# US Lighthouses and Navigational Aids Interactive Map

5 Hacker News commenters recommended US Lighthouses and Navigational Aids Interactive Map and 0 criticized it, November 2025 to November 2026. It was recommended in 1 of 13 months.

**Verdict:** People like that it turns the USCG Light List into a browsable map of US lighthouses and navigational aids. Critics say the info panel covers much of the screen on mobile and is hard to dismiss.

## Why people recommend it

- Praised as a nice app (2 comments): "Nice app but it really needs to allow the user to select the lights of interest before it displays." ([source](https://news.ycombinator.com/item?id=46761561)) "Nice work turning the USCG Light List into something browsable." ([source](https://news.ycombinator.com/item?id=46761200))

## What people warn about

- Overlay blocks mobile screen, hard to dismiss (2 comments): "The overlay is much smaller, but it would be still nice to be able to dismiss or minimize it" ([source](https://news.ycombinator.com/item?id=46790058)) "the search/informational dialog blocks almost half the screen on mobile" ([source](https://news.ycombinator.com/item?id=46761816))
- Must select lights before map shows (1 comments): "Nice app but it really needs to allow the user to select the lights of interest before it displays." ([source](https://news.ycombinator.com/item?id=46761561))
- Flashing lights bother some users (1 comments): "Some people are sensitive to flashing lights." ([source](https://news.ycombinator.com/item?id=46760135))

## Alternatives hackers recommend

- [Passport Globe](https://hackerapproved.com/p/passport-globe.md): 6 recommend

## Cite as

Hacker Approved, "US Lighthouses and Navigational Aids Interactive Map", https://hackerapproved.com/p/interactive-map-of-us-lighthouses-and-navigational-aids/ (counts from 1,795,640 Hacker News comments, November 2025 to November 2026).