Alki Point Light
The Alki Point Light is an active aid to navigation located on Puget Sound's Alki Point, the southern entrance to Seattle's Elliott Bay, King County, Washington. It is listed as Alki Point Light number 16915 in the USCG light lists.Photo: Jmabel, CC BY-SA 3.0.
- Type: Lighthouse
- Description: lighthouse in Washington, United States
- Also known as: “Alki Point Lighthouse”
- Address: 3201 Alki Avenue Southwest, Seattle, 98116
Places of Interest Nearby
Highlights include Fir Lodge and Birthplace of Seattle Monument.
Fir Lodge
Restaurant
Fir Lodge is a restaurant, which is situated 2,500 feet east of Alki Point Light.
Birthplace of Seattle Monument
Memorial
Photo: Wikimedia, Public domain.
The Birthplace of Seattle Monument is a granite obelisk on Seattle's Alki Point, in the U.S. state of Washington. Erected in 1905, the monument marks the site where the Denny Party landed in 1851. Birthplace of Seattle Monument is situated 2,000 feet northeast of Alki Point Light.
Schmitz Park
Nature reserve
Photo: Jmabel, CC BY-SA 3.0.
Schmitz Park, also known as Schmitz Preserve Park, is a 53.1-acre park around 15 blocks east of Alki Point in West Seattle, Washington. It features Schmitz Park Creek and one of the last stands of old-growth forest in the city.
Places in the Area
Nearby places include Alki Point and North Admiral.
Alki Point
Neighborhood
Alki Point is a neighborhood in western Seattle, Washington. It is a point jutting into Puget Sound, the westernmost landform in the city's West Seattle district.
North Admiral
Neighborhood
North Admiral is the oldest neighborhood in West Seattle, Washington. In the early 1900s, it was connected to Seattle by ferries and a cable car. These ferries included the paddle steamers City of Seattle and West Seattle. North Admiral is situated 1½ miles east of Alki Point Light.
West Seattle
Photo: Lumpytrout, CC BY-SA 3.0.
West Seattle is the large portion of Seattle west of the Duwamish River. Separated from the remainder of the city by topography, it has a decidedly less urban character, making it a surprisingly close getaway from the activity of the downtown area.
Alki Point Light
- Categories: Integral Lighthouse, building, historic site, tourist attraction, and tourism
- Location: King County, Puget Sound, Washington, Pacific Northwest, United States, North America
- View on OpenStreetMap
Latitude
47.57626° or 47° 34′ 35″ northLongitude
-122.42062° or 122° 25′ 14″ westElevation
-7 feet (-2 metres)Inception
1913Operator
U.S. Coast Guard AuxiliaryOpen location code
84VVHHGH+GQOpenStreetMap ID
way 223489881OpenStreetMap feature
building=yesOpenStreetMap feature
historic=maritimeOpenStreetMap feature
man_made=lighthouse
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Satellite Map
Discover Alki Point Light from above in high-definition satellite imagery.
In Other Languages
From Czech to Russian—“Alki Point Light” goes by many names.
- Czech: “Alki Point Light”
- Dutch: “Alki Point Light”
- Dutch: “Vuurtoren van Alki Point”
- French: “phare d’Alki Point”
- French: “Phare d’Alki Point”
- Russian: “Маяк Алки-Пойнт”
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