Location | Hinchinbrook Island Prince William Sound Alaska United States |
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Coordinates | 60°14′14″N 146°38′48″W / 60.23734°N 146.64665°W |
Tower | |
Constructed | 1910 (first) |
Foundation | concrete and rock |
Construction | reinforced concrete tower |
Automated | 1974 |
Height | 67 feet (20 m) |
Shape | octagonal tower with lantern |
Markings | art deco architecture white tower, black lantern |
Power source | solar power |
Operator | United States Coast Guard[2] |
Heritage | National Register of Historic Places listed place |
Light | |
First lit | 1934 (current) |
Focal height | 237 feet (72 m) |
Lens | Third order Fresnel lens (original), Vega lens (current) |
Range | 19 nautical miles (35 km; 22 mi) |
Characteristic | Fl W 15s. obscured from 134° to 135° and 138° to 283° emergency light, Fl W 6s. of reduced intensity if main light is extinguished.[1] |
Cape Hinchinbrook Light Station | |
Alaska Heritage Resources Survey
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Area | 6.9 acres (2.8 ha) |
Architect | D.A. Chase; Edwin Laird |
Architectural style | Art Deco |
MPS | Light Stations of the United States MPS |
NRHP reference No. | 05000728[3] |
AHRS No. | COR-095 |
Added to NRHP | July 29, 2005 |
The Cape Hinchinbrook Light is a lighthouse located near the southern end of Hinchinbrook Island adjacent to Prince William Sound, in Alaska, United States.