Dofflemyer Point Light

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

It was built in 1934, in the interwar years, making it the 17th oldest of the 21 in Washington with a recorded construction date; the tower stands about 30 feet tall (16th tallest of 23 measured in Washington); its light sits 30 feet above the water; the light characteristic is recorded as Fl W 6s (a white flash every 6 seconds), with a range of about 7 nautical miles; it guards Puget Sound; the structure is built of concrete.

Status check, 2026-11: The 1887 date in the record belongs to the original lens lantern on a stake; the current 30-ft pyramidal concrete tower replaced it in 1934. Dofflemyer Point Light is listed on the National Register of Historic Places. It stands at 47.1405° N, 122.9073° W.

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