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Destruction Island Lighthouse is a decommissioned lighthouse on Destruction Island, a rocky island that is part of the Quillayute Needles National Wildlife Refuge [2] lying about 3 miles (4.8 km) off the coast of Jefferson County, Washington, in the northwest of the United States. [3] [4]
Destruction Island (also known historically as Green Island [1] and Isla de Dolores/Island of Sorrows [2]) is a 30-acre (12 ha) island located approximately 3.5 miles (6 km) off the Washington coast. Home to seabirds, shorebirds, and marine mammals, it is part of the Quillayute Needles National Wildlife Refuge. [3]
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.
Destruction Island is located about 4 miles southwest off the beach. The island and the Destruction Island Lighthouse can be seen from the beach. 180° panorama from Ruby Beach, Olympic National Park , late in the afternoon of a sunny September day.
They make up the Washington Islands Wilderness [5] and are closed to the public, with wildlife observation only from boats and the mainland, and a 200-yard buffer zone surrounds each island. [6] Only Tatoosh Island, James Island, and Destruction Island are not included in the wilderness area, which was established in 1970. [7]
Articles about lighthouses in the U.S. state of Washington. For a manually maintained list, complete with yet-to-be-written articles, see Lighthouses in the United States . Subcategories
Causeway to Sanibel Island severed as Florida wakes up to Ian’s trail of destruction Linda Robertson, Zachary T. Sampson, David Ovalle September 29, 2022 at 8:06 AM
On 4 November 1949 Fir rescued 19 persons from MV Andalucia off Neah Bay, Washington. In 1954 Fir assisted the distressed SS Beloit Victory near Destruction Island, Washington. [4] In early June 1958 USS Tinian was taken in tow at Tacoma, Washington, by the U.S. Navy Military Sea Transportation Service's tugboat USNS Yuma, destined for San Diego.