TYBEE ISLANDLight Station & Museum

Explore the light station in 3D

Preparing the light station…
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Tower paint

Black and white identify the tower in daylight.

THE LIGHT STATION

Explore the light station

Follow the tour or choose any part of the model.

History, materials & more

Drag to turn · Scroll / pinch to zoom · Whole station resets the view

EXPLORE IN DETAIL

The light station

FIND YOUR WAY

How to explore

Follow the tour
Choose Begin guided tour, then use the green button to move through Look, Construction and Summary at each stop. The camera follows the story.
Explore on your own
Click a label or a building in the model, or use Choose a stop. Open Details & sources for more history, materials and specifications.
Go back
Back restores your previous story and view. Closing a detail panel returns you to the same point in the model.
See more of the model
Zoom out moves away from the selected feature. Whole station restores the full view. Hide story gives the model more room.
Move the view
Drag to turn. Scroll or pinch to zoom. With the model focused, arrow keys turn the view, + / − zoom, and Home returns to the whole station.

This is an interpretive model. Building positions, some proportions and furnishings are simplified. Open Sources for the full accuracy notes.

RESEARCH & REFERENCES

About this model

An illustrated exploration of the lighthouse and the people who kept it running.

The tower is informed by the 1867 drawing and historic architectural descriptions. Building placement, interior furnishings and some proportions are simplified. This is an interpretive model, not a measured survey.

View the original 1867 drawing

Historical sources

Images & software

TYBEE THROUGH TIME

The lighthouse’s history

Key dates, from the first daymark in 1736 to the 2024 restoration.