The Lime Kiln light a name derived from the lime kilns built nearby in the 1860s was first established in 1914. It was the last major light established in Washington. […]
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Grays Harbor Light
At 107 feet (33 m) Grays Harbor Lighthouse dedicated in 1898 is the tallest lighthouse in Washington and the third tallest on the West Coast. It marks the entrance to […]
Dofflemyer Point Light
The Dofflemyer Point Lighthouse is a U.S. lighthouse in Boston Harbor Washington. It was one of the first in the state to be automated and is listed on the National […]
Cattle Point Light
Cattle Point Lighthouse is a lighthouse on San Juan Island in the Haro Straits of Washington. Its first light was a lens lantern on a post erected in 1888. In […]
Cape Flattery Light
Cape Flattery Lighthouse is a lighthouse in the U.S. state of Washington. It is located near the Strait of Juan de Fuca and Neah Bay.It was built in 1854 based […]
North Head Light
North Head Lighthouse in Ilwaco Washington which lies near the mouth of the Columbia River approximately two miles north of Cape Disappointment.
Burrows Island Light
In 1905 prompted by the loss of several vessels to nearby Dennis Shoal and Lawson Reef the Lighthouse Board selected the westernmost tip of Burrows Island near Anacortes Washington as […]
Alki Point Light
The Alki Point Light is located at Alki Point at the southern entrance to Seattle’s Elliott Bay. In 1887 the United States Lighthouse Board finally recognized the need for an […]
Destruction Island Light
Destruction Island Lighthouse is a lighthouse on Destruction Island off the coast of Washington state in the north-west of the United States.
Corona (planetary geology)
In planetary geology a corona (plural: coronae) is an oval-shaped feature. Coronae appear on both the planet Venus and Uranus’s moon Miranda and may be formed by upwellings of warm […]