Type:
Year Established:
1898
Existing:
Yes
Source:
LL-1907
Download:
North Head WA (2) 1990s by JCC copy.jpg (515.18 KB)
File Type:
jpg (image/jpeg)
Photo Date:
1990s
Photo Credit:
Candace Clifford
Photo Courtesy of:
U.S. Lighthouse Society
Collection / Donor:
LOCATION
Location:
NORTH OF MOUTH TO COLUMBIA RIVER
Latitude:
46° 17'52"
Longitude:
124° 04'48"
City / Town:
ILWACO
U.S. State:
Washington
Location County:
PACIFIC
Country:
United States
OWNER & ACCESS
Owner / Manager:
Washington State Parks and Recreation Commission / Friends of Columbia Gateway
Open to Public:
Yes
STRUCTURE
Year Tower Established:
1898
Tower Construction Material:
DRESSED STONE W/BRICK LINING
Tower Foundation:
DRESSED STONE/TIMBER
Height of light above mean high water, in feet:
192.5
Height, in feet, from base of structure to center of lantern:
50
Tower Shape:
CONICAL
Fog Signal Building?:
No
Keeper's Quarters?:
Yes
Year Keeper's Quarters:
1898
Keeper's Quarters Construction:
BRICK
Other Structures:
ASST. KEEPERS (DUPLEX), 2 GARAGES, CISTERN, 2 OIL HOUSES, STORAGE BUILDING, CHICKEN COUP
OPTICS
Current Optic:
VRB-25
Original Optic Type:
FIRST ORDER, FRESNEL
Year Original Lens Installed:
1898
Private Aid:
No
USCG Access to Optics:
No
Entered by:
Entered Date:
Jul 21, 2017