WayfarrowSkunk Bay Lighthouse
Lighthouse · Kitsap County, Washington
Skunk Bay Lighthouse is a lighthouse in Kitsap County, Washington. Washington has 31 lighthouses on record at Wayfarrow, 2 of them in Kitsap County.
It was built in 1965, in the postwar decades, making it the 20th 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 210 feet above the water; the light characteristic is recorded as F R (a steady light); it guards Puget Sound.
Status check, 2026-11: A private wooden lighthouse built by Jim Gibbs from Mukilteo Light's plans, topped with the lantern room saved from Smith Island Light, and run as a private aid to navigation; one less reliable site gives 16 ft instead of 30 ft. It stands at 47.9192° N, 122.5697° W.
Key facts
| Current structure built | 1965 |
|---|---|
| Tower height | 30 ft |
| Focal height | 210 ft |
| Light characteristic | F R |
| Body of water | Puget Sound |
| Coordinates | 47.91917, -122.56972 |
Nearby places
- Point No Point Lightlighthouse · Kitsap County · 2.1 mi
- Bush Point Lightlighthouse · Island County · 7.5 mi
- Mukilteo Lightlighthouse · Snohomish County · 12.4 mi
- Marrowstone Point Lightlighthouse · Jefferson County · 13.8 mi
- McGeesghost town · Jefferson County · 17.2 mi
- Metumghost town · King County · 17.5 mi
- Admiralty Head Lightlighthouse · Island County · 17.5 mi
- Point Wilson Lightlighthouse · Jefferson County · 17.8 mi
- West Point Lightlighthouse · King County · 18.8 mi
- Rossghost town · King County · 21.1 mi
- Edgewaterghost town · King County · 21.2 mi
- Port Arthurghost town · Island County · 21.5 mi
Questions
Where is Skunk Bay Lighthouse?
Skunk Bay Lighthouse is in Kitsap County, Washington, at 47.9192, -122.5697.
How many lighthouses are in Kitsap County?
Kitsap County, Washington has 2 lighthouses on record at Wayfarrow.
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