Point Wilson Light
Pt Townsend, WA lighthouse 01.jpg
Point Wilson Light is located in Washington (state)Point Wilson Light
Location Western entrance to Admiralty Inlet, Port Townsend, Washington
Coordinates 48°8′39″N 122°45′19″WCoordinates: 48°8′39″N 122°45′19″W[1]
Year first constructed 1879 (first); 1914 (second)
Year first lit 1879 (first); 1914 (second)
Automated 1976
Foundation Concrete
Construction Masonry/concrete
Tower shape Octagonal on fog signal building
Markings / pattern White with red roof
Height 46 feet (14 m)
Focal height 51 feet (16 m)
Original lens Fourth order Fresnel lens
Current lens Same
Range 16 nautical mile, 15 nautical mile Edit this on Wikidata
Characteristic White light, occulting every 20 s for 5 s, with one red flash in the middle of the occultation
Admiralty number G4784
ARLHS number USA 641
USCG number
16475

Point Wilson Light House
U.S. National Register of Historic Places
Photocopy of aerial photograph (original print located in the U.S. Coast Guard, Civil Engineering Unit, Oakland, Calif.) General view of the light station - Point Wilson Light Station, HAER WA-171-34.tif
Area Less than 10 acres
NRHP reference # 71000870[2]
Added to NRHP March 24, 1971
Heritage place listed on the National Register of Historic Places Edit this on Wikidata
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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. The lighthouse was listed on the Washington State Heritage Register and the National Register of Historic Places in 1971.