Wayfarrow

Guard Island Light

Lighthouse · Ketchikan Gateway County, Alaska

Guard Island Light is a lighthouse in Ketchikan Gateway County, Alaska. Alaska has 20 lighthouses on record at Wayfarrow, 3 of them in Ketchikan Gateway County.

It was built in 1924, in the interwar years, making it the 3rd oldest of the 11 in Alaska with a recorded construction date; the tower stands about 30 feet tall (7th tallest of 9 measured in Alaska); the light characteristic is recorded as Fl W 10s.<br> emergency light (Fl W 6s.) of Ruced intensity when main light is extinguished (a white flash every 10 seconds).

Status check, 2026-11: The record's 1904 date is when the station was set up. The original wooden tower decayed and was replaced in 1924 by the current reinforced-concrete tower, which is still an active light. Guard Island Light is listed on the National Register of Historic Places. It stands at 55.4458° N, 131.8811° W.

Key facts

Current structure built1924
Tower height30 ft
Light characteristicFl W 10s.<br> emergency light (Fl W 6s.) of Ruced intensity when main light is extinguished
Heritage designationNational Register of Historic Places listed place
National RegisterListed
Coordinates55.44583, -131.88111

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Questions

Where is Guard Island Light?

Guard Island Light is in Ketchikan Gateway County, Alaska, at 55.4458, -131.8811.

How many lighthouses are in Ketchikan Gateway County?

Ketchikan Gateway County, Alaska has 3 lighthouses on record at Wayfarrow.

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