List of lighthouses in Washington

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.

The Cape Disappointment Light was the first lighthouse in the state (lit 1856) and is still active. ^[2]

If not otherwise noted, focal height and coordinates are taken from the United States Coast Guard Light List , ^[3] while location and dates of activation, automation, and deactivation are taken from the United States Coast Guard Historical information site for lighthouses. ^[1]

Name	Image	Location	Coordinates	Year first lit	Automated	Year deactivated	Current Lens	Focal Height
Admiralty Head Light		Coupeville	48°09′39″N122°40′52″W / 48.1608°N 122.6810°W / 48.1608; -122.6810 (Admiralty Head Light) [4]	1861 (Former) 1903 (Current)	Never	1922 (Now a museum)	None	120120 ft (37 m)
Alki Point Light		West Seattle	47°34′35″N122°25′14″W / 47.5763°N 122.4206°W / 47.5763; -122.4206 (Alki Point Light)	1913	1984	Active	VRB-25	03939 ft (12 m)
Browns Point Light		Browns Point	47°18′21″N122°26′39″W / 47.3059°N 122.4443°W / 47.3059; -122.4443 (Browns Point Light)	1887 (First) 1933 (Current)	1963	Active	VRB-25	03838 ft (12 m)
Burrows Island Light		Anacortes (Burrows Island)	48°28′40″N122°42′49″W / 48.4779°N 122.7135°W / 48.4779; -122.7135 (Burrows Island Light)	1906	1972	Active	Optic	05757 ft (17 m)
Bush Point Light		Coupeville	48°01′51″N122°36′25″W / 48.03087°N 122.60697°W / 48.03087; -122.60697 (Bush Point Light)	1894 (Former) 1933 (Current)	1933	Active	Unknown	Unknown
Cape Disappointment Light		Cape Disappointment	46°16′33″N124°03′08″W / 46.2758°N 124.0522°W / 46.2758; -124.0522 (Cape Disappointment Light)	1856	1973	Active	Fourth-order Fresnel	220220 ft (67 m)
Cape Flattery Light		Tatoosh Island	48°23′31″N124°44′13″W / 48.3919°N 124.7370°W / 48.3919; -124.7370 (Cape Flattery Light)	1857	1977	2009 [2] (Replaced with skeleton tower)	None	165165 ft (50 m)
Cattle Point Light		San Juan Island [5]	48°27′02″N122°57′48″W / 48.4506°N 122.9633°W / 48.4506; -122.9633 (Cattle Point Light)	1888 (Former) 1935 (Current)	1950s	Active	Unknown	Unknown
Clover Island Light		Kennewick	46°13′01″N119°06′40″W / 46.217°N 119.111°W / 46.217; -119.111	2010 [6]	Always	Active	LED	06262 ft (19 m)
Destruction Island Light		Destruction Island	47°40′28″N124°29′13″W / 47.6745°N 124.4869°W / 47.6745; -124.4869 (Destruction Island Light) [7]	1892	1968	2008 [7]	None	165165 ft (50 m) [8]
Dofflemyer Point Light		Boston Harbor	47°08′26″N122°54′26″W / 47.1405°N 122.9073°W / 47.1405; -122.9073 (Dofflemyer Point Light)	1887 [9] (Former) 1934 [9] (Current)	1987 [9]	Active	Unknown	03030 ft (9.1 m)
Ediz Hook Light		Port Angeles (Air Station)	48°08′24″N123°24′08″W / 48.1401°N 123.4023°W / 48.1401; -123.4023 (Ediz Hook Light)	1865 [10] (First) 1908 [10] (Last)	Never	1946 [10] (Replaced with skeleton tower)	None	Unknown
Grays Harbor Light		Westport	46°53′18″N124°07′01″W / 46.8882°N 124.1169°W / 46.8882; -124.1169 (Grays Harbor Light)	1898	1945	Active	Third-order Fresnel	123123 ft (37 m)
Lime Kiln Light		San Juan Island	48°30′58″N123°09′09″W / 48.5160°N 123.1524°W / 48.5160; -123.1524 (Lime Kiln Light)	1919	1962	Active	375mm	05555 ft (17 m)
Marrowstone Point Light		Marrowstone (Fort Flagler State Park)	48°06′06″N122°41′16″W / 48.1016°N 122.6879°W / 48.1016; -122.6879 (Marrowstone Point Light)	1888 [11] (Former) 1918 [11] (Current)	1962	Active	Unknown	02828 ft (8.5 m)
Mukilteo Light		Mukilteo	47°56′55″N122°18′22″W / 47.9487°N 122.3062°W / 47.9487; -122.3062 (Mukilteo Light)	1906	1979	Active (Also a museum)	Fourth-order Fresnel	03333 ft (10 m)
New Dungeness Light		Sequim (Dungeness Spit)	48°10′54″N123°06′37″W / 48.1817°N 123.1103°W / 48.1817; -123.1103 (New Dungeness Light)	1857	1994 [12]	Active	VRB-25 acrylic lens	06767 ft (20 m)
North Head Light		Ilwaco	46°17′56″N124°04′41″W / 46.2989°N 124.0780°W / 46.2989; -124.0780 (North Head Light)	1898	1961	Active	VRB-25	194194 ft (59 m)
Patos Island Light		Patos Island	48°47′20″N122°58′17″W / 48.7890°N 122.9713°W / 48.7890; -122.9713 (Patos Island Light)	1893 [13] (Former) 1908 [13] (Current)	1974	Active	Unknown	05252 ft (16 m)
Point No Point Light		Hansville (Point No Point)	47°54′44″N122°31′36″W / 47.9122°N 122.5268°W / 47.9122; -122.5268 (Point No Point Light)	1880	1977	Active	Plastic	02727 ft (8.2 m)
Point Roberts Light		Point Roberts	48°58′17″N123°04′58″W / 48.9715°N 123.0827°W / 48.9715; -123.0827 (Point Roberts Light)	Unknown	Unknown	Active?	Unknown	Unknown
Point Robinson Light		Vashon (Point Robinson)	47°23′17″N122°22′28″W / 47.3881°N 122.3744°W / 47.3881; -122.3744 (Point Robinson Light)	1887 [14] (Former) 1915 [14] (Current)	1978	Active	Plastic	04040 ft (12 m)
Point Wilson Light		Port Townsend	48°08′39″N122°45′17″W / 48.1442°N 122.7548°W / 48.1442; -122.7548 (Point Wilson Light)	1879 (Former) 1914 (Current)	1976	Active	Fourth-order Fresnel	05151 ft (16 m)
Semiahmoo Harbor Light		Blaine	48°59′32″N122°47′02″W / 48.9923°N 122.7840°W / 48.9923; -122.7840 (Semiahmoo Harbor Light)	1905	Never	1944 (Demolished)	None	Unknown
Skunk Bay Light		Port Ludlow	Latitude: 47.91925, Longitude: -122.56981	1965 (Faux)	Always	Active	Unknown	Unknown
Slip Point Light		Clallam Bay	48°15′52″N124°15′04″W / 48.2645°N 124.251°W / 48.2645; -124.251 (Slip Point Light) [15]	1905 [15] (First) 1951 [15] (Last)	1977 [15]	2000 [15] (Removed)	None	05555 ft (17 m) [16]
Smith Island Light		Smith Island	48°19′06″N122°50′38″W / 48.3184°N 122.8438°W / 48.3184; -122.8438 (Smith Island Light)	1858 [2]	1957 [2]	1998 [17] (Destroyed)	None	09797 ft (30 m)
Turn Point Light		Stuart Island	48°41′20″N123°14′15″W / 48.6888°N 123.2374°W / 48.6888; -123.2374 (Turn Point Light)	1893 (Former) 1936 (Current)	1974	Active	300mm	04444 ft (13 m)
West Point Light		Seattle (West Point)	47°39′43″N122°26′09″W / 47.6620°N 122.4357°W / 47.6620; -122.4357 (West Point Light)	1881	1985	Active	VRB-25	02727 ft (8.2 m)
Willapa Bay Light		Willapa Bay	46°43′N124°05′W / 46.71°N 124.08°W / 46.71; -124.08 (Willapa Bay Light) (Estimate)	1858 [18]	Never	1938 [18] (Demolished)	None	08181 ft (25 m) [19]

