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This page currently shows the Lighthouses of California. Copies of
my pictures are stored
on
the Webshots site if you want to download them. In addition, the
pictures below are linked to the relevant photo on the web (thus making
available to you a higher resolution picture.) Index data (on
the left below) comes from List of ALL Existing U.S. Lighthouses by Bob
and Sandra Shanklin.p2
I am very grateful to
Lighthouse Friends for their
excellent data on location and directions to lights.
Each lighthouse is linked to (in our editorial
opinion) the best reference site for that light.
The geographic coordinates (as well as I know them) are available
in a TomTom Point of Interest file
for download.
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Point Loma
latitude 32° 39' 54.5" N longitude 117° 14'
33.6" W
From
I-5 South or I-8 West, take the exit for Rosecrans Street, also known as
Highway 209. Stay on Rosecrans into Point Loma, and then turn right onto
Canon Street. Take a left onto Catalina Boulevard and follow it to
Cabrillo National Monument.
Photo courtesy François Le Poutré |
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| CA 2 |
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Old Point Loma
latitude 32° 40' 19.1" N longitude 117° 14'
27.5" W
See directions above. The Old Point Loma
Lighthouse is open the same hours as the monument, and there is a museum
adjacent to the lighthouse in a replica of the assistant keeper's
dwelling.
Photo courtesy Savannah Grandfather [Flickr] |
| CA 2P |
Parker's Lighthouse
Renovated 1998-99. Located in Shoreline
Village on the east side of the small boat basin, opposite the Long
Beach Lions Light.
Photo courtesy epicr [Webshots] |
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| CA 3 |
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Long Beach Harbor
latitude 33° 43' 23.7" N
longitude 118° 11' 12.6" W
Various vessels in
Long Beach's Rainbow Harbor offer harbor cruises that may pass by the Long Beach Harbor Lighthouse.
The best point from which to
view the light from land, and admittedly this view isn't all that great,
is at the end of Pier F in Long Beach Harbor. To reach Pier F, take
Interstate 710 to downtown Long Beach and follow the spur which goes
over the harbor and to the Queen Mary. Once you cross over the harbor,
look for signs, which will guide you to Pier F.
Photo courtesy Robert English [Flickr] |
| CA 3A |
Long Beach Shoreline Park
latitude 33° 45' 36.8" N longitude 118° 11' 38.7" W
On the edge of the Los Angeles River right next to the Queensway Bay
bridge.
This looks like an intentional "tourist attraction", not a real
lighthouse.
Photo courtesy Jamie Olivares [Flickr]
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| CA 4 |
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Los Angeles Harbor
(Angel's Gate)
latitude 33° 42' 30.8" N longitude 118° 15'
5.7" W
From the southern terminus of Interstate 110, proceed south on Gaffey
street roughly 1.5 miles to 21st street. Turn left on 21 street, and
then right on Pacific Avenue. After one mile, turn left on Stephen M
White Drive and stay left to continue into Cabrillo Beach Park, where
you can park and walk the breakwater to the lighthouse.
Photo courtesy cybele-la [Flickr] |
| CA 5 |
Point
Fermin
From the southern terminus of Interstate 110, proceed south roughly
three miles on Gaffey Street which ends at Point Fermin Park.
The point Fermin Lighthouse, was built in 1874, and is on the
National Register of Historic Places. Currently it is owned by the City
of Los Angeles and administered by the Department of Recreation and
Parks
Photo courtesy jellyjams [Flickr]
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Point Vicente
latitude 33° 44' 30.7" N longitude 118° 24'
34.9" W
From the southern end of Interstate 110, follow Gaffey Street south