Who lives on this speck of rock?

November 15, 2010 8:47 AM

How does one find out who lives here (a house on an island off the NW-most tip of Washington that lacks a name that I can find)?

Incredibly curious as to who has a place here. Google maps shows a helipad, which makes sense, but no name listing. Curious to know a little more about this sopt.

posted by scblackman to travel & transportation (6 answers total)

Isn't that the Cape Flattery lighthouse??
posted by circular at 8:48 AM on November 15, 2010

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posted by circular at 8:49 AM on November 15, 2010

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posted by scblackman at 8:56 AM on November 15, 2010

Interestingly enough (seriously. not trying to be snarky here. I've actually never tried this before now), if you turn on the "Wikipedia" layer on Google Maps, you get a "Cape Flattery Light" dingus right there.
posted by misterbrandt at 9:27 AM on November 15, 2010 [1 favorite]

If you look carefully, you can see from the Google image that there's a tower there — it casts a shadow pointing northwest.
posted by Johnny Assay at 9:36 AM on November 15, 2010

For what it's worth, I hiked the Cape Flattery trail a few weeks ago. It brings you to a point on the NW corner of the Olypmic Peninsula where you can look out at Tatoosh Island, where the lighthouse is. The last time I was out there, many years ago, the parking area was really sketchy, the whole area felt vaguely unsafe, and the trail was a sloppy, muddy trek that ended abruptly at the OMG-I'm-gonna-die cliffs. But the Makah Nation has recently done some significant improvements to the trail and the trailhead. It's well maintained, there's a restroom at the trailhead, there are nice wooden walkways through the muddy spots on the trail, and some really fantastic observation decks (with railings!) to enjoy the views. It's a long drive from anywhere, for a hike that's less than two miles, but it's worth it.
posted by Balonious Assault at 11:27 AM on November 15, 2010 [3 favorites]