Haunted Ghost Lights
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EHP Rating: 92.5
Summerville Light
Summerville, SC
The Summerville Light is believed to be the ghost of a woman who lived here over 100 years ago. Legend has it that she met her husband at the train after work every night, with a lantern to guide them home. He was killed in a logging accident nearby, and …
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EHP Rating: 92.2
Jacksonboro Light
Charleston, SC
If you walk along Parkers Ferry Road late at night, you might catch a glimpse of a swinging lantern light, said to be carried by the ghost of a preacher who died when he was struck by a train one night while he was out searching for his daughter. What …
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EHP Rating: 91.3
Tomoka Lights / Ormond Lights
Ormond Beach, FL
Drive north on Beach St. in Ormond Beach late at night, toward Tomoka State Park, and you might run into the Tomoka Lights (also known as the Ormond Lights). These are typical "ghost lights" - balls of light that appear out of nowhere, and sometimes seem to follow cars around. …
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EHP Rating: 87.7
Buck Hill
Renfrew County, ON
Buck Hill has a legend about a logger's family during the Depression. The daughter vanished one night while chasing the pet dog, who had run off. Theh logger searched for her and eventually went mad. His ghost still searches for her, and his lantern is seen as ghost lights in …
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EHP Rating: 87.0
Cogdell Light
Homerville, GA
The Cogdell Light appears near the Okefenokee swamp late at night. Drivers go into the woods and turn off the car, then flash their headlights to call the "ghost." Then, a greenish-yellow glow seems to come out of the woods and head straight for the car. Some say this is …
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EHP Rating: 85.3
Bingham's Light
Latta, SC
Binghams's Light is believed to be the lantern of the ghost of a man named Bingham who was killed by a train. Some say he appears as a warning or that the ghost is searching for his lost children.
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EHP Rating: 83.9
Brown Mountain Lights
Lenoir, NC
It is said that the ghostly orbs that come out of the mountains are the spirits of Cherokee Indian maidens searching for their lost loves. The ghost lights are reported to date back to the 1200, when a big battle claimed the lives of many Indian warriors. The area also …
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EHP Rating: 83.5
Crossett Railroad Tracks
Crossett, AR
A ghostly swinging light appears to be walking up and down the tracks here. Locals say it is the spirit of a man who was hit by the train and was decapitated. His ghost is searching for his head. It is said that folks who are standing on the tracks …
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EHP Rating: 83.3
Salt Creek Oil Field Ghost Lights
Natrona, WY
On cool, clear nights, a light may be seen hovering above the oil field. Locals assert that it is the spirit of O'Rourke, an Irishman who once farmed the area. It is his ghostly lantern that emits the mysterious glow.
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EHP Rating: 81.5
Joplin Spook Light - Hornet Spooklight
Seneca, MO
Joplin Spook Light, aka Hollis Light or Hornet Spooklight, is a ball of light or group of lights that appear in an area called the Devil's Promenade. The lights have been seen as far back as the mid-1800s. Legend has it that the phenomena has to do with two deceased …
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EHP Rating: 81.3
St. Louis Ghost Light
Hagen, SK
Some say that the St. Louis Ghost Light, which is known to appear at night, is the spirit of a drunken railroad brakeman who was decapitated by a train and is now searching for his head with a lantern.
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EHP Rating: 80.9
Anson Lights
Anson, TX
The Anson Ghost Lights are found by turning right at Alsupps toward the graveyard just outside of town. Turn right down a dirt road that travels along the cemetery. Then, at the crossroads, turn the car around so it faces the main road, turn off the engine, and flash the …
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EHP Rating: 80.3
Gurdon Light
Gurdon, AR
The Gurdon Spook Light is a yellowish glowing orb that appears intermittently at night along the railroad tracks. Some say it is the ghost of a railroad worker who was struck by a train and decapitated; others maintain it is the ghost of a railroad foreman who was beaten to …
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EHP Rating: 79.4
Thomas Divide Overlook
Cherokee, NC
Night-time visitors to this overlook area off the Blue Ridge Parkway (near mile marker 464) often claim to see strange, glowing lights in the sky. No one has yet been able to definitively explain the source or reason for these lights.
