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Clover Island Light

Lighthouse · Benton County, Washington

Overlooking the Columbia River, the Clover Island Lighthouse in Kennewick, Washington, is the first lighthouse to be built in the United States since 1962. Phot
Overlooking the Columbia River, the Clover Island Lighthouse in Kennewick, Washington, is the first lighthouse to be built in the United States since 1962. Phot · Brian Gomez / Wikimedia Commons · CC BY-SA 3.0

Clover Island Light is a lighthouse in Benton County, Washington. Washington has 31 lighthouses on record at Wayfarrow.

It was built in 2010, in the postwar decades, making it the 21st oldest of the 21 in Washington with a recorded construction date; the tower stands about 62 feet tall (5th tallest of 23 measured in Washington); its light sits 69 feet above the water; the light characteristic is recorded as Fl W 4s (a white flash every 4 seconds); it guards Columbia River; the structure is built of steel.

Status check, 2026-11: Constructed in May 2010, the lighthouse is a four-section, pre-cast concrete structure standing 62 feet tall. It is described as the first new U.S. lighthouse since 1962, and it serves as a private aid to navigation and is included on U.S. Coast Guard charts. The record's 18.9 m equals about 62 ft. It stands at 46.2169° N, 119.1111° W.

Key facts

Current structure built2010
Tower height62 ft
Focal height69 ft
Light characteristicFl W 4s
Body of waterColumbia River
Materialsteel
Coordinates46.21694, -119.11111

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