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| Location | Ilwaco, Washington |
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| Coordinates | 46°17′56″N 124°04′43″W / 46.2990°N 124.0785°W[1] |
| Tower | |
| Constructed | 1897-1898 |
| Foundation | Surface |
| Construction | brick  |
| Automated | 1961 |
| Height | 65 feet (20 m) |
| Shape | Conical |
| Light | |
| First lit | 1898 |
| Focal height | 194 feet (59 m) |
| Lens | First order Fresnel lens |
| Range | 26 nmi (48 km; 30 mi) |
| Characteristic | Two white flashes every 30 s, flashes separated by 7.5 s |
North Head Lighthouse is an active aid to navigation overlooking the Pacific Ocean from North Head, a rocky promontory located approximately two miles north of Cape Disappointment and the mouth of the Columbia River,[2] near Ilwaco, Pacific County, in the U.S. state of Washington.[3] It is part of Cape Disappointment State Park.[4]
- ^ "North Head Lighthouse". Geographic Names Information System. United States Geological Survey, United States Department of the Interior.
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