Type:
Year Established:
1910
Existing:
Yes
Download:
Cape Hinchinbrook AK 2006.jpeg (698.23 KB)
File Type:
jpeg (image/jpeg)
Photo Date:
2006
Photo Courtesy of:
US Lighthouse Society Archives
Collection / Donor:
LOCATION
Location:
ENTRANCE TO PRINCE WILLIAM SOUND
Latitude:
60° 14.18'
Longitude:
146° 38'
City / Town:
CORDOVA
U.S. State:
Alaska
Location County:
VALDEZ/CORDOVA
Country:
United States
OWNER & ACCESS
Open to Public:
No
STRUCTURE
Year Tower Established:
1934
Tower Construction Material:
REINFORCED CONCRETE
Tower Foundation:
CONCRETE/SURFACE ROCK
Height of light above mean high water, in feet:
235
Height, in feet, from base of structure to center of lantern:
67
Tower Shape:
OCTAGONAL ATTACHED TO FOG SIGNAL BD
Fog Signal Building?:
No
Year Fog Signal Building Constructed:
1910
Fog Signal Bldg Construction Materials:
CONCRETE
Keeper's Quarters?:
No
Year Keeper's Quarters:
1931
Keeper's Quarters Style:
ART DECO
Keeper's Quarters Construction:
CONCRETE
Other Structures:
RADIO BEACON
OPTICS
Current Optic:
VRB 25 VEGA, SOLAR POWERED
Original Optic Type:
THIRD ORDER, FRESNEL
Year Original Lens Installed:
1910
Private Aid:
No
USCG Access to Optics:
No
Entered by:
Entered Date:
Jul 20, 2017
Established November 15, 1910