Cattle Point Light

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Cattle Point Light
Map
LocationSan Juan Island, Washington
Coordinates48°27′01″N 122°57′48″W / 48.4504°N 122.9634°W / 48.4504; -122.9634
Tower
Constructed1888 Edit this on Wikidata
FoundationSurface
ConstructionConcrete
Height34 ft
ShapeOctagonal
Light
First lit1888
Focal height29 m (95 ft) Edit this on Wikidata
LensFourth order Fresnel lens (removed)
Range7 nmi (13 km; 8.1 mi) Edit this on Wikidata
CharacteristicFl W 4s Edit this on Wikidata

Cattle Point Lighthouse is a lighthouse on San Juan Island, in the Haro Straights of Washington. It's first light was a lens lantern on a post erected in 1888. In 1921, the US Navy installed a radio compass station The modern 34 foot, octagonal, concrete tower on Cattle Point was erected in 1935. The lighthouse received a temporary makeover in 1984, when it was used as a backdrop for an Exxon television commercial.