Point Robinson Lighthouse
Point Robinson Lighthouse is a lighthouse in Washington, at a modelled elevation of 3 m. East Tiger Mountain stands 913 m to the east-northeast, 21 miles off. The nearest named place is Quarters B, a lighthouse 0.1 miles away. POINT DEFINANCE TO TAHLEQUAH passes 7.3 miles off. 57 named summits stand within 25 miles.
The lighthouse has been fully automated since 1978. The Park District owns the upland part of the park; the remainder is on long term lease from the Coast Guard.
The story
The Point Robinson Light is an operational aid to navigation and historic lighthouse on Puget Sound, located at Point Robinson, the easternmost point of Maury Island, King County, in the U.S. state of Washington. The site was listed on the National Register of Historic Places in 2004.
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Dates from 1887.
Wikidata Q7208156, referenced by the OpenStreetMap record.
What the record says
- Built
- 1915
How to reach it
- 7.3 mi off the POINT DEFINANCE TO TAHLEQUAH
- 9.3 mi off the FAUNTLEROY TO VASHON
- 9.3 mi off the SEATTLE TO VASHON
- 9.3 mi off the SOUTHWORTH TO VASHON
Overlooks nearby
- South Beach Drive Road End · 14 mi
- East Portal View · 15 mi
- Pier 70 Viewpoint · 16 mi
- Mt. Rainier viewpoint · 16 mi
Named places within 25 miles
- Oscar The Bird King: 0.2 mi
- Harpoon: 2.3 mi
- Marinascope: 2.3 mi
- Joy: 2.3 mi
- Inflight: 2.3 mi
- Zenith Beach Access Park: 2.2 mi
- South Marina Park: 2.3 mi
- Overlook II Park: 2.4 mi
- Overlook I Park: 2.4 mi
- Sound View Park: 2.4 mi
- Des Moines Historical Society: 2.5 mi
- Neely-Soames Historic Homestead: 5.0 mi
- Highline Heritage Museum: 5.6 mi
- Pacific Northwest Railroad Archive: 5.6 mi
- Heritage Center of Federal Way: 5.7 mi
- Iolas Garden and Barn: 2.9 mi
- Star Lake Rain Garden: 4.4 mi
- PowellsWood Garden: 4.4 mi
- Eden Reframed: 4.5 mi
- School garden: 5.5 mi
- Raab's Lagoon Natural Area: 2.8 mi
- Ellis Creek Natural Area: 3.7 mi
- Ellisport Wildlands: 4.1 mi
- Grandview Park: 4.2 mi
- Marjorie R. Stanley Natural Area: 4.3 mi
- Crow Beach: 3.7 mi
- Dash Point State Park Beach: 4.9 mi
- Anderson Point Park Beach: 8.3 mi
- Southwest 98th Street End: 8.8 mi
- Owen Beach: 8.9 mi
- Gravel Pit Peak: 3.6 mi
- Indian Point: 5.6 mi
- Indian Hill: 6.0 mi
- High Point: 10.4 mi
- Kinbee Hill: 11.0 mi
- Bubbleator: 3.7 mi
- Bicycle Tree: 4.7 mi
- Clock Tower Bell: 5.7 mi
- Emerald Downs: 7.6 mi
- Riptide: 8.4 mi
- Tom Deshner Memorial: 2.4 mi
- Old Roy: 3.0 mi
- Steven J. Underwood Memorial Plaza: 3.4 mi
- Burkhart Memorial: 3.5 mi
- In Memory to the Pioneers: 3.7 mi
- Woodmont Country Club: 3.0 mi
- Shelter 2: 5.1 mi
- Rustic Picnic Area: 8.8 mi
- Red Wolf Picnic Area: 8.9 mi
- Gig Harbor Picnic Area: 9.4 mi
- Quarters B: 0.1 mi
- Quarters A: 0.1 mi
- Ship's Store: 0.1 mi
- Storehouse: 0.1 mi
- Keeper's Cottage: 6.5 mi
- Far Country Falls: 14.7 mi
- North Fork Falls: 15.3 mi
- Coal Creek Falls: 15.4 mi
- Doughty Falls: 15.4 mi
- Waterwall: 17.8 mi
- Pigeon Point: 12.7 mi
- Magnolia Bluff: 18.7 mi
- Windy Bluff: 19.7 mi
- Fourth Infantry Bluff: 20.2 mi
- Thirtieth Infantry Bluff: 21.1 mi
- Maplewood Spring: 15.0 mi
- Garrison Springs: 17.1 mi
- Ellison Spring: 17.8 mi
- Duryea Roadside Hidden Spring: 18.3 mi
- Ravenna Park Sulfur Spring: 19.9 mi
Summits around it
The highest named summits within 25 miles of Point Robinson Lighthouse. Elevation from each summit’s own record; bearing measured between the two coordinates.
| Summit | Bearing | Elevation | Distance |
|---|---|---|---|
| East Tiger Mountain | ENE 71° | 913 m | 21.1 mi |
| Tiger Middle Summit | ENE 70° | 795 m | 20.1 mi |
| Taylor Mountain | ENE 78° | 792 m | 22.9 mi |
| South Tiger Mountain North Summit | ENE 75° | 629 m | 20.0 mi |
| South Tiger Mountain | ENE 75° | 619 m | 19.9 mi |
| Squak Mountain Central Peak | ENE 62° | 618 m | 17.3 mi |
| Squak Mountain West Peak | ENE 61° | 608 m | 16.8 mi |
| Poo Poo Point | ENE 66° | 564 m | 18.8 mi |
When to go
Light through the year
| Date | Sunrise | Golden hour | Sunset |
|---|---|---|---|
| March equinox | 07:13 | 18:42 | 19:22 |
| June solstice | 05:13 | 20:23 | 21:11 |
| September equinox | 06:57 | 18:29 | 19:09 |
| December solstice | 07:55 | 15:29 | 16:22 |
Local time (America/Los_Angeles).
Climate normals
Months averaging 50–80 °F: Apr–Oct.
| Jan | Feb | Mar | Apr | May | Jun | Jul | Aug | Sep | Oct | Nov | Dec | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Avg °F | 43 | 44 | 47 | 51 | 58 | 62 | 67 | 67 | 63 | 54 | 47 | 42 |
| Precip in | 5.8 | 3.8 | 4.2 | 3.2 | 1.9 | 1.4 | 0.6 | 1.0 | 1.6 | 3.9 | 6.3 | 5.7 |
1991–2020 U.S. Climate Normals, NOAA NCEI — Seattle Tacoma AP, 5 mi away.
The nearest NOAA station publishes daily tide predictions.
NOAA CO-OPS station Des Moines, East Passage, WA, 2 mi away — today’s predictions live there.
Where this comes from
Location and category confirmed against OpenStreetMap.
National Register of Historic Places, reference 04000359OpenStreetMapWikipediaWikidataOpenStreetMap element way/591695253
Day trips start here
- Federal Way · 5 mi
- SeaTac · 5 mi
- Vashon Island · 5 mi
- Burien · 6 mi
- Kent · 7 mi
- Olalla · 8 mi
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