Fairway Island Light

Fairway Island Light

Fairway Island Light
Location	Peril Strait, Alaska
Coordinates	57°26′29″N 134°52′17″W / 57.44139°N 134.87139°W / 57.44139; -134.87139Coordinates: 57°26′29″N 134°52′17″W / 57.44139°N 134.87139°W / 57.44139; -134.87139
Year first constructed	1904
Year first lit	1904
Deactivated	1917
Construction	Wood
Tower shape	Hexagonal
Height	6 ft, 41 ft above mean high water
Original lens	Fresnel lens
Characteristic	Fixed 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.

External links

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

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