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Mukilteo
latitude 47° 56' 55.3" N longitude 122° 18'
22.4" W
From Interstate 5 roughly 22 miles north of Seattle, take Highway 526
west 3.5 miles to where it ends at Highway 525. Turn right on Highway
525 and follow it to the Whidbey Island Ferry Landing in Mukilteo. The
lighthouse is next to the landing.
Photo courtesy Gary Blue
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Skunk Bay
This lighthouse was built by author Jim Gibbs, a former lighthouse
keeper, using plans of the Mukilteo Light. Gibbs, who lives now in
Oregon, sold the lighthouse in 1971 to a group of his former neighbors,
who maintain it as a private clubhouse. Located one mile west of Hansville off Twin Spits Road on Skunk Bay, a bight of
Admiralty Inlet.
Photo courtesy Darlene Cook [Flickr] |
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WA 2 |
Point No Point
latitude 47° 54' 42.9" N longitude 122° 31'
38.8" W
From Highway 104, 2.3 miles west of Kingston, go north on Miller Bay
Road which will shortly thereafter become Hansville Road. After
approximately 7.5 miles on this road, turn right on Point No Point Road
and follow it to the lighthouse at its end. Photo courtesy Ann Shelton
[Webshots] |
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West Point
latitude 47° 39' 43" N longitude 122° 26'
8.5" W
From Highway 99 north of Seattle, exit onto Western Avenue which will
become Elliott Avenue and then 15th Avenue. Drive just over a mile on
15th Avenue and then go west on Dravus Street. Just after the railroad
tracks turn right on 20th Avenue, which will become Gilman Avenue.
Gilman Avenue will become Government Way, which will take you into
Discovery Park. Stop by the visitor center and inquire about the
lighthouse. Only handicapped parking is permitted at the lighthouse.
From the Discovery Park Visitor Center it is just under a two-mile walk
to the lighthouse.
Photo courtesy Nanguagua [Webshots]
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Alki Point
latitude 47° 34' 34.6" N longitude 122° 25'
13.8" W
From Highway 99 south of Seattle, take Spokane S treet west across the
two bridges. Turn right onto Harbor Avenue, which after a while will
become Alki Avenue, and follow it around the edge of the bay to the
lighthouse.
Photo courtesy Ann Shelton
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Point
Robinson
latitude 47° 23' 17.4" N longitude 122° 22'
27.7" W
From the ferry landing on the southern end of Vashon Island, go north on
Vashon Island Highway, the main north-south road on the island, for 5.7
miles to Quartermaster Drive (225th Street). Turn right on Quartermaster
Drive and drive east for 1.4 miles where the road will fork. Take the
right fork, Dockton Road, drive 0.4 miles and then turn left onto Point
Robinson Road. Follow this road for 1.7 miles where it will connect with
240th Street. After these roads meet, continue east 1.7 miles to the
lighthouse.
Photo courtesy Ann Shelton
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WA 6 |
Brown's Point
latitude 47° 18' 21.3" N longitude 122° 26'
39.5" W
From I-5 east of Tacoma, take Exit 136 and go north on Port of Tacoma
Road. Turn right onto Highway 509 and continue for seven miles. Turn
left on Le Lou Wa Pl and continue on Tok A Lou Avenue to the lighthouse.
Photo courtesy Ann Shelton
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Gig Harbor
latitude 47° 19' 35.6" N longitude 122° 34'
29.1" W
The lighthouse was built as a civic project
honoring the 200th anniversary of the U.S. lighthouse establishment; it
replaced a small post light. Located on the spit at the harbor entrance,
at the end of Goodman Drive NW in Gig Harbor northwest of Tacoma.
Photo courtesy pwhsu48 [webshots] |
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Dofflemeyer
Point
latitude 47° 8' 26" N longitude 122° 54'
26.7" W
From downtown Olympia, follow East Bay Drive north along the east edge
of Budd Inlet. East Bay Drive will become Boston Harbor Road, which you
will follow to Boston Harbor. Once in Boston Harbor, turn west on 73rd
Avenue. The lighthouse is located near the end of 73rd Avenue.
Photo courtesy djbjr243 [Webshots]
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Admiralty Head
latitude 48° 9' 17.3" N longitude 122° 40'
40.4" W
From the intersection of Highways 525 and 20 on Whidbey Island, go west
on Highway 20 for roughly four miles. Shortly after you pass the
Keystone ferry landing, you will come to
Fort Casey State Park. The
lighthouse is in the southwest corner of the park.
Photo courtesy Ben Tilden [Flickr] |
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Bush Point
latitude 48° 1' 51.1" N
longitude 122° 36' 25.4" W
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Located off Bush Point Road on the northwestern shore of
Whidbey Island west of Freeland. |
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WA 9 |
Point Wilson
latitude 48° 8' 39" N longitude 122° 45'
17.1" W
From Highway 20 in Port Townsend, turn left on Kearney Street and when
it ends turn right onto Blaine Street. From Blaine Street, turn left
onto Walker Street, which will become Cherry Street. Follow Cherry
Street 1.6 miles to Fort Worden where the road changes to Fort Worden
Way. Enter Fort Worden and turn right on Eisenhower Avenue. When
Eisenhower Avenue ends, turn left on Harbor Defense Way and follow it
0.8 miles to the lighthouse.
Photo courtesy Rebecca
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Marrowstone
Point
latitude 48° 6' 5.8" N longitude 122° 41'
16.2" W
Take Highway 116, also known as Flagler Road, onto Indian Island and
then to Marrowstone Island. Follow the road to
Fort Flagler State Park.
The lighthouse is on the northeastern tip of the island.
