Cape Flattery

Year Established:
1857
Existing:
Yes
Source:
LL-1907
Download:
File Type:
jpeg (image/jpeg)
Photo Credit:
Elinor DeWire
Photo Courtesy of:
US Lighthouse Society Archives
Collection / Donor:

LOCATION

Location:
TATOOSH ISLAND/ENTRANCE TO STRAIT OF JUAN DE FUCA
Latitude:
48° 23'30"
Longitude:
124° 44'06"
City / Town:
NEAH BAY
U.S. State:
Washington
Location County:
CLALLAM
Country:
United States

OWNER & ACCESS

Open to Public:
No
Light List Data:
  1. Cape Flattery
Light list data courtesy Gary Riemenschneider

STRUCTURE

Year Tower Established:
1857
Tower Construction Material:
SANDSTONE/BRICK
Tower Foundation:
ROCK
Height of light above mean high water, in feet:
155
Height, in feet, from base of structure to center of lantern:
64
Tower Shape:
CONICAL
Fog Signal Building?:
Yes
Year Fog Signal Building Constructed:
1872
Keeper's Quarters?:
Yes
Year Keeper's Quarters:
1857
Keeper's Quarters Style:
CAPE COD
Keeper's Quarters Construction:
SANDSTONE
Other Structures:
2 STORAGE BUILDINGS, 3 CISTERNS

OPTICS

Active Aid to Navigation?:
Yes
Current Optic:
VRB-25
Original Optic Type:
FIRST ORDER, FRESNEL
Year Original Lens Installed:
1857
Private Aid:
No
USCG Access to Optics:
No

Entered by:
t.wheeler
Entered Date:
Jul 21, 2017