April 27, 2011

Admiralty Head Lighthouse at Ft. Casey


Built in 1861 and rebuilt in 1903, the lighthouse guided tall ships toward the Whidbey Island shore where they could fill their sails with wind. It was the last brick lighthouse designed by renowned German architect Carl Leick - its walls 18 inches thick to withstand the earthquakes that shake western Washington.   Admiralty Head's Fresnel lens was extinguished in 1922.

GPS
Latitude:     N 48°9.633' (48°9'38.0")
Longitude:   W 122°40.853' (122°40'51.2")
Altitude:     8.00m

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