Cape Kumukahi

Year Established:
1929
Existing:
Yes
Download:
File Type:
jpeg (image/jpeg)
Photo Date:
2011
Photo Credit:
Thomas Tag
Photo Courtesy of:
US Lighthouse Society Archives
Collection / Donor:

LOCATION

Location:
EASTERNMOST POINT HAWAII ISLAND
Latitude:
19° 31.2'
Longitude:
154° 48.8'
City / Town:
PAHOA
U.S. State:
Hawaii
Location County:
HAWAII
Country:
United States

OWNER & ACCESS

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

STRUCTURE

Year Tower Established:
1934
Tower Construction Material:
STEEL
Tower Foundation:
CONCRETE
Height of light above mean high water, in feet:
156 feet above water
Height, in feet, from base of structure to center of lantern:
125 feet
Tower Shape:
SKELETAL PYRAMIDAL
Fog Signal Building?:
No
Keeper's Quarters?:
No
Other Structures:
DESTROYED BY VOLCANIC ERUPTION

OPTICS

Active Aid to Navigation?:
Yes
Current Optic:
DCB-24
Original Optic Type:
375 MM
Year Original Lens Installed:
1929
Private Aid:
No
USCG Access to Optics:
No

Entered by:
t.wheeler
Entered Date:
Jul 20, 2017