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This is a list of all lighthouses in the U.S. state of Washington as identified by the United States Coast Guard. [1] There are eighteen active lights in the state; three are standing but inactive, three were supplanted by automated towers, and two have been completely demolished. Two lights, one of them still active, serve as museums.
Present lighthouse. A second, 30-foot-tall (9.1 m) lighthouse, constructed of brick and stucco, was built in 1903. The design by Carl Leick incorporated thick walls meant to withstand earthquakes [4] and the concussion of Fort Casey's guns. [6] The lighthouse was deactivated in 1922, and the lantern moved to the New Dungeness Lighthouse in 1927.
The Lime Kiln Light is a functioning navigational aid located on Lime Kiln Point overlooking Dead Man's Bay on the western side of San Juan Island, San Juan County, Washington, in the United States. [3] It guides ships through the Haro Straits and is part of Lime Kiln Point State Park, which offers tours during summer months. [4]
Cupy the first light station on Browns Point, erected in 1887, consisted of a white light lens lantern on a white post that stood 12 feet (3.7 m) above sea level and 50 yards from the low tide shoreline. [4] A wood-frame lighthouse and separate keepers cottage were built in 1901. The current lighthouse was built in 1933 and automated in 1963. [5]
The Point Wilson Light is an active aid to navigation located in Fort Worden State Park near Port Townsend, Jefferson County, Washington. [3] It is one of the most important navigational aids in the state, overlooking the entrance to Admiralty Inlet, the waterway connecting the Strait of Juan de Fuca and Puget Sound.
Operations at Turn Point commenced in 1893 with the construction of a fog signal building, a two-story keeper's quarters, and a barn. The structures were designed by U.S. Lighthouse Board architect Carl W. Leick. The station's first light was a lens lantern displayed from a post located close to the point. A Daboll trumpet served as the fog signal.
Point No Point (Lushootseed: hadᶻqs) is an outcropping of land on the northeast point of the Kitsap Peninsula in Washington, the United States. It was the location of the signing of the Point No Point Treaty and is the site of the Point No Point Light. The Lushootseed name of the point is hadᶻqs, which means "long point". [1]
Grays Harbor Light ; Location: Westport, Washington, United States: Coordinates: 1]: Tower; Foundation: Sandstone: Construction: Brick and concrete: Automated: 1960s: Height: 107 feet (33 m): Shape: Octagonal: Heritage: National Register of Historic Places listed place : Light; First lit: 1898: Focal height: 37 m (121 ft) : Lens: Third order Fresnel lens: Range: 19 miles (17 nmi; 31 km ...