Location | Browns Point, Washington |
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Coordinates | 47°18′21.3″N 122°26′39.4″W / 47.305917°N 122.444278°W |
Tower | |
Constructed | 1887 |
Foundation | Concrete |
Construction | Concrete |
Automated | 1963 |
Height | 34 feet (10 m) (38 feet (12 m) above sea level) |
Shape | Square without lantern |
Heritage | National Register of Historic Places listed place |
Light | |
First lit | 1933 (current tower); 1903 (previous tower);[1] 1887 (first structure) |
Focal height | 12 m (39 ft) |
Lens | VRB-25 |
Range | 12 nautical miles (22 km; 14 mi) |
Characteristic | Flashing 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 city | Tacoma, Washington |
Area | 2.5 acres (1.0 ha) |
Built | 1933 |
Architectural style | Modernistic |
NRHP reference No. | 89000208[2] |
Added to NRHP | February 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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