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Managing Organization:
Westport-South Beach Historical Society
Telephone:
360-268-0078
Website: http://www.westportwa.com/museum/
Contact Address Information:
P.O.Box 1074
Westport
Washington,
98595,
United States
Notes:
This is the tallest lighthouse on the Washington coast. On August 24, 2004, ownership was transferred to the Westport-South Beach Historical Society under the National Historic Lighthouse Preservation Act of 2000. Tower Height: 107 Height of Focal Plane: 123 Characteristic and Range: Alternating red and white flashes every 15 seconds. Description of Tower: White, brick octagonal pyramidal tower with green trim, red cupola.
This light is operational
Other Buildings?
Two oil houses. Date Established: 1898 Date Present Tower Built: 1898 Optics: 1898: Third order Fresnel lens, now FA-251. Fog Signal: Originally diaphone horn. Current Use: Active aid to navigation. Open To Public? Yes. Museum?
Tours of the lighthouse are available daily in summer and weekends the rest of the year from 10:00 a.m. until 4:00 p.m. Call 360-268-0078 to check on tour availability. (Note: Cameras are not allowed in the lantern room of the lighthouse.) There is also a viewing platform for the lighthouse at the Westport Maritime Museum. Museum Hours: Summer Hours, Memorial Day to Labor Day 10 a.m. to 4 p.m. daily. Fall, Winter, and Spring Hours, 12 p.m. to 4 p.m. Thursday thru Monday. The museum is located off WA Route 105 in Westport. The museum also exhibits the first-order Fresnel lens from Destruction Island Lighthouse. Mapquest URL: Click here to get a map to this lighthouse! Listed on the
National Register of Historic Places
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