Point Wilson Lighthouse, Greenbank

Name: Point Wilson Lighthouse
Address: Greenbank, United States
Telephone: +1 410-682-5490

#3 among attractions in Greenbank

Lighthouse, Top attraction

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Facts and practical information

The Point Wilson Light is an active aid to navigation located in Fort Worden State Park near Port Townsend, Jefferson County, Washington. It is one of the most important navigational aids in the state, overlooking the entrance to Admiralty Inlet, the waterway connecting the Strait of Juan de Fuca and Puget Sound. The lighthouse was listed on the Washington State Heritage Register and the National Register of Historic Places in 1971. ()

Alternative names: Coordinates: 48°8'39"N, 122°45'18"W

Address

Greenbank United States

Contact

+1 410-682-5490

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Day trips

Point Wilson Lighthouse – popular in the area (distance from the attraction)

Nearby attractions include: Puget Sound Coast Artillery Museum, Fort Worden, Admiralty Head Light, St. Paul's Episcopal Church.

0.8 miSW
Museum, Military museum
Puget Sound Coast Artillery Museum, Port Townsend
22 min walk • Puget Sound Coast Artillery Museum is a military museum located at Fort Worden State Park on Puget Sound, in the State of Washington. The museum occupies part of Building 201, a former barracks at Fort Worden.
0.8 miSW
Park
Fort Worden, Port Townsend
21 min walk • Fort Worden Historical State Park is located in Port Townsend, Washington, on 433 acres originally known as Fort Worden, a United States Army Coast Artillery Corps base constructed to protect Puget Sound from invasion by sea.
3.6 miE
Lighthouse, Vernacular architecture
Admiralty Head Light, Coupeville
92 min walk • The Admiralty Head Light is a deactivated aid to navigation located on Whidbey Island near Coupeville, Island County, Washington, on the grounds of Fort Casey State Park. The restored lighthouse overlooks Admiralty Inlet.
2 miS
Church
St. Paul's Episcopal Church, Port Townsend
51 min walk • The St. Paul's Episcopal Church is a Gothic Revival church in Port Townsend, Washington. It was listed on the National Register of Historic Places in 1970.
2.1 miS
Romanesque revival architecture
United States Post Office – Port Townsend Main, Port Townsend
55 min walk • United States Post Office – Port Townsend Main is a Richardsonian Romanesque building completed in 1893 on a bluff above Port Townsend's waterfront. It was intended to serve as a Federal building that would include a customhouse serving Port Townsend's incipient role in world trade.
1.9 miS
Museum, History museum
Rothschild House, Port Townsend
50 min walk • The Rothschild House is a house in Port Townsend, Washington. It was listed on the National Register of Historic Places in 1970. It is included in Port Townsend Historic District which was declared a National Historic Landmark in 1977. It was built by D. C. H. Rothschild.
0.6 miSW
48°8'12"N • 122°45'47"W
Port Townsend Marine Science Center, Port Townsend
17 min walk • Science museum, Museum, Aquarium
4.3 miSE
Lighthouse
Marrowstone Point Light, Port Townsend
109 min walk • The Marrowstone Point Light is an active navigational aid overlooking Admiralty Inlet at the northern tip of Marrowstone Island, Jefferson County, Washington, in the United States.
1.9 miS
Neighbourhood
Port Townsend Historic District, Port Townsend
49 min walk • The Port Townsend Historic District is a National Historic Landmark District encompassing a significant portion of the waterfront and downtown area of Port Townsend, Washington. This area has many well-preserved late 19th-century buildings, owing to a building boom and crash in the 1880s.
3.8 miE
Nature, Natural attraction, Protected area
Fort Casey, Whidbey Island
98 min walk • Fort Casey State Park is located on Whidbey Island, in Island County, Washington state. It is a Washington state park and a historic district within the U.S. Ebey's Landing National Historical Reserve.
3.9 miNE
Protected area
Admiralty Inlet Natural Area Preserve, Coupeville
101 min walk • Admiralty Inlet Natural Area Preserve in Island County, Washington is part of the Washington Natural Areas Program. It lies along Admiralty Inlet within Ebey's Landing National Historical Reserve on land owned by the Whidbey Camano Land Trust with a conservation easement owned by the Washington Department of Natural Resources.

Frequently Asked Questions (FAQ)

Which popular attractions are close to Point Wilson Lighthouse?

Nearby attractions include Port Townsend Marine Science Center, Port Townsend (17 min walk), Fort Worden, Port Townsend (21 min walk), Puget Sound Coast Artillery Museum, Port Townsend (22 min walk).