US Lighthouses and Navigational Aids Interactive Map
Shares rank 22 of 26 interactive maps by recommenders
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.
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.
5 people gave an opinion
- recommend it
- 5
- criticize it
- 0
- approval share
- 100%
Recommended in 1 of 13 months
- November 2025: not recommended
- December 2025: not recommended
- January 2026: recommended
- February 2026: not recommended
- March 2026: not recommended
- April 2026: not recommended
- May 2026: not recommended
- June 2026: not recommended
- July 2026: not recommended
- August 2026: not recommended
- September 2026: not recommended
- October 2026: not recommended
- November 2026: not recommended (month in progress)
Why it doesn’t carry the badge
- 5 people recommend itNeeds 10 or more, not met.
- Nobody criticizes itNeeds 2 to 1 or better, met.
- Recommended in 1 of 13 monthsNeeds 4 or more, not met.
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What people say about it
The reasons people give, with the number of comments that give each one. Open a reason to read what they said.
Why people recommend it
Each mark is one comment
Praised as a nice app
“Nice app but it really needs to allow the user to select the lights of interest before it displays.”
Comment from 26 Jan 2026 in “Show HN: An interactive map of US lighthouses and navigational aids” “Nice work turning the USCG Light List into something browsable.”
Comment from 26 Jan 2026 in “Show HN: An interactive map of US lighthouses and navigational aids”
What people warn about
Each mark is one comment
Overlay blocks mobile screen, hard to dismiss
“The overlay is much smaller, but it would be still nice to be able to dismiss or minimize it”
Comment from 28 Jan 2026 in “Show HN: An interactive map of US lighthouses and navigational aids” “the search/informational dialog blocks almost half the screen on mobile”
Comment from 26 Jan 2026 in “Show HN: An interactive map of US lighthouses and navigational aids” Must select lights before map shows
“Nice app but it really needs to allow the user to select the lights of interest before it displays.”
Comment from 26 Jan 2026 in “Show HN: An interactive map of US lighthouses and navigational aids” Flashing lights bother some users
“Some people are sensitive to flashing lights.”
Comment from 26 Jan 2026 in “Show HN: An interactive map of US lighthouses and navigational aids”
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The four most recommended other interactive maps, with the same counts for each, so you can compare like for like. The tick on each bar marks the 2 to 1 line the badge needs.
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| isometric.nyc | 52 | 8 | 87% | 3 | — | — |
| Map of Metal | 34 | 4 | 89% | 2 | — | — |
| CheapFoodMap | 29 | 8 | 78% | 1 | — | — |
| Isopolis | 27 | 7 | 79% | 1 | — | — |
| US Lighthouses and Navigational Aids Interactive MapThis page | 5 | 0 | 100% | 1 | — | — |
What people said
5 of the 6 comments that mention it, newest first. Each links to the original comment.
“The overlay is much smaller, but it would be still nice to be able to dismiss or minimize it”
“the search/informational dialog blocks almost half the screen on mobile”
“Nice app but it really needs to allow the user to select the lights of interest before it displays.”
“Nice work turning the USCG Light List into something browsable.”
“Some people are sensitive to flashing lights.”
Counts come from 1,795,640 Hacker News comments, November 2025 to November 2026. How we count. Report a mistake.