A beacon is traditionally a fire lit on a hill to attract attention, for example as a warning. The word is also used now to refer to Radio beacons.

Beacon Hills

There are a number of places in the world named Beacon Hill, either because they were historical sites of beacons, or named after other places called Beacon Hill. For a list, see Beacon Hill.

Other places named Beacon

Beacon is the name of some places in Canada:

• Beacon Corner, Alberta
• Beaconia, Manitoba
• Beacon Heights, Ontario
• Beacon Hill North, Ontario
• Beacon Hill South, Ontario
• Beaconwood, Ontario
• Border Beacon, Quebec
• Le Beacon, Quebec
• Beaconsfield, Quebec
• Beacon Hill, Saskatchewan

Beacon is the name of some places in the UK, including:

• The Brecon Beacons National Park, Wales
• Barr Beacon
• Beacon, Devon
• Beacon End , Essex
• Beacon Hill, Buckinghamshire
• Beacon Hill, Kent
• The Beacon Way
• Beaconsfield, Buckinghamshire

Beacon is the name (or part of the name) of some places in the United States of America:

• Beacon, New York
• Mount Beacon
• Beacon Falls, Connecticut

Companies named Beacon

Beacon is also a brand name for a chain of gas stations owned by the Valero Energy Corporation.