Five Finger Lighthouse
Five Finger Lighthouse is a lighthouse, at a modelled elevation of -56 m. Lincoln Peak stands 1,434 m to the east, 20 miles off. The nearest named place is Hoist House, a lighthouse less than a tenth of a mile away. Alaska's Marine Highway passes 2.1 miles off. 19 named places lie within 25 miles, 16 of them named summits.
The story
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. It became the last lighthouse in Alaska to be automated on August 14, 1984.
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Dates from 1902.
Wikidata Q2790673, referenced by the OpenStreetMap record.
What the record says
- Built
- 1935
- Height
- 18 m
What to expect
- Operated by
- U.S. Coast Guard
How to reach it
- 2.1 mi off the Alaska's Marine Highway, National
19 named places within 25 miles
- Mount Fanshaw: 7.9 mi
- Dahlgren Peak: 10.3 mi
- Jamestown Peak: 13.1 mi
- Tangent Peak: 13.7 mi
- Man-of-War Peak: 14.1 mi
- Hoist House: 0.0 mi
- Carpenter Shop: 0.0 mi
- Boathouse: 0.0 mi
Summits around it
The highest named summits within 25 miles of Five Finger Lighthouse. Elevation from each summit’s own record; bearing measured between the two coordinates.
| Summit | Bearing | Elevation | Distance |
|---|---|---|---|
| Lincoln Peak | E 94° | 1,434 m | 19.6 mi |
| Grant Peak | E 101° | 1,365 m | 21.0 mi |
| Stanton Peak | E 101° | 1,261 m | 21.9 mi |
| Washington Peak | E 91° | 1,237 m | 17.7 mi |
| Franklin Peaks | ESE 112° | 1,226 m | 24.1 mi |
| Bear Pass Mountain | W 277° | 1,174 m | 23.3 mi |
| Soapberry Mountain | WNW 284° | 983 m | 23.7 mi |
| Mount Fanshaw | ESE 122° | 809 m | 7.9 mi |
When to go
Light through the year
| Date | Sunrise | Golden hour | Sunset |
|---|---|---|---|
| March equinox | 06:57 | 18:18 | 19:08 |
| June solstice | 03:58 | 20:48 | 21:56 |
| September equinox | 06:40 | 18:05 | 18:56 |
| December solstice | 08:34 | 13:44 | 15:13 |
Local time (America/Sitka).
The nearest NOAA station publishes daily tide predictions.
NOAA CO-OPS station Cleveland Passage, Whitney Island, AK, 6 miaway — today’s predictions live there.
Where this comes from
Location and category confirmed against OpenStreetMap.
National Register of Historic Places, reference 04000416OpenStreetMapWikipediaWikidataOfficial site- National Register of Historic Places — Five Finger Light Station, reference 04000416, listed 05/12/04.
OpenStreetMap element way/694787512
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