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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.

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″N 122°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 120 120 ft (37 m)
Alki Point Light West Seattle 47°34′35″N 122°25′14″W / 47.5763°N 122.4206°W / 47.5763; -122.4206 (Alki Point Light) 1913 1984 Active VRB-25 039 39 ft (12 m)
Browns Point Light Browns Point 47°18′21″N 122°26′39″W / 47.3059°N 122.4443°W / 47.3059; -122.4443 (Browns Point Light) 1887 (First)
1933 (Current) 		1963 Active VRB-25 038 38 ft (12 m)
Burrows Island Light Anacortes
(Burrows Island) 		48°28′40″N 122°42′49″W / 48.4779°N 122.7135°W / 48.4779; -122.7135 (Burrows Island Light) 1906 1972 Active Optic 057 57 ft (17 m)
Bush Point Light Coupeville 48°01′51″N 122°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″N 124°03′08″W / 46.2758°N 124.0522°W / 46.2758; -124.0522 (Cape Disappointment Light) 1856 1973 Active Fourth-order Fresnel 220 220 ft (67 m)
Cape Flattery Light Tatoosh Island 48°23′31″N 124°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 165 165 ft (50 m)
Cattle Point Light San Juan Island[5] 48°27′02″N 122°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″N 119°06′40″W / 46.217°N 119.111°W / 46.217; -119.111 2010[6] Always Active LED 062 62 ft (19 m)
Destruction Island Light Destruction Island 47°40′28″N 124°29′13″W / 47.6745°N 124.4869°W / 47.6745; -124.4869 (Destruction Island Light)[7] 1892 1968 2008[7] None 165 165 ft (50 m)[8]
Dofflemyer Point Light Boston Harbor 47°08′26″N 122°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 030 30 ft (9.1 m)
Ediz Hook Light Port Angeles
(Air Station) 		48°08′24″N 123°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″N 124°07′01″W / 46.8882°N 124.1169°W / 46.8882; -124.1169 (Grays Harbor Light) 1898 1945 Active Third-order Fresnel 123 123 ft (37 m)
Lime Kiln Light San Juan Island 48°30′58″N 123°09′09″W / 48.5160°N 123.1524°W / 48.5160; -123.1524 (Lime Kiln Light) 1919 1962 Active 375mm 055 55 ft (17 m)
Marrowstone Point Light Marrowstone
(Fort Flagler State Park) 		48°06′06″N 122°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 028 28 ft (8.5 m)
Mukilteo Light Mukilteo 47°56′55″N 122°18′22″W / 47.9487°N 122.3062°W / 47.9487; -122.3062 (Mukilteo Light) 1906 1979 Active
(Also a museum) 		Fourth-order Fresnel 033 33 ft (10 m)
New Dungeness Light Sequim
(Dungeness Spit) 		48°10′54″N 123°06′37″W / 48.1817°N 123.1103°W / 48.1817; -123.1103 (New Dungeness Light) 1857 1994[12] Active VRB-25 acrylic lens 067 67 ft (20 m)
North Head Light Ilwaco 46°17′56″N 124°04′41″W / 46.2989°N 124.0780°W / 46.2989; -124.0780 (North Head Light) 1898 1961 Active VRB-25 194 194 ft (59 m)
Patos Island Light Patos Island 48°47′20″N 122°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 052 52 ft (16 m)
Point No Point Light Hansville
(Point No Point) 		47°54′44″N 122°31′36″W / 47.9122°N 122.5268°W / 47.9122; -122.5268 (Point No Point Light) 1880 1977 Active Plastic 027 27 ft (8.2 m)
Point Roberts Light Point Roberts 48°58′17″N 123°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″N 122°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 040 40 ft (12 m)
Point Wilson Light Port Townsend 48°08′39″N 122°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 051 51 ft (16 m)
Semiahmoo Harbor Light Blaine 48°59′32″N 122°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″N 124°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 055 55 ft (17 m)[16]
Smith Island Light Smith Island 48°19′06″N 122°50′38″W / 48.3184°N 122.8438°W / 48.3184; -122.8438 (Smith Island Light) 1858[2] 1957[2] 1998[17]
(Destroyed) 		None 097 97 ft (30 m)
Turn Point Light Stuart Island 48°41′20″N 123°14′15″W / 48.6888°N 123.2374°W / 48.6888; -123.2374 (Turn Point Light) 1893 (Former)
1936 (Current) 		1974 Active 300mm 044 44 ft (13 m)
West Point Light Seattle
(West Point) 		47°39′43″N 122°26′09″W / 47.6620°N 122.4357°W / 47.6620; -122.4357 (West Point Light) 1881 1985 Active VRB-25 027 27 ft (8.2 m)
Willapa Bay Light Willapa Bay 46°43′N 124°05′W / 46.71°N 124.08°W / 46.71; -124.08 (Willapa Bay Light)
(Estimate) 		1858[18] Never 1938[18]
(Demolished) 		None 081 81 ft (25 m)[19]

References

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  1. ^ a b "Historic Light Station Information and Photography: Washington". United States Coast Guard Historian's Office. Archived from the original on 2017-05-01.
  2. ^ a b c d 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 2013-08-17.
  5. ^ "Cattle Point, WA". LighthouseFriends. Archived from the original on 2015-05-05.
  6. ^ "Clover Island Lighthouse & Lighthouse Plaza". portofkennewick.org. Retrieved October 4, 2017.
  7. ^ a b "Destruction Island, WA". LighthouseFriends.
  8. ^ Columbia River to Destruction Island (Map). 1:180,789. NOAA. 2004. 18500. Archived from the original on 2016-03-04. Retrieved 2012-05-07.
  9. ^ a b c "Dofflemyer Point, WA". LighthouseFriends. Archived from the original on 2015-05-05.
  10. ^ a b c "Ediz Hook, WA". LighthouseFriends. Archived from the original on 2010-02-02.
  11. ^ a b "Marrowstone Point, WA". LighthouseFriends.
  12. ^ "New Dungeness, WA". LighthouseFriends. Archived from the original on 2010-03-23.
  13. ^ a b "Patos Island, WA". LighthouseFriends.
  14. ^ a b "Point Robinson, WA". LighthouseFriends. Archived from the original on 2015-05-05.
  15. ^ a b c d e "Slip Point, WA". LighthouseFriends. Archived from the original on 2012-01-25.
  16. ^ Strait of Juan de Fuca Entrance (Map). 1:100,000. NOAA. 1998. Chart 18460. Archived from the original on 2015-05-27. Retrieved 2012-05-09.
  17. ^ Nelson, Sharlene (January 1999). "And, now there are three: The Demise of the Smith Island Light". Lighthouse Digest.
  18. ^ a b Harrison, Tim; Jones, Ray (2000). Lost Lighthouses. Guilford, Connecticut: Globe Pequot Press. p. 128. willapa bay lighthouse.
  19. ^ Willapa Bay (Map). 1:40,000. US Dept. of Commerce. 1928. Chart 6185. Archived from the original on 2017-10-06. Retrieved 2012-05-10.
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