A beacon is an intentionally conspicuous device designed to attract attention to a specific location. A common historical example was the fire beacon, for sending optical signals.
Beacon may also refer to:
Arts, entertainment and media Music Beacon (band), an American electronic music group Beacons (festival), a British music festival Beacon (Two Door Cinema Club album), 2012 Beacon (Susumu Hirasawa album), 2021 Beacons (EP), by I Like Trains, 2012 Beacons, a 2009 album by Ohbijou
Other uses in arts, entertainment and media Beacon (character), the name of two fictional characters Beacon (Scheer), an art installation in New York, U.S. Beacon, a magazine published on the Isle of Wight by Total Sense Media
Businesses and organisations Companies Beacon, a retail fuel brand of Valero Energy The Beacon, an online local news nonprofit in Kansas City. Beacon Communications (publisher), a publisher of weekly newspapers in Rhode Island, U.S. Beacon Communications Corporation, a defunct newspaper publisher in Massachusetts, U.S. Beacon Pictures an American film production company, also known as "Beacon Communications, LLC" Beacon Press, an American publisher Beacon UK, a private provider of mental health services in England Beacon Health Options a behavioral health company based in Boston, Massachusetts
Schools Beacon Status, a school designation in England Beacon high schools in Beijing, a school designation in China Beacon School (Stamford, Connecticut), U.S. Beacon English School, Korba, Chhattisgarh, India New Beacon School, formerly The Beacon, Sevenoaks, Kent, England The Beacon School, Manhattan, New York, U.S. The Beacon School, Banstead, Surrey, England Beacon Academy, Crowborough, formerly Beacon Community College, Crowborough, East Sussex, England Beacon Academy, Cleethorpes, North East Lincolnshire, England The Beacon Academy, Biñan, Philippines Beacon College in Leesburg, Florida, U.S. Beacon College (Hong Kong)
Places Beacon, Western Australia Beacon, Devon, United Kingdom Beacon (ward), Dorset, United Kingdom Beacon, Iowa, U.S. Beacon, Jersey City, New Jersey, U.S. Beacon, New York, U.S. Beacon station Beacon Mountain Beacon Valley, Antarctica
Transportation and military , a ship, later Empire Guernsey , various ships of the Royal Navy , various ships of the U.S. Navy
Other uses Beacon (apple), a cultivar of apple Beacon (streaming service), a boutique subscription streaming service by Critical Role Productions Beacon Supergroup, a rock formation in Antarctica Beacon-class gunvessel, 19th century British ships Beacon, an Appro supercomputer 'Beacon', a cultivar of barley Beacon, an oscillator in Conway's Game of Life Bluetooth Low Energy beacon, providing location to devices in its vicinity Facebook Beacon, advertising software Project Beacon, an early American space satellite program Rotating beacon (disambiguation) Valparaiso Beacons, the athletic program of Valparaiso University in Indiana Web beacon, an Internet web tracking technique
See also
Bacon (disambiguation) The Beacon (disambiguation) Beacon Fell (disambiguation) Beacon Hill (disambiguation) Beacon Island (disambiguation)