Type:
Existing:
Yes
Download:
File Type:
jpg (image/jpeg)
Photo Date:
2007
Photo Credit:
Ralph Eshelman
Photo Courtesy of:
US Lighthouse Society Archives
LOCATION
Latitude:
47° 55.08'
Longitude:
122° 32.54'
U.S. State:
Washington
Country:
United States
OWNER & ACCESS
Open to Public:
No
STRUCTURE
Fog Signal Building?:
No
Keeper's Quarters?:
No
OPTICS
Current Optic:
Replica 4th Order Fresnel lens
Year Original Lens Installed:
2021
Private Aid:
No
USCG Access to Optics:
Yes
Entered by:
Entered Date:
Jan 15, 2018
Privately funded and constructed as a faux lighthouse by Jim Gibbs. He applied for, and was granted official light status by the US Coast Guard. The Skunk Bay Lighthouse Association, a group of 12 families, purchased the location in 1971 and have maintained the station since, adding on living accommodations.