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Fairway Island Light

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Fairway Island Light
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LocationPeril Strait, Alaska
Coordinates57°26′29″N 134°52′17″W / 57.4414°N 134.8714°W / 57.4414; -134.8714
Tower
Constructed1904
ConstructionWood
Height6 ft, 41 ft above mean high water
ShapeHexagonal
Light
First lit1904
Deactivated1917
LensFresnel lens
CharacteristicFixed white light

The Fairway Island Lighthouse is a lighthouse located on the eastern entrance to Peril Strait, Alaska. It is located on a small islet that lies between the southeastern end of Chichagof Island and northern Catherine Island, within the limits of Sitka City and Borough.

History

Fairway Island Lighthouse was built in 1904 and deactivated sometime between 1917 and 1925.

  • "Historic Light Station Information and Photography: Alaska" (PDF). United States Coast Guard Historian's Office.
  • Rowlett, Russ. "Lighthouses of Alaska". The Lighthouse Directory. University of North Carolina at Chapel Hill.