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Longendale Lights
LONGENDALE VALLEY, DERBYSHIRE, UK
The Longendale Valley, sometimes called the "Haunted Valley," is famous for its many strange goings-on, including ghosts, UFOs and, of course, the Longendale Lights. The eerie flickering lights have been known for centuries and have come to be known as "The Devil's Bonfire." Age-old legends have attributed the lights to fairies, witches and even torch-bearing ghosts of Roman soldiers. According to The Peakland Spooklights, "Nearly everyone who has lived in the upper part of the valley has either seen them or knows someone who has seen them."
Websites:
The Peakland Spooklights
The Haunted Valley

The Maco Station Lights
WILMINGTON, NORTH CAROLINA
The first reports of this ghost light appear to date back to 1862. It also seems to hover near railroad tracks and therefore also is burdened with the ol' headless brakeman's ghost legend. In 1894, no less a personage than President Grover Cleveland saw this spooklight while traveling on the rail line. And several witnesses, including a WWII soldier on leave, claimed to have been chased by the lights. Sorry to say that these lights are no longer visible, however. When the railroad tracks were taken up in 1977, the sightings ended. This interesting fact suggests that the metal rails might have something to do with the phenomenon in many cases.
Websites:
The Maco Railroad Light
The Light at Maco Station

The Marfa Lights
MARFA, TEXAS
The Marfa Lights in Western Texas, nine miles east of Marfa, are arguably the most well-known spooklights in the US. Within driving distance of the McDonald Observatory, the Marfa lights have been viewed for over a century. According to a State of Texas brochure, the first recorded sighting was made by a rancher named Robert Ellison in 1883. Apache Indians thought them to be stars that had dropped down to earth. Today they can been seen at night by passersby who park in a pullover spot on Hwy. 90. They are described as changing in color and intensity, and usually move about. Most skeptics believe the Marfa Lights are nothing more than distant auto headlights on another highway, but that doesn't explain the pre-automobile sightings. The town of Marfa even hosts an annual Marfa Lights Festival every September. A new Marfa Light Viewing Center has recently been announced.
Websites:
The Marfa Mystery Lights - background information.
Marfalights.com - offers QuickTime movies of the lights, a history and personal accounts.

The Min-Min Lights
BOULIA, QUEENSLAND, AUSTRALIA
Named Min-Min after a hotel from which the lights were first seen by white settlers, these ghost lights have been seen on Aboriginal land for many years. Seen over a wide area, they seem to "follow" witnesses as they travel in their cars. They have been described as being as bright as headlights, varying in color, sometimes oval in shape and erratic in their movement. Some Aborigines consider them ancestors, gods or demons.
Website: The Min-Min Lights - a chat transcript about the phenomenon.

Ontario Ghost Road
SCUGOG TOWNSHIP, ONTARIO, CANADA
Mysterious white and red lights have been observed by many witnesses who venture out onto "Ghost Road," otherwise known as Mississauga Trail on Scugog Island. The legend behind this ghost light alleges that one Dan or Dave Sweeny lost control of his motorcycle while speeding down this road back in the 1950s. He fell and hit his head on a rock, and ever since the ghost lights of his motorcycle can be seen crossing the field, making a turn and then disappearing.
Websites:
Ontario's Ghost Road - provides information, photos, experiences, a map and directions.
Ghost Road, Port Perry

Silver Cliff Cemetery Lights
SILVER CLIFF, COLORADO
Witnesses say these silver dollar-sized lights, usually appearing in groups of three or four, dance among the headstones of the old cemetery. Like most spooklights, they quickly fade away when people try to get a closer look at them. They are usually blue-white in color.
Website: Cemetery Lights of Silver Cliff, Colorado.

Surrency Spooklight
SURRENCY, GEORGIA
This bright yellow ball of light was first seen along railroad tracks near the small town of Surrency in the early 1900s. According to one website, it is theorized that the phenomenon is caused by "a geologic anomaly deep under the town of Surrency. The anomaly, discovered in 1985 during a regional seismic survey, is theorized to be a convex shaped pocket of liquid about nine miles underground, unlike anything else in the world. Scientists are puzzled by the anomaly, since liquid is not supposed to be able to form so far underground." 

Did I miss one? If there is a spooklight in your area not mentioned here that has been seen regularly by multiple witnesses, write and tell me about it. Please include where it can be found, a description, any experiences you've had with it, and a link to a website about it, if there is one. 

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