Five Finger Islands Light
The Five Finger Islands Light is a lighthouse located on a small island that lies between Stephens Passage and Frederick Sound in southeastern Alaska. It and Sentinel Island Light Station were the first U.S. government lighthouses opened in Alaska, first lit on March 21, 1902.| Tap on a place to explore it |
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- Type: Lighthouse
- Description: lighthouse in Alaska, United States
- Also known as: “Five Finger Islands Lighthouse”, “Five Finger Lighthouse”, and “Five Fingers Light”
Five Finger Islands Light
- Categories: building, historic site, tourist attraction, and tourism
- Location: Petersburg Borough, Alaska, United States, North America
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Latitude
57.27039° or 57° 16′ 13″ northLongitude
-133.63155° or 133° 37′ 54″ westInception
1935Height
59 feet (18 metres)Operator
U.S. Coast GuardOpen location code
949879C9+59OpenStreetMap ID
way 694787512OpenStreetMap feature
building=yesOpenStreetMap feature
historic=lighthouseOpenStreetMap feature
man_made=lighthouse
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Satellite Map
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In Other Languages
From French to Russian—“Five Finger Islands Light” goes by many names.
- French: “phare des îles Five Finger”
- French: “Phare des îles Five Finger”
- German: “Five Finger Islands Lighthouse”
- Italian: “Faro dell’isola di Five Finger”
- Russian: “Маяк островов Файв Фингерс”
- Russian: “Маяк островов Файв-Фингер”
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