Alki Point Light

Infobox Lighthouse

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caption =
location = West Seattle, Washington
coordinates = coord|47|34|35|N|122|25|14|W|region:US_type:landmark
yearlit = 1913
automated = 1984
yeardeactivated =
foundation = Concrete
construction = Masonry
shape = White octagonal tower with red and black trim attached to building
height = 37 ft (39 ft above sea level)
lens = Fourth order Fresnel lens (removed)
range = convert|15|nmi|km|0
characteristic = Flashing White 5s. Emergency light isophase white 6s. Lighted throughout 24 hours.

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 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 [http://www.navcen.uscg.gov/pubs/LightLists/LightLists.htm USCG light lists] .

References

* [http://www.uscg.mil/history/weblighthouses/LHWA.asp United States Coast Guard - Historic Light Station Information & Photography - Washington]
* [http://www.nps.gov/history/maritime/light/alki.htm National Park Service - Inventory of Historic Light Stations - Alki Point Light]