Point Robinson Light

Infobox Lighthouse
name = Point Robinson Lighthouse


caption =
location = Point Robinson, Washington
coordinates = coord|47.3881|N|122.3746|W
yearlit = 1915
automated = 1978
yeardeactivated =
foundation = Surface
construction = Masonry and Concrete
shape = Octagonal
height = 38 ft
lens = Fifth order Fresnel lens
range = 12 miles
characteristic =

Point Robinson Lighthouse is a lighthouse at Point Robinson on the coast of Puget Sound in the U.S. state of Washington. Point Robinson is the easternmost point of Maury Island.

Point Robinson began as a fog signal station on July 11885. The original boiler and 12-inch steam whistle came from Oregon's Point Adams Light. A light was added to the station in 1887. The lens lantern, shining fixed red, was attached to a 25-foot post. In 1894, the post was replaced by a wooden tower which held the light at 31 feet. The current lighthouse was built in 1915, with a 38-foot tower and fifth-order Fresnel lens. With these specifications, the light could be seen 12 miles. The tower is a twin of Alki Point Lighthouse. Though the light was automated in 1978, it still shines from the original fifth-order Fresnel lens. The flashing pattern is on for three seconds, off for one second, on for another three seconds, and off for five seconds.

References

* [http://www.historylink.org/essays/output.cfm?file_id=5627 Robinson Point Light Station] , HistoryLink.org
*GNIS|1848455|Robinson Point Light
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