Point No Point Light (Washington)

Point No Point Light
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LocationHansville, Washington
Coordinates47°54′44″N 122°31′36″W / 47.9123°N 122.5268°W / 47.9123; -122.5268[1]
Tower
Constructed1879
FoundationMasonry
ConstructionBrick and stucco
Automated1977
Height30 feet (9.1 m)
ShapeSquare
HeritageNational Register of Historic Places listed place Edit this on Wikidata
Light
First lit1880
Focal height27 feet (8.2 m)
LensFifth order Fresnel lens (1880); Fourth order Fresnel lens (1898)
Range14 nmi (26 km; 16 mi) Edit this on Wikidata
Characteristic3 white flashes every 10 s[2]
Point No Point Light Station
Nearest cityHansville, Washington
Area3 acres (1.2 ha)
Built1879-80 (1879-80)
NRHP reference No.78002758[3]
Added to NRHPAugust 10, 1978

Point No Point Light is an operational aid to navigation on the northeastern tip of the Kitsap Peninsula on the west side of Puget Sound, at Point No Point where Admiralty Inlet joins Puget Sound, near the small community of Hansville, Kitsap County, in the U.S. state of Washington.[4] Point No Point Light is considered the oldest lighthouse on Puget Sound[5] and is listed on the National Register of Historic Places.[6]

  1. ^ "Point No Point Light". Geographic Names Information System. United States Geological Survey, United States Department of the Interior.
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  3. ^ "National Register Information System". National Register of Historic Places. National Park Service. July 9, 2010.
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  5. ^ Cite error: The named reference nomination was invoked but never defined (see the help page).

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