Browns Point Light

Browns Point Light is a lighthouse in Pierce County, Washington. Washington has 31 lighthouses on record at Wayfarrow.

It was built in 1933, in the interwar years, making it the 15th oldest of the 21 in Washington with a recorded construction date; the tower stands about 34 feet tall (13th tallest of 23 measured in Washington); its light sits 39 feet above the water; the light characteristic is recorded as Fl W 5s (a white flash every 5 seconds), with a range of about 12 nautical miles; it guards Puget Sound.

Status check, 2026-11: The light was first a post lantern in 1887, then a wooden tower in 1903. The current Art Deco concrete tower dates from 1933 and is 34 ft tall, with the light 38 ft above sea level (HistoryLink describes the tower as 38 ft high). Browns Point Light is listed on the National Register of Historic Places. It stands at 47.3059° N, 122.4443° W.

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