About the data
Every source with the day it was read, how the lists were joined, and what did not join. Published 7 Oct 2026. Lights change by the year, not the day, so nothing here runs on a timer.
Sources
five, each read on the day shown
List of Lights, Pub. 112
US National Geospatial-Intelligence Agency
every light: position, lamp height, listed range, rhythm, the tower's description, remarks
- read 6 Oct 2026
- public domain
- newest correction in our copy: notice 34 of 2023
Lighthouses developed for visitors
Ministry of Ports, Shipping and Waterways, reply in the Rajya Sabha
the 75 lighthouses, by name and state
- read 6 Oct 2026
- Government of India
- PIB release 2297603, 11 Aug 2026
Each lighthouse's own page
Directorate General of Lighthouses and Lightships
73 pages: a map point, a history paragraph, amenities, the booking link, hours for a few
- read 6 Oct 2026
- Government of India
- lighthouse.nic.in
Wikidata and OpenStreetMap
their contributors
a year for some towers; positions for the few lights the List does not carry
- read 3 Oct 2026
- CC0 · ODbL
- each light's card names its record
Mapterhorn elevation
open elevation tiles
the ground: for each light's reach, the relief, and the light that falls on it
- read 6 Oct 2026
- see its attribution
- Mapterhorn open elevation, zoom 8 (about 300 m)
How the lists were joined
one light, one place number, never reused
Lights
397
390 from the List; 7 it does not carry, placed from OpenStreetMap, Wikidata or the directorate's page
Lighthouses
183
a tower the List describes that shows 15 nautical miles or more, or a name on the ministry's or the directorate's lists
The ministry's 75
73 placed
each name joined to one light
Directorate pages
67 of 73
joined to a light; 35 carry a sentence that dates the tower
Not placed: Kuthenkuli Lighthouse
The List of Lights has no light near Kuthenkuli, and the directorate's portal has no page for it.
Not placed: Tajpur Lighthouse
The List of Lights has no light at Tajpur, and the map point on its portal page is 35 km from Tajpur, so it was not used.
The portal's list of names
168 of 206
names on the directorate's portal list joined to a light. The list also carries stations that show no light.
Two dates for one tower
7
lights where the directorate's page and Wikidata or OpenStreetMap give different years. The card shows both. A year may be the first light shown at the place, not the tower standing now; sentences about a lamp, a lens or other equipment are not taken as the tower's date.
What each light has
of 397; a field the source does not give stays empty
Not shown
named here so no page implies it
Staffed or unstaffed
The directorate's pages do not say.
Heritage status
No source read here lists it light by light.
Candelas
The List gives a range, not an intensity. How strong a light is on the ground is our rule; the Method page draws it.
Lights since 2023
Our copy of the List ends at notice 34 of 2023 for these coasts.
Hours for most
Printed on the portal for 4 lighthouses only; the card links the page for the rest.
Not for navigation
A picture of the lights, not a chart. Mariners use the current charts and notices.
How to cite
cite as "Maplore Deepstambh, maplore.in/deepstambh, data as of 7 Oct 2026"
The List of Lights is public domain; OpenStreetMap data is © OpenStreetMap contributors, ODbL; the ministry's and the directorate's pages are Government of India publications, quoted with their source.