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Mukilteo Lighthouse

Mukilteo Lighthouse is a lighthouse in Washington, at a modelled elevation of 2 m. Mount Pilchuck stands 1,584 m to the east-northeast, 25 miles off. The nearest named place is Quarters B, a lighthouse less than a tenth of a mile away. MUKILTEO TO CLINTON runs past it. 27 named summits stand within 25 miles.

The story

The Mukilteo Light is an operational navigation aid located on the east side of Possession Sound at Mukilteo, Snohomish County, Washington, in the United States. It is owned and operated by the City of Mukilteo as part of Mukilteo Lighthouse Park. The lighthouse is listed on the Washington State Heritage Register and was placed on the National Register of Historic Places in 1977.

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Dates from 1905.

Wikidata Q2680081, referenced by the OpenStreetMap record.

What the record says

Built
1906

What to expect

Official site

How to reach it

Coordinates47.94874, -122.30622

Named places within 25 miles

Parks
  • Mukilteo Lighthouse Park: 0.1 mi
  • Mukilteo Community Beach: 0.2 mi
  • Totem Park: 0.2 mi
  • Fowler Pear Tree Park: 0.2 mi
  • Central Waterfront Park: 0.3 mi
Historic sites
Museums
Gardens
Artworks
Attractions
Nature reserves: 59
  • Mukilteo Natural Reserve: 3.4 mi
  • Glendale Trust Land: 3.8 mi
  • Possession Point State Park: 4.4 mi
  • Forgotten Creek Nature Area: 4.4 mi
  • Maxwelton Outdoor Classroom: 6.1 mi
Beaches: 39
Peaks: 27
Lighthouses: 12
Cliffs: 11
Waterfalls: 9
Picnic sites: 6
Springs: 2
  • Licton Springs: 17.3 mi
  • Ravenna Park Sulfur Spring: 19.1 mi
Ghost towns: 1

Summits around it

The highest named summits within 25 miles of Mukilteo Lighthouse. Elevation from each summit’s own record; bearing measured between the two coordinates.

SummitBearingElevationDistance
Mount PilchuckENE 72°1,584 m24.7 mi
Blue MountainNE 47°923 m24.1 mi
Dahlberg MountainNE 51°582 m20.8 mi
Ebey HillNNE 33°539 m23.8 mi
Iron MountainENE 60°328 m19.5 mi
Platts LookoutESE 120°308 m24.2 mi
Bald HillESE 122°217 m14.9 mi
Union HillSE 143°204 m24.8 mi

When to go

Light through the year

DateSunriseGolden hourSunset
March equinox07:1318:4119:22
June solstice05:1120:2421:13
September equinox06:5718:2819:09
December solstice07:5715:2616:19

Local time (America/Los_Angeles).

Climate normals

Months averaging 5080 °F: May–Oct.

JanFebMarAprMayJunJulAugSepOctNovDec
Avg °F414245495559646460524540
Precip in3.92.83.62.72.11.90.81.01.73.35.04.5

1991–2020 U.S. Climate Normals, NOAA NCEI — Everett Snohomish CO AP, 2 mi away.

The nearest NOAA station publishes daily tide predictions.

NOAA CO-OPS station Glendale, Whidbey Island, WA, 2 miaway — today’s predictions live there.

Where this comes from

Location and category confirmed against OpenStreetMap.

OpenStreetMapWikipediaWikidataOfficial site

OpenStreetMap element way/586464226

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