Photo courtesy Ann Shelton
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Lime Kiln, San Juan Island
latitude 48° 30' 57.1" N longitude 123° 9'
9.4" W
Friday Harbor on San Juan Island can be reached by
Washington State Ferry from Anacortes,
which is roughly 75 miles north of Seattle. For ferry schedules, see the
Washington State Ferry website. Once in Friday Harbor, follow Spring
Street west out of the town. Spring Street will become San Juan Valley
Road. From San Juan Valley Road, turn left on Douglas Road and drive 1.7
miles to Bailer Hill Road. Turn right on Bailer Hill Road and drive
roughly four miles, where it will turn into Westside Road. Follow
Westside Road 1.5 miles to Lime Kiln State Park.
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Cattle Point,
San Juan Island
latitude 48° 27' 2.3" N longitude 122° 57'
47.8" W
Friday Harbor on San Juan Island can be reached by
ferry from Anacortes, which is roughly 75
miles north of Seattle. Once in Friday Harbor, follow Spring Street west
out of the town. Spring Street will become San Juan Valley Road. From
San Juan Valley Road, turn left on Douglas Road and drive 1.5 miles to
Little Road. Turn left on Little Road and drive 0.4 miles where it ends.
Turn right on Cattle Point Road and drive roughly 6 miles to the
southern end of the island. The lighthouse is accessible via a short
walk along an interpretive trail.
Photo courtesy nwtrailtrekker [Webshots]
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Turn Point, Stuart Island
Stuart Island can be reached by boat most easily from Sidney on
Vancouver Island or from Friday Harbor on San Juan Island. We chartered
a float plane out of Sidney to view the lighthouse. A public boat dock
is available at Prevost Harbor, from where it is a two-mile hike to the
lighthouse.
Photo courtesy Ron Mielke [Webshots] |
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Burrows Island
latitude 48° 28' 40.8" N longitude 122° 42'
48.7" W
A distant view of the lighthouse is possible from the ferries from Anacrotes to
the San Juan Islands. Look south with your binoculars shortly after the
ferry departs Anacortes. A closer view of the lighthouse can be had by
taking a
Burrows Island Kayak Tour.
Photo courtesy crimsontusker [Webshots]
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New Dungeness
latitude 48° 10' 54.3" N longitude 123° 6'
35.4" W
From Highway 101 in Sequim, take the Seqim Avenue exit and go north on
Sequim Avenue which will become Sequim Dungeness Way and follow it to
its end. From there you can get a view of the lighthouse at the end of
the spit across Dungeness Bay. If you want to hike to the lighthouse,
take Kitchen-Dick Road north from Highway 101 on the west side of Sequim
and follow it to the Dungeness Recreation Area. From there, it is about
a 5-mile hike to the lighthouse.
Photo courtesy harmer39 [Webshots] |
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WA 17 |
Ediz Hook,
Port Angeles
From Highway 101 in Port Angeles, turn south on Albert Street and follow
it to Fourth Street, where you will see the house that was the Ediz Hook
Lighthouse.
The light has been moved to Port Angeles. This photo is from
the Archives of Elinor DeWire. [WAlightkeepers]
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WA 18 |
Slip Point
(dismantled, now a light and fog signal 12 miles east.) |
From Highway 101 on the Olympic Peninsula, take Highway 113 north to
Highway 112. Follow Highway 112 west into Clallam Bay. In Clallam Bay,
turn right onto Frontier Street. Frontier Street will turn into Salt Air
Street near the beach where you will find the keeper's dwelling. The
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North Head
latitude 46° 17' 56" N longitude 124° 4'
40.9" W
From Ilwaco, take Highway 100 south towards
Cape Disappointment State Park. After about 1.5 miles, turn right onto Rober Gray Drive and follow
it for less than a mile to North Head Lighthouse Drive. The lighthouse
is located at the end of North Head Lighthouse Drive.
Photo courtesy Dave [Flickr] |
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WA 21 |
Gray's Harbor
(a.k.a. Westport)
From Highway 101 near Aberdeen, take Highway 105 west for roughly 20
miles. Where Highway 105 tees, turn right and go north for two miles on
Highway 105, also known as Forest Avenue, to Ocean Avenue and turn left.
The lighthouse is located 0.2 miles down Ocean Avenue on the right hand
side.
Photo courtesy Ann Shelton
[Webshots] |
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Destruction Island
Located on Destruction Island, which is three miles offshore from a
point on the Olympic Peninsula roughly half way between Cape Flattery
and Grays Harbor. The lighthouse on Destruction Island can be viewed
from turnouts along Highway 101 in Olympic National Park. Highway 101
hugs the Pacific Ocean for about twelve miles through Olympic National
Park from Queets to Ruby Beach. The best viewpoints are two miles south
of Ruby Beach.
Photo is public domain of the National Park Service [wikipedia]
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WA 23 |
Cape Flattery, Tatoosh Island
latitude 48° 23' 29.7" N longitude 124° 44'
11.1" W
From Highway
101 in the northwestern part of the Olympic Penninsula, take Highway 113
north to Highway 112. Follow Highway 112 west to Neah Bay home of the
Makah Indian Reservation. Proceed west out of Neah Bay to the Cape
Flattery Trail which is located approximately five miles west of Neah
Bay. The
Cape Flattery Trail leads 0.75 miles to the tip of the cape,
where there are multiple observation platforms from which you can view
Tatoosh Island and the lighthouse.
Photo courtesy Kristian [Flickr]
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Willapa Bay
There have been several lighthouses at Willapa Bay, but erosion has
washed them all away.
Photo on the left is the latest courtesy the
LighthousePeople. Photo on the right is an early light
courtesy the US Coast Guard Archives.
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