Lighthouses & Forts
Every tower Jeff has stood under — drawn the way it really looks, and blinking in its real, published light pattern. Watch a card long enough and you'll see its signature.
19 lighthouses visited
Cape Hatteras Light
Buxton, North Carolina · built 1870
one white flash every 7½ seconds
Bodie Island Light
Nags Head, North Carolina · built 1872
two white flashes every 30 seconds
Currituck Beach Light
Corolla, North Carolina · built 1875
one white flash every 20 seconds
Tybee Island Light
Tybee Island, Georgia · built 1867
steady white light (fixed)
Assateague Light
Chincoteague, Virginia · built 1867
double white flash every 5 seconds
Old Cape Henry Light
Virginia Beach, Virginia · built 1792
standing dark since 1881 (historic first federal light)
New Cape Henry Light
Fort Story, Virginia · built 1881
two short flashes then a long one, every 20 seconds
Ponce de Leon Inlet Light
Ponce Inlet, Florida · built 1887
six white flashes in fifteen seconds, then a fifteen-second pause
Michigan City East Pierhead Light
Michigan City, Indiana · built 1904
occulting white light — mostly on, blinking every 4 seconds
St. Joseph North Pierhead Light
St. Joseph, Michigan · built 1906
isophase light — three seconds on, three seconds off
South Haven South Pier Light
South Haven, Michigan · built 1903
green flash every 4 seconds (the starboard entrance light)
Old Mackinac Point Light
Mackinaw City, Michigan · built 1892
red flash every 10 seconds (restored historic light)
Point Iroquois Light
Brimley, Michigan · built 1871
standing dark since 1971 (museum light today)
Cape Disappointment Light
Ilwaco, Washington · built 1856
alternating red and white flashes, fifteen seconds apart
North Head Light
Ilwaco, Washington · built 1898
two white flashesto - 7½ seconds apart, every 30 seconds
Cape Flattery Light
Neah Bay, Washington · built 1857
two white flashes every 20 seconds
Heceta Head Light
Florence, Oregon · built 1894
one white flash every 10 seconds
Yaquina Head Light
Newport, Oregon · built 1873
two white flashes every 20 seconds (2s on, 2s off, 2s on, 14s off)
Cape Meares Light
Tillamook, Oregon · built 1890
fixed white light with a red flash every minute
Forts along the way
Castillo de San Marcos
St. Augustine, Florida · built 1695
the fort itself stands silent — the story never dims
Fort Pulaski
Savannah, Georgia · built 1847
a silent memorial — walls cracked in a single day of cannon fire
Fort Monroe
Hampton, Virginia · built 1834
the moat fort stands watch — 63 acres behind stone walls