WayfarrowPoint Retreat Light
Lighthouse · Hoonah-Angoon County, Alaska
Point Retreat Light is a lighthouse in Hoonah-Angoon County, Alaska. Alaska has 20 lighthouses on record at Wayfarrow, 2 of them in Hoonah-Angoon 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 25 feet tall (8th tallest of 9 measured in Alaska); the light characteristic is recorded as Fl W 6s (a white flash every 6 seconds); the recorded designer or builder is United States Lighthouse Service.
Status check, 2026-11: The original 1904 tower was a 6-ft hexagonal wooden structure. It was replaced in 1923–24 by the current reinforced-concrete lighthouse and fog-signal building, which the Alaska Lighthouse Association owns. Point Retreat Light is listed on the National Register of Historic Places. It stands at 58.4111° N, 134.9531° W.
Key facts
| Current structure built | 1924 |
|---|---|
| Tower height | 25 ft |
| Light characteristic | Fl W 6s |
| Designer / builder | United States Lighthouse Service |
| Heritage designation | National Register of Historic Places listed place |
| National Register | Listed |
| Coordinates | 58.41111, -134.95306 |
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- Amalgaghost town · Juneau County · 23.8 mi
- Kunax̱sa.aanghost town · Hoonah-Angoon (CA) County · 26.8 mi
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Questions
Where is Point Retreat Light?
Point Retreat Light is in Hoonah-Angoon County, Alaska, at 58.4111, -134.9531.
How many lighthouses are in Hoonah-Angoon County?
Hoonah-Angoon County, Alaska has 2 lighthouses on record at Wayfarrow.
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