WayfarrowSmith Island Light
Lighthouse · Island County, Washington
Smith Island Light is a lighthouse in Island County, Washington. Washington has 31 lighthouses on record at Wayfarrow, 3 of them in Island County.
Its light sits 98 feet above the water; the light characteristic is recorded as Fl W 10s (a white flash every 10 seconds); it was deactivated in 1957; the structure is built of brick.
Current sources show this lighthouse no longer stands. Status check, 2026-11: The 1858 lighthouse was abandoned because of erosion and replaced by a skeleton tower; what was left slid down the bluff in 1998, and its lantern room was saved and moved to Skunk Bay Lighthouse. Smith Island Light is listed on the National Register of Historic Places. It stands at 48.3194° N, 122.8439° W.
Key facts
| Focal height | 98 ft |
|---|---|
| Light characteristic | Fl W 10s |
| Deactivated | 1957 |
| Material | brick |
| Heritage designation | National Register of Historic Places listed place |
| National Register | Listed |
| Coordinates | 48.31944, -122.84389 |
Nearby places
- Port Arthurghost town · Island County · 9.3 mi
- Cattle Point Lightlighthouse · San Juan County · 10.6 mi
- Burrows Island Lightlighthouse · Skagit County · 12.5 mi
- Point Wilson Lightlighthouse · Jefferson County · 12.8 mi
- Admiralty Head Lightlighthouse · Island County · 13.3 mi
- New Dungeness Lightlighthouse · Clallam County · 15.3 mi
- Marrowstone Point Lightlighthouse · Jefferson County · 16.7 mi
- McGeesghost town · Jefferson County · 17.2 mi
- Whitneyghost town · Skagit County · 19.3 mi
- Lime Kiln Lightlighthouse · San Juan County · 19.6 mi
- Samish Islandghost town · Skagit County · 22.5 mi
- Skagit Cityghost town · Skagit County · 22.5 mi
Questions
Where is Smith Island Light?
Smith Island Light is in Island County, Washington, at 48.3194, -122.8439.
How many lighthouses are in Island County?
Island County, Washington has 3 lighthouses on record at Wayfarrow.
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Facts marked "approximately" carry an uncertain date in the source. Text on this page is generated from the sources above; no encyclopedia prose is copied. Last updated 2026-11-05.