Cape Hinchinbrook Light Station
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Cape Hinchinbrook Light Station is a lighthouse in Alaska, at a modelled elevation of 30 m. Montague Peak stands 658 m to the west, 13 miles off. The nearest named place is East Pump House, a lighthouse 0.1 miles away. Alaska's Marine Highway passes 5.2 miles off. 5 named places lie within 25 miles, 2 of them named summits.
The story
The Cape Hinchinbrook Light is a lighthouse located near the southern end of Hinchinbrook Island adjacent to Prince William Sound, in Alaska, United States.
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Dates from 1910.
Wikidata Q2268547, referenced by the OpenStreetMap record.
What the record says
- Built
- 1934
- Height
- 21 m
What to expect
- Operated by
- U.S. Coast Guard
How to reach it
- 5.2 mi off the Alaska's Marine Highway, National
5 named places within 25 miles
- East Pump House: 0.1 mi
- Main Wharf and Seawall: 0.2 mi
- Main Wharf and Seawall: 0.2 mi
- Signal Mountain: 3.2 mi
- Montague Peak: 12.6 mi
Summits around it
The highest named summits within 25 miles of Cape Hinchinbrook Light Station. Elevation from each summit’s own record; bearing measured between the two coordinates.
| Summit | Bearing | Elevation | Distance |
|---|---|---|---|
| Montague Peak | W 273° | 658 m | 12.6 mi |
| Signal Mountain | N 3° | 471 m | 3.2 mi |
When to go
Light through the year
| Date | Sunrise | Golden hour | Sunset |
|---|---|---|---|
| March equinox | 07:49 | 19:06 | 20:01 |
| June solstice | 04:20 | 21:57 | 23:18 |
| September equinox | 07:32 | 18:53 | 19:48 |
| December solstice | 09:52 | 13:22 | 15:39 |
Local time (America/Anchorage).
Mean tidal range 8.85 ft at the nearest NOAA station.
NOAA CO-OPS station Cape Hinchinbrook, AK, under a mileaway — today’s predictions live there.
Where this comes from
Location and category confirmed against OpenStreetMap.
National Register of Historic Places, reference 05000728OpenStreetMapWikipediaWikidataOpenStreetMap element way/694784393
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