Photos tagged as lighthouses

2nd Trip - Winter Island Lighthouse, Salem MA

This is one of three small lighthouses built to mark the Salem harbor. It was by the Winter Island city park where I stayed while visiting Boston.

Date: 11 May 2008
Photographer: jl98584: gallery
Location: Salem, USA: gallery
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Bonaire from the Air

Lighthouse Spelonk

Date: 3 April 2008
Photographer: marlis: gallery
Location: Netherlands Antilles: gallery
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Day 210 - Tatoosh Island

This is just off Cape Flattery, WA, the farthest NW point in the continental US.

Date: 29 March 2008
Photographer: jl98584: gallery
Location: Forks, USA: gallery
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Day 210 - Canadian Lighthouse

This was probably too far away to get a good shot, but I tried. It was way across the Straight of San Juan de Fuca on Vancouver Island. I was at Cape Flattery.

Date: 29 March 2008
Photographer: jl98584: gallery
Location: Forks, USA: gallery
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Day 210 - Tatoosh Island Lighthouse

I took this shot from the viewing platform at Cape Flattery, some distance away from the Island where the lighthouse stands.

Date: 29 March 2008
Photographer: jl98584: gallery
Location: Forks, USA: gallery
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Day 209 - Destruction Island Lighthouse

This was built between 1888-1891 and is 94 feet tall. The original first order Fresnel lens is now in the Westport Maritime Museum.

Date: 28 March 2008
Photographer: jl98584: gallery
Location: Forks, USA: gallery
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Day 208 - Grays Harbor Lighthouse

At 107 feet tall, this is the tallest lighthouse in Washington State and the third tallest on the west coast.

Date: 27 March 2008
Photographer: jl98584: gallery
Location: Westport, USA: gallery
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Day 207 - Cape Disappointment Lighthouse

The lighthouse is in Washington, the photo was taken in Fort Stevens, on the Oregon side of the Columbia River.

Date: 26 March 2008
Photographer: jl98584: gallery
Location: Astoria, USA: gallery
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Day 206 - Cape Meares Lighthouse, Lens

This is the First Order Fresnel Lens at Cape Meares. It is unusual in that it's an eight sided lens with the alternate sides red, to make an alternating red & white pattern.

Date: 25 March 2008
Photographer: jl98584: gallery
Location: Astoria, USA: gallery
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Day 206 - Cape Meares Lighthouse

Finally up close to a west coast lighthouse. It is up on a bluff, so the tower is only tall enough to house the mechanism.

Date: 25 March 2008
Photographer: jl98584: gallery
Location: Astoria, USA: gallery
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Day 202 - Heceta Head Lighthouse

This was closed to the public when we drove by, but was clearly visible from Sea Lion Cave.

Date: 21 March 2008
Photographer: jl98584: gallery
Location: Florence, USA: gallery
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Day 200 - Crescent City Lighthouse

This is at Battery Point in Crescent City. It was built in 1856 and has a Fourth Order Fresnel Lens.

Date: 19 March 2008
Photographer: jl98584: gallery
Location: Crescent City, USA: gallery
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Day 198 - Point Arena Lighthouse

We didn't go visit this one, but could easily see it from the beach.

Date: 17 March 2008
Photographer: jl98584: gallery
Location: Fort Bragg, USA: gallery
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Day 196 - Point Reyes, Lighthouse Closeup

This houses a First Order Fresnel Lens with 1, 032 sections of hand cut crystal weighs 6,000 pounds.

Date: 15 March 2008
Photographer: jl98584: gallery
Location: San Rafael, USA: gallery
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Day 196 - Point Reyes, Lighthouse & Steps

This was in service from 1870 to 1975. This point is considered the most foggy and windy in the United States.

Date: 15 March 2008
Photographer: jl98584: gallery
Location: San Rafael, USA: gallery
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Day 181 - Point Sur Lightstation Closeup

They only give tours of this one day a week, which wasn't the day we drove through.

Date: 29 February 2008
Photographer: jl98584: gallery
Location: Santa Cruz, USA: gallery
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Day 181 - Point Sur Lightstation

The light is actually on the far side of this rock, not visible from here.

Date: 29 February 2008
Photographer: jl98584: gallery
Location: Santa Cruz, USA: gallery
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Day 149 - Half Moon Reef Lighthouse

This was built in 1858 and originally located in Matagorda Bay.

Date: 28 January 2008
Photographer: jl98584: gallery
Location: Corpus Christi, USA: gallery
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Day 141 - Biloxi Lighthouse

While small, this survived the hurricane. It was built in 1848 of cast iron.

Date: 20 January 2008
Photographer: jl98584: gallery
Location: New Orleans, USA: gallery
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Day 138 - Crooked River Lighthouse

This was completed in 1895 to replace an earlier LH on Dog Island that was destroyed in a hurricane. It is no longer in service. The tower stands 103' tall, the original fourth order Fresnel lens is on display in New Orleans at the USCG HQ.