PSU Fan Posted October 29, 2008 Share Posted October 29, 2008 Harbour Town Lighthouse Hilton Head Island, SC Link to comment
+LadyBee4T Posted October 29, 2008 Share Posted October 29, 2008 Cape of Hope Lighthouse. I don't have pictures but thought it might be a good one. Link to comment
+SYOTT Posted October 29, 2008 Share Posted October 29, 2008 How about the Cape Spear lighthouse??? The most easterly point of North America Link to comment
+DirtyMiss Posted October 29, 2008 Share Posted October 29, 2008 I´m sure that you mean this one from Otto dem Ausserfriesischen Pilsumer Leuchtturm - Pilsumer Lighthouse Link to comment
+NeverSummer Posted October 29, 2008 Author Share Posted October 29, 2008 I love it! Great guesses (mostly due to the photos and stories some have shared!) BUT, none right so far! (Go figure, right? Only HOW many lighthouses in the world?) So, your hint: North America I'll be back after heading out on an unemployed midday cycling cache run! Cheers! Link to comment
+fingers crossed Posted October 29, 2008 Share Posted October 29, 2008 We'll have a bash at this too How about Portland Head Light in Maine? Link to comment
+fairyhoney Posted October 29, 2008 Share Posted October 29, 2008 Outerbanks Lighthouse Link to comment
+Terrier Team Posted October 29, 2008 Share Posted October 29, 2008 I'll take a crack at this. Yaquina Bay Lighthouse. Hope you get the job. Keep us posted!! Link to comment
+Toojin Posted October 29, 2008 Share Posted October 29, 2008 Block Island Lighthouse off the coast of Rhode Island (never been there, would love to go) Link to comment
+NeverSummer Posted October 29, 2008 Author Share Posted October 29, 2008 Make sure you read through the other posts to you don't repeat! Nobody's hit the right body of water yet... Link to comment
+dardevle Posted October 29, 2008 Share Posted October 29, 2008 Split Rock light house on the North shore of Lake Superior! Link to comment
+DaFunkyFrogs Posted October 30, 2008 Share Posted October 30, 2008 The lighthouse at Punta Celerain, in the south, is also off the beaten track; even if you have 4WD, you might not get there if heavy rains have flooded the dirt road.... Cozumel , Mexico Link to comment
+NeverSummer Posted October 30, 2008 Author Share Posted October 30, 2008 (edited) Split Rock light house on the North shore of Lake Superior! MY MY! Looks like we have a winner! I stepped away to log some cache stuff and get dinner going and missed this one completely! Congrats, Dardevle! Send me your info and I can get it on its way! Edited October 30, 2008 by NeverSummer Link to comment
+NeverSummer Posted October 30, 2008 Author Share Posted October 30, 2008 By the way, this Lighthouse is tops on my list. My family has visited many lighthouses around the United States and Canada, and having lived in Minnesota, this was always near and dear to my heart. I'm feeling plenty homesick for a Minnesota fall and winter...as well as my regular trips to the North Shore of Lake Superior. Thanks, everyone for participating! dardevle gets an Outer Banks Lighthouse Benchmark Antique Nickel coin! Hooray! (I've frequented Hatteras and Bodie, and well as many other OBX lighthouses.) Link to comment
+Western Mass Clan Posted October 30, 2008 Share Posted October 30, 2008 (edited) Might it be the landlocked Mt. Greylock lighthouse in WESTERN Massachusetts? This lighthouse was originally to be placed in Boston Harbor but instead it was assembled on Mount Greylock, the highest point in the state at 3491 feet above sea level. BTW ... I realize there was already a winner. I just thought I'd share this oddity among lighthouses with everybody. Edited October 30, 2008 by Western Mass Clan Link to comment
+NeverSummer Posted October 30, 2008 Author Share Posted October 30, 2008 Might it be the landlocked Mt. Greylock lighthouse in WESTERN Massachusetts? This lighthouse was originally to be placed in Boston Harbor but instead it was assembled on Mount Greylock, the highest point in the state at 3491 feet above sea level. BTW ... I realize there was already a winner. I just thought I'd share this oddity among lighthouses with everybody. Sure! Keep 'em coming!...but if we do, we should move the conversation to Off Topic once dardevle gets a chance to check in! Link to comment
+TrailBound Posted October 30, 2008 Share Posted October 30, 2008 Block Island Lighthouse off the coast of Rhode Island (never been there, would love to go) I know this is a repeat, I'll think of another. This is was my guess. I was their about a month after this picture was taken what a sight. Is well worth the trip. Just book the trip and go, any time of the year. Link to comment
+TrailBound Posted October 30, 2008 Share Posted October 30, 2008 Inventory of Historic Light Stations Massachusetts Lighthouses Back to Inventory - Home Page Back to Inventory - List of Massachusetts Lighthouses BUTLER FLATS LIGHT State: MASSACHUSETTS Location: NEW BEDFORD CHANNEL / ACUSHNET RIVER Nearest City: NEW BEDFORD County: BRISTOL U.S.C.G. District: 1 Year Station Established: 1804 Butler Flats Light Photo by Jeremy D'Entremont Existing Historic Tower: * Year Light First Lit: 1898 * Is the Light Operational? YES (PRIVATE AID TO NAVIGATION) * Date Deactivated: N/A * Automated: 1978 * Foundation Materials: CAST IRON/CONCRETE CAISSON * Construction Materials: BRICK * Markings/Patterns: WHITE TOWER/BLACK BASE & LANTERN * Shape: CONCIAL ON CYLINDRICAL BASE * Relationship to Other Structures: INTEGRAL * Tower Height: 53 * Original Optic: FIFTH ORDER, FRESNEL * Year Original Lens Installed: * Present Optic: RB-300 MAXLUMINA ROTATING BEACON * Year Present Lens Installed: 1998 * Height of Focal Plane: 53 * Fresnel Lens Disposition: * Has tower been moved? NO Previous Tower(s): * 1. Construction Date: * Description: * Fate/Disposition: Modern Tower? NO Existing Sound Signal Building? NO * Fog Signal Type: (INACTIVE) Existing Keepers Quarters? YES * Year Constructed: 1898 * Number of Stories: 0 * Architectural Style: INTEGRAL * Construction Materials: BRICK Other Structures: NONE Current Use: PRIVATE AID TO NAVIGATION Owner/Manager: U.S. COAST GUARD LEASE TO CITY OF NEW BEDFORD Open to the Public? NO Web Site: National Register Status: LISTED; Reference #87001528 Name of Listing: BUTLER FLATS LIGHT (LIGHTHOUSES OF MASSACHUSETTS TR) On State List/Inventory? YES; Year Listed: Miscellaneous: REPLACED LIGHT AT CLARK'S POINT; DESIGNED BY F. HOPKINSON SMITH; REPLACEMENT LIGHT BUILT ON BREAKWATER IN 1975 Link to comment
+GATOULIS Posted October 30, 2008 Share Posted October 30, 2008 Congrats Dardevle, my friend!!!! Thank you neverSummer for the cointest! BTW....why ..... Never Summer??? you do not like Summers???? Just to post a photo, here is a famous lighthouse of my island!!! That is the St. Nicolas fort from the Knight period (St. John knights), and the lighthouse is from the Ottoman times! Here are some other light houses in Greece! One in Chania Crete.... And one in Andros island, in Cyclades! It has the name Tourlitis! WOW!!! Link to comment
+Carbon Hunter Posted October 30, 2008 Share Posted October 30, 2008 WOW Amazing lighthouses Gatoulis Link to comment
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