Earharts plane never arrived, although her transmission was received on Howland Island.
Unfortunately, the short lighthouse called Earhart Light, today stand disused and in disrepair.
It is located near the boat landing at the middle of the islands west coast.
Originally the lighthouse was intended to be manned, and perhaps even illuminated.
After the war, all attempts at habitation on the island were abandoned.
No further restoration had happened since that time.
Today, the Earhart beacon is said to be crumbling and hadn’t been painted in decades.
Howland Island is now managed by the U.S. Howland Island lighthouse, circa 1939.
Photo credit: U.S. Coast Guard
Howland Island lighthouse damaged during WW2, circa 1942 (left).
Lighthouse restored in 1964 (right).