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EHP Rating: 78.3
Light of Saratoga - Bragg Road Ghost Lights
Saratoga, TX
The Ghost Light is known to appear and disappear at night without a known cause. Some attribute the phenomena to swamp gas; others say it is the spirit of a railroad worker who was decapitated in a train accident and is searching for his head. The light is said to …
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EHP Rating: 78.3
Tate's Hell State Forest
Franklin, FL
This is a relatively new state forest, acquired by the state of Florida only in 1994. It's named, supposedly, after Cebe Tate - a local rancher who got lost in the swamp in 1875. When he finally emerged, emaciated and with his hair gone completely white, he was said to …
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EHP Rating: 77.8
The Paulding Light
Bruce Crossing, MI
The Paulding Light, aka Dog Meadow Light, has shown up in a valley since the 1960s and was featured on TV's Fact or Faked: Paranormal Files. Cold spots may accompany the light, which may be a red orb that turns white before it disappears. One legend says it is the …
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EHP Rating: 77.1
Ghost Lights of Bereah Road
Fort Meade, FL
You may have to wait for a while, but supposedly if you hang about at night near the four-way stop of W. Bereah Road and County Line Road in Frostproof, you'll see some eerie "Ghost Lights" approach your car.
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EHP Rating: 77.1
Oviedo Lights - Chuluota Lights
Oviedo, FL
The "Oviedo Lights" are some of the best-known ghost lights in the Central Florida area. Supposedly the best place to wait for them is at night beneath this bridge on Snow Hill Road (see the map). Park just before the bridge and there's a path going down to a canoe …
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EHP Rating: 76.9
Paulding Lights
Bruce Crossing, MI
There have been reports of two lights, one bigger than other (20 feet or so). Eyewitnesses believe it is the spirit of a slain mailman and his dog. (Submitted by Chris Berglund)
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EHP Rating: 73.2
Woodson Lateral Road Ghost Lights
Hensley, AR
Local legend has it that mysterious ghost lights appear at night and follow cars along Woodson Lateral Road.
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EHP Rating: 72.3
Greenbriar Road Ghost Lights
Jacksonville, FL
Drive slowly down this road late at night and you might run across the "Greenbriar Lights" - balls of light that come out of nowhere and follow motorists around. Supposedly the local police received so many calls about these strange lights that they hired a scientist to investigate the cause, …
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EHP Rating: 71.4
Old Tram Road Light
Whiteville, NC
A light comes out of the swamp and chases you as you drive down Old Tram Road. (Submitted by Brian)
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EHP Rating: 70.8
Ghost Lights
Wauchula, FL
People have been reporting ghost lights since the 1950s on Heard Bridge Road in Fort Meade, as well as on Keller road, past Disong. We've marked the Keller Road location on the map below.
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EHP Rating: 65.9
Route 520 Ghost Lights
Cocoa, FL
This is said to be among the top 3 most dangerous roads in all of Florida, the site of many accidents and deaths over the years. Perhaps not unexpectedly, people also claim to see greenish "ghost lights" along the more deserted sections of Route 520 which connects Cocoa Beach to …
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EHP Rating: 64.0
Marfa Lights
Marfa, TX
Near U.S. Route 67, these unexplained lights have been seen for decades, and were first reported in a 1957 magazine. Investigators from the University of Texas at Dallas studied and monitored the site for 4 days in 2004, and came to the conclusion that the famous lights are actually reflected …
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EHP Rating: 62.5
Fireship of Baie des Chaleurs
Bathurst, NB
The Baie Chaleur Fireship, aka the Chaleur Phantom or the Phantom Ship, is an arc of light that occurs on the bay, usually before a storm. Because its cause is unknown, and because some witnesses claim to have seen an apparition of a three-mast galley ship, local legend says that …
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EHP Rating: 62.5
Silver Cliff Cemetery Ghost Lights
Silver Cliff, CO
Silver Cliff Cemetery, around since the early 1880s, is known for its mysterious dancing lights. The blue or white lights or spheres float through the graveyard and sometimes even bounce on the gravestones. The phenomenon was first noted by some miners who had gone through the cemetery as a shortcut; …
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EHP Rating: 50.0
Graceville Spook Lights
Graceville, FL
A series of ghostly lights have continually been spotted near the intersection of Jones Road and SR 2 at this spot near Gracefille, Florida. Dale Cox in his book "Ghosts of Bellamy Bridge" speculates that this might be related to the lynching of Edward Christian and Hattie Browman which took …
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EHP Rating: 40.0
Ghost Lights of Deline
Déline, NT
Unidentified flying object sightings have abounded in this area since WWII, the most of which occurred between 1995 and 1997. Witnesses claim to have seen or been followed by flashing lights that sometimes cause cars not to start. One report says there are numerous daily sightings.
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EHP Rating: 38.5
Maple Lake
Willow Springs, IL
The ghost light at Maple Lake is, according to local legend, a reddish-yellow orb that appears over the lake and floats into the woods on the other side. It is believed to be the spirit of a man who was decapitated nearby in an accident; the light is his lantern …
