Homer Spit Lighthouse
Location & Light Range
About Homer Spit Lighthouse
This octagonal wood-shingled tower, standing 8 meters tall, is painted gray with a red lantern. Its focal height reaches 10.5 meters, casting a green light with a characteristic of a single flash every 6 seconds. The lighthouse is mounted atop a two-story motel at the extreme end of Homer Spit, a 4.5-mile gravel bar extending into Kachemak Bay. The structure, which is 8 meters high, suffered damage from the 1964 Cook Inlet earthquake and tsunami. The light is now displayed from a short post on the lantern roof. The site is open to the public, but the tower is closed.
Why it matters: The lighthouse marks the entrance to Kachemak Bay, a waterway used by fishing fleets, ferries, and recreational boats.
Light & Optic
- Flash Type
- Flashing
- Light Color
- Green
- Interval
- 6s
- Raw Code
- Fl G 6s
- Focal Height
- 10.5m
- Geographic Range
- 10.5NM
Construction & History
Significant events: 1964 Cook Inlet earthquake and tsunami damage
Visiting
- Open to public
- Site open, tower closed
Nearby Vessels
Tower & Structure
- Tower Height
- 8m
- Tower Shape
- octagonal
- Tower Color
- gray with a red lantern
- Material
- wood
Structure: An 8m octagonal wood-shingled tower with a lantern, painted gray with a red lantern, mounted atop a two-story motel. The light is displayed from a short post on the lantern roof.
Location
- City
- Homer
- Country
- 🇺🇸United States
- Region
- Alaska
- Sea Region
- Located at the extreme end of Homer Spit, a 4.5-mile gravel bar extending into Kachemak Bay from Cook Inlet, south of Anchorage. It marks the entrance to Kachemak Bay.
- Latitude
- 59.6002°
- Longitude
- -151.4088°
References & Identifiers
- Nearest Port
- Homer(0.3 km)
- Admiralty No.
- G6708
- ARLHS No.
- ALK-025
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