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Overlooking the Strait of Juan de Fuca where the Haro Straits join the San Juan Channel, Cattle Point Lighthouse stands on the southeastern tip of San Juan Island, Washington State. Next to the light is the state's Cattle Point Natural Resources Conservation Area.
The lighthouse is part of the San Juan Islands National Monument. The first light on this spot was a post erected in 1888 with a lens lantern. It was replaced in 1921 by a radio compass station. The 34-foot octagonal, concrete tower was erected on Cattle Point in 1935. The tower's lantern was removed in the late 1950s, and replaced with a 250-mm drum lens we can see on a short mast on top of the tower. The lighthouse was used as a backdrop for an Exxon television commercial in 1984.
Cattle Point Lighthouse, San Juan Island, WA
Rating: ⭐⭐⭐⭐⭐
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