Alki Point Light
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| Location: | West Seattle, Washington |
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| Year first lit: | 1913 |
| Automated: | 1984 |
| Foundation: | Concrete |
| Construction: | Masonry |
| Tower shape: | White octagonal tower with red and black trim attached to building |
| Height: | 37 ft (39 ft above sea level) |
| Original lens: | Fourth order Fresnel lens (removed) |
| Range: | 15 nautical miles (28 km) |
| Characteristic: | Flashing White 5s. Emergency light isophase white 6s. Lighted throughout 24 hours. |
Alki Point is at the southern entrance to Seattle's Elliott Bay. In 1887, the Lighthouse Service finally recognized the need for an official light and placed a lens-lantern atop a wooden post at the point. Several years later, the Lighthouse Service decided to upgrade the light and add a fog signal at the point. The present concrete fog signal building with the 37-foot octagonal tower was completed in 1913. The fourth-order Fresnel lens was eventually replaced by a modern optic in the 1960's. Alki Point remains in service today.
It is listed as Alki Point Light, number 16915 in USCG light lists.
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