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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.
Lime Kiln Point State Park is a 42-acre Washington state park on the western shore of San Juan Island in the San Juan archipelago.The park is considered one of the best places in the world to view wild orcas from a land-based facility. [2]
Historic Haig Point on Daufuskie Island dates back to 1735 when George Haig purchased 500 acres on the island. Nearly four centuries later, Haig Point is now a 1,100-acre luxury retreat with a ...
Westport Light State Park is a public recreation area of 560 acres (230 ha) on the Pacific Ocean in Grays Harbor County, Washington.It sits adjacent to the historic Grays Harbor Light, the tallest lighthouse in Washington.
The Coast Guard automated the Lime Kiln Lighthouse in August 1962, using photoelectric cells to turn the light on at dusk and off during daylight hours. In 1998, the drum lens was replaced with a modern optic, flashing a white light once every 10 seconds. [ 10 ]
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