Browns Point Light

Browns Point Lighthouse
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LocationBrowns Point, Washington
Coordinates47°18′21.3″N 122°26′39.4″W / 47.305917°N 122.444278°W / 47.305917; -122.444278
Tower
Constructed1887
FoundationConcrete
ConstructionConcrete
Automated1963
Height34 feet (10 m) (38 feet (12 m) above sea level)
ShapeSquare without lantern
HeritageNational Register of Historic Places listed place Edit this on Wikidata
Light
First lit1933 (current tower); 1903 (previous tower);[1] 1887 (first structure)
Focal height12 m (39 ft) Edit this on Wikidata
LensVRB-25
Range12 nautical miles (22 km; 14 mi)
CharacteristicFlashing white light every 5s, Light obscured from 217° to 002°. HORN: 2 blasts ev 30s (2s bl-2s si-2s bl-24s si).
Browns Point Lighthouse and Keeper's Cottage
Nearest cityTacoma, Washington
Area2.5 acres (1.0 ha)
Built1933 (1933)
Architectural styleModernistic
NRHP reference No.89000208[2]
Added to NRHPFebruary 16, 1989

The Browns Point Lighthouse is a lighthouse located near Tacoma on Browns Point at the east entrance to Puget Sound's Commencement Bay, Pierce County, Washington.[3]

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  2. ^ "National Register Information System". National Register of Historic Places. National Park Service. July 9, 2010.
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