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The Lighthouse
We’ve got yet another Island landmark to find a location for. So where is the Lighthouse? We know that Hurley and Jack hiked from the Temple to the Lighthouse, and they passed by the caves en route. This would place the Lighthouse somewhere along the southern coast of The Island.
Now this is just speculation on my part, but I don’t think that the LIghthouse is located along the southwest coast. When Sayid, Jin, and Sun took the sailboat north along the west coast, Sayid kept a close watch on the shoreline, and noticed other landmarks like the four-toed statue. I don’t think he would’ve missed something as prominent as this Lighthouse.
The area east of the crater, on the other hand, has not been explored as thoroughly by the survivors. Other than a few missions to locate Rousseau or the Looking Glass, or Desmond’s camping expedition to find Naomi, very few of the survivors have explored this area of The Island.
The Lighthouse is obviously high in the mountains, but still very close to the shore. There is likely a beach at the base of the cliff, since we know that people have hiked around this area of The Island by sticking to the beaches. The Lighthouse may be situated in such a way that it’s difficult to see from the beach below, but easy to see from the mountains or from out at sea.
Finally, Jacob tells Hurley that he wanted to get them as far from the Temple as possible. If we take this statement literally, then the Lighthouse would be located at the extreme southeastern tip of The Island.
Posted on February 26, 2010
