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| Location | Western entrance to Admiralty Inlet, Port Townsend, Washington |
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| Coordinates | 48°8′39″N 122°45′19″W / 48.14417°N 122.75528°W[1] |
| Tower | |
| Constructed | 1879 (first); 1914 (second) |
| Foundation | Concrete |
| Construction | Masonry/concrete |
| Automated | 1976 |
| Height | 46 feet (14 m) |
| Shape | Octagonal on fog signal building |
| Markings | White with red roof |
| Heritage | National Register of Historic Places listed place  |
| Light | |
| First lit | 1879 (first); 1914 (second) |
| Focal height | 51 feet (16 m) |
| Lens | Fourth order Fresnel lens |
| Range | 16 nmi (30 km; 18 mi) (white), 15 nmi (28 km; 17 mi) (red) |
| Characteristic | White light, occulting every 20 s for 5 s, with one red flash in the middle of the occultation |
Point Wilson Light House | |
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| Area | Less than 10 acres |
| NRHP reference No. | 71000870[2] |
| Added to NRHP | March 24, 1971 |
The Point Wilson Light is an active aid to navigation located in Fort Worden State Park near Port Townsend, Jefferson County, Washington.[3] It is one of the most important navigational aids in the state, overlooking the entrance to Admiralty Inlet, the waterway connecting the Strait of Juan de Fuca and Puget Sound. The lighthouse was listed on the Washington State Heritage Register and the National Register of Historic Places in 1971.[4]
- ^ "Point Wilson Lighthouse". Geographic Names Information System. United States Geological Survey, United States Department of the Interior.
- ^ "National Register Information System". National Register of Historic Places. National Park Service. July 9, 2010.
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