# A map of every lighthouse

5 Hacker News commenters recommended A map of every lighthouse and 15 criticized it, November 2025 to November 2026. It was recommended in 1 of 13 months.

**Verdict:** People like the idea and the lighthouse beams' look, but the map is hard to use: zooming and panning are broken and it includes buoys and misplaced lighthouses.

## Why people recommend it

- Good concept, neat idea (2 comments): "great concept, needs filter for lighthouses vs buoys, perf code tweak / high lag" ([source](https://news.ycombinator.com/item?id=49960436)) "Makes it very hard to use even if it's a neat idea." ([source](https://news.ycombinator.com/item?id=49955307))
- Beams look good, not AI slop (2 comments): "the AI slop aesthetic of this one" ([source](https://news.ycombinator.com/item?id=49957041)) "cool! like how the beams look like they're ray traced." ([source](https://news.ycombinator.com/item?id=49958714))

## What people warn about

- Zooming and panning broken or slow (7 comments): "it was a bit jarring that panning with my finger took ages and then pinching to zoom insta-faceplanted me into the Labrador interior" ([source](https://news.ycombinator.com/item?id=49955243)) "on iPhone can’t zoom with touchscreen, and can’t tap either to select a lighthouse" ([source](https://news.ycombinator.com/item?id=49955430)) "It jumped around when I tried to use it on a mobile phone." ([source](https://news.ycombinator.com/item?id=49955703))
- Inaccurate data, missing lighthouses (3 comments): "the AI slop aesthetic of this one" ([source](https://news.ycombinator.com/item?id=49957041)) "A lot of the lighthouses aren't in the correct locations and some or even missing." ([source](https://news.ycombinator.com/item?id=49956781)) "there are about 10x more lighthouses shown than really exist" ([source](https://news.ycombinator.com/item?id=49955539))
- Buoys shown as lighthouses (2 comments): "great concept, needs filter for lighthouses vs buoys, perf code tweak / high lag" ([source](https://news.ycombinator.com/item?id=49960436)) "it seems to mark all the navigation buoys as lighthouses as well" ([source](https://news.ycombinator.com/item?id=49955947))
- Sloppy AI-generated execution (3 comments): "AI generated with all the attendant quality problems" ([source](https://news.ycombinator.com/item?id=49956755)) "The idea is good, but the execution... is dismal" ([source](https://news.ycombinator.com/item?id=49959476)) "the AI slop aesthetic of this one" ([source](https://news.ycombinator.com/item?id=49957041))

## Alternatives hackers recommend

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- [Map of Metal](https://hackerapproved.com/p/map-of-metal.md): 34 recommend
- [CheapFoodMap](https://hackerapproved.com/p/cheapfoodmap.md): 29 recommend
- [Isopolis](https://hackerapproved.com/p/isopolis.md): 27 recommend
- [Shipmap.org](https://hackerapproved.com/p/shipmap-org.md): 23 recommend

## Cite as

Hacker Approved, "A map of every lighthouse", https://hackerapproved.com/p/a-map-of-every-lighthouse/ (counts from 1,795,640 Hacker News comments, November 2025 to November 2026).