WayfarrowMarrowstone Point Light
Lighthouse · Jefferson County, Washington
Marrowstone Point Light is a lighthouse in Jefferson County, Washington. Washington has 31 lighthouses on record at Wayfarrow, 3 of them in Jefferson County.
The tower stands about 20 feet tall (22nd tallest of 23 measured in Washington); its light sits 28 feet above the water; the light characteristic is recorded as Oc W 6s (a white light that briefly goes dark every 6 seconds), with a range of about 7 nautical miles; it guards Puget Sound.
Status check, 2026-11: The light shines from a small concrete fog-signal building that replaced an 1888 post lantern. Sources disagree on when it was built: HistoryLink and Washington State Parks say 1918, while the USCG and Wikipedia say 1912. State Parks gives a height of 20 ft, and another source says the light sits 28 ft up. It stands at 48.1018° N, 122.6879° W.
Key facts
| Tower height | 20 ft |
|---|---|
| Focal height | 28 ft |
| Light characteristic | Oc W 6s |
| Range | 7 nautical miles |
| Body of water | Puget Sound |
| Coordinates | 48.10180, -122.68790 |
Nearby places
- Admiralty Head Lightlighthouse · Island County · 4.1 mi
- Point Wilson Lightlighthouse · Jefferson County · 4.3 mi
- Bush Point Lightlighthouse · Island County · 7.2 mi
- Port Arthurghost town · Island County · 7.9 mi
- McGeesghost town · Jefferson County · 8.4 mi
- Skunk Bay Lighthouselighthouse · Kitsap County · 13.8 mi
- Point No Point Lightlighthouse · Kitsap County · 15.1 mi
- Smith Island Lightlighthouse · Island County · 16.7 mi
- New Dungeness Lightlighthouse · Clallam County · 20 mi
- Mukilteo Lightlighthouse · Snohomish County · 20.6 mi
- Skagit Cityghost town · Skagit County · 24.6 mi
- Whitneyghost town · Skagit County · 25.9 mi
Questions
Where is Marrowstone Point Light?
Marrowstone Point Light is in Jefferson County, Washington, at 48.1018, -122.6879.
How many lighthouses are in Jefferson County?
Jefferson County, Washington has 3 lighthouses on record at Wayfarrow.
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