Admiralty Head Lighthouse by nongo

Photography • Architecture • posted on Mar 02, 2008

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I took this shot yesterday while driving around on Whidbey, enjoying the island I live on... Some facts: Admiralty Head is an elevated area on the western edge of Whidbey Island with eighty-foot bluffs that drop into the inlet. The first Admiralty Lighthouse, also known as the Red Bluff Lighthouse, was built on the headland during the second half of 1860 and became operational on January 21, 1861. The lighthouse was a two-story wooden structure painted white with the light tower rising like a church steeple from one end of the pitched roof. The red lantern room contained a fourth-order Fresnel lens. It would be almost nineteen years before its companion light was established at Point Wilson across the bay. Ships bound from the Pacific to Seattle must first pass along the Strait of San Juan de Fuca, which separates the Olympic Peninsula and Canada's Vancouver Island, and then turn south and navigate through Admiralty Inlet before reaching Puget Sound. Two points define the entrance to Admiralty Inlet from the Strait of San Juan de Fuca: Point Wilson on the west and Admiralty Head on the east. Lighthouses were eventually placed on both these points to guide shipping. Today, the Keystone - Port Townsend ferry connects landings located near these two points, providing a quick link between the northwestern part of the state and the Olympic Peninsula. More about the Fresnel lens: http://www.admiraltyhead.wsu.edu/history/fresnel.html

Comments (27)

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eyeland

3:06PM | Sun, 02 March 2008

Nice shot. I've never seen a lighthouse like this attached to a house - all the ones I've seen were just vertical, cylindrical structures. I've never been to Whidbey Island, though I've heard a lot about it. Recently saw the film "The Last Mimzy", some of which takes place on Whidbey - have you seen it? Not a great movie, unfortunately, though it had it's moments...

BorisB

3:07PM | Sun, 02 March 2008

A beautiful building and excellent presented!!

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Cytisus

3:23PM | Sun, 02 March 2008

Gorgeous capture, Cudos!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!

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Garlor

3:35PM | Sun, 02 March 2008

Good balance of a white painted subject and I like the composition

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efferre

3:36PM | Sun, 02 March 2008

excellent shoot!!

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mps

3:42PM | Sun, 02 March 2008

Lovely lighthouse.

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keeneye

4:25PM | Sun, 02 March 2008

WOW, Akemi you couldn't have had a more beautiful day for taking this one!! I've been there and it's usually a gray sky, superb photography!!!!!

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durleybeachbum

4:31PM | Sun, 02 March 2008

The building looks almost unreal, it is so perfect!

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Cosine

4:36PM | Sun, 02 March 2008

Excellent shot, Akemi. The clarity and detail are wonderful. And it looks like your Saturday was as nice as ours was.

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jocko500

5:06PM | Sun, 02 March 2008

a wonderful shot of this light house.

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Apophis906

5:35PM | Sun, 02 March 2008

Wow its such a lovely shot.

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ontar1

8:12PM | Sun, 02 March 2008

Cool, excellent capture!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!

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kansas

8:20PM | Sun, 02 March 2008

A wonderful shot. Glad it was a sunny day for you.

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Punaguy

8:52PM | Sun, 02 March 2008

I love lighthouse's and this one's a beaut!! Looks so well kept and the little picket fence caps off it's beauty. Must be awesome to see this lit up at night! I guess I just realized that we both live on and island, how kewl is that?!? Thanks for the image and info Akemi-san! Aloha~

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auntietk

12:52AM | Mon, 03 March 2008

What a beautiful capture! So bright and sunny ... Yay! :)

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lizzibell

1:10AM | Mon, 03 March 2008

Beautiful lighthouse...

vlaaitje

1:58AM | Mon, 03 March 2008

what a great catch, wonderful blue sky and sunny day, well taken

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sharky_

2:05AM | Mon, 03 March 2008

A savior in rough seas. Nice capture and information. Aloha

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babuci

3:51AM | Mon, 03 March 2008

This a very interesting lighthouse. Like a small charming family house. Useful info as well.

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kgb224

9:31AM | Mon, 03 March 2008

Excellent capture.

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CavalierLady

12:15PM | Mon, 03 March 2008

What a beautiful lighthouse! Wonderful design and your composition is great! I was so close (port townsend) but I never saw any lighthouses. Thanks for sharing this!

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