WayfarrowCattle Point Light
Lighthouse · San Juan County, Washington
Cattle Point Light is a lighthouse in San Juan County, Washington. Washington has 31 lighthouses on record at Wayfarrow, 4 of them in San Juan County.
It was built in 1935, in the interwar years, making it the 18th 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 95 feet above the water; the light characteristic is recorded as Fl W 4s (a white flash every 4 seconds), with a range of about 7 nautical miles.
Status check, 2026-11: The 1888 light was only a lens lantern on a post. The current 34-ft octagonal concrete tower was built in 1935, and the Coast Guard repaired erosion damage to its foundation in 2010. It stands at 48.4506° N, 122.9633° W.
Key facts
| Current structure built | 1935 |
|---|---|
| Tower height | 34 ft |
| Focal height | 95 ft |
| Light characteristic | Fl W 4s |
| Range | 7 nautical miles |
| Coordinates | 48.45060, -122.96330 |
Nearby places
- Lime Kiln Lightlighthouse · San Juan County · 9.8 mi
- Smith Island Lightlighthouse · Island County · 10.6 mi
- Burrows Island Lightlighthouse · Skagit County · 11.6 mi
- New Dungeness Lightlighthouse · Clallam County · 19.7 mi
- Port Arthurghost town · Island County · 19.9 mi
- Turn Point Lightlighthouse · San Juan County · 20.7 mi
- Samish Islandghost town · Skagit County · 21.2 mi
- Atlantaghost town · Skagit County · 21.5 mi
- Whitneyghost town · Skagit County · 22.6 mi
- Point Wilson Lightlighthouse · Jefferson County · 23.3 mi
- Patos Island Lighthouselighthouse · San Juan County · 23.4 mi
- Admiralty Head Lightlighthouse · Island County · 23.9 mi
Questions
Where is Cattle Point Light?
Cattle Point Light is in San Juan County, Washington, at 48.4506, -122.9633.
How many lighthouses are in San Juan County?
San Juan County, Washington has 4 lighthouses on record at Wayfarrow.
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