Eldred Rock

Year Established:
1905
Existing:
Yes
Source:
LL-1907
File Type:
jpeg (image/jpeg)
Photo Date:
2006
Photo Credit:
Peter Eberle
Photo Courtesy of:
US Lighthouse Society Archives
Collection / Donor:

LOCATION

Location:
Lynn Canal
Latitude:
58° 58'15"
Longitude:
135° 12'34"
City / Town:
Haines
U.S. State:
Alaska
Location County:
Haines
Country:
United States

OWNER & ACCESS

Open to Public:
No
Light List Data:
  1. Eldred Rock
Light list data courtesy Gary Riemenschneider

STRUCTURE

Year Tower Established:
1905
Tower Construction Material:
Wood
Tower Foundation:
Masonry
Height of light above mean high water, in feet:
91
Height, in feet, from base of structure to center of lantern:
50
Tower Shape:
Octagonal on fog signal building
Fog Signal Building?:
Yes
Year Fog Signal Building Constructed:
1906
Fog Signal Bldg Construction Materials:
Wood
Keeper's Quarters?:
Yes
Year Keeper's Quarters:
1906
Keeper's Quarters Style:
Octagonal (Integral)
Keeper's Quarters Construction:
Wood
Other Structures:
Boathouse, helicopter pad, radio tower, cistern, oil house, storage building

OPTICS

Active Aid to Navigation?:
Yes
Current Optic:
250 MM, Solar Powered
Original Optic Type:
Fourth Order, Fresnel
Year Original Lens Installed:
1906
Private Aid:
No
USCG Access to Optics:
Yes

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