Cape Spencer Light (Alaska)

Cape Spencer Light
Map
LocationCross Sound
Glacier Bay National Park and Preserve
Yakutat, Alaska
Coordinates58°11′56″N 136°38′25″W / 58.19891°N 136.64018°W / 58.19891; -136.64018
Tower
Constructed1925
Foundationrock
Constructionreinforced concrete
Automated1974
Height25 feet (7.6 m)
Shapeflat-roofed house with short tower on top
Markingsart deco architecture
white tower, black balcony and lantern
OperatorGlacier Bay National Park and Preserve[1] [2]
HeritageNational Register of Historic Places listed place Edit this on Wikidata
Light
Focal height105 feet (32 m)
LensThird order Fresnel lens
Range17 nautical miles (31 km; 20 mi)
CharacteristicFl W 6s.abr> emergency light (Fl W 6s) of reduced intensity if main light is extinguished.
Cape Spencer Lighthouse
Alaska Heritage Resources Survey
Arealess than one acre
NRHP reference No.75002160[3]
AHRS No.XMF-042
Added to NRHPDecember 4, 1975

The Cape Spencer Light is a lighthouse in Alaska, United States, next to the entrance to Cross Sound and Icy Strait. The light is still an active aid to navigation. It is located on an islet in the southernmost end of Glacier Bay National Park and Preserve.

  1. ^ Rowlett, Russ. "Lighthouses of Alaska". The Lighthouse Directory. University of North Carolina at Chapel Hill. Retrieved 2016-06-07.
  2. ^ Alaska Historic Light Station Information & Photography USCG Retrieved 7 June 2016
  3. ^ "National Register Information System". National Register of Historic Places. National Park Service. March 13, 2009.