References

1. "Historic Light Station Information and Photography: Washington". United States Coast Guard Historian's Office. Archived from the original on May 1, 2017.
2. Rowlett, Russ. "Lighthouses of the United States: Washington". The Lighthouse Directory. University of North Carolina at Chapel Hill.
3. Light List, Volume VI, Pacific Coast and Pacific Islands (PDF). Light List. United States Coast Guard. 2012.
4. "Admiralty Head, WA". LighthouseFriends. Archived from the original on August 17, 2013.
5. "Cattle Point, WA". LighthouseFriends. Archived from the original on May 5, 2015.
6. "Clover Island Lighthouse & Lighthouse Plaza". portofkennewick.org. Retrieved October 4, 2017.
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8. Columbia River to Destruction Island (Map). 1:180,789. NOAA. 2004. 18500. Archived from the original on March 4, 2016. Retrieved May 7, 2012.
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10. "Ediz Hook, WA". LighthouseFriends. Archived from the original on February 2, 2010.
11. "Marrowstone Point, WA". LighthouseFriends.
12. "New Dungeness, WA". LighthouseFriends. Archived from the original on March 23, 2010.
13. "Patos Island, WA". LighthouseFriends.
14. "Point Robinson, WA". LighthouseFriends. Archived from the original on May 5, 2015.
15. "Slip Point, WA". LighthouseFriends. Archived from the original on January 25, 2012.
16. Strait of Juan de Fuca Entrance (Map). 1:100,000. NOAA. 1998. Chart 18460. Archived from the original on May 27, 2015. Retrieved May 9, 2012.
17. Nelson, Sharlene (January 1999). "And, now there are three: The Demise of the Smith Island Light". Lighthouse Digest.
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19. Willapa Bay (Map). 1:40,000. US Dept. of Commerce. 1928. Chart 6185. Archived from the original on October 6, 2017. Retrieved May 10, 2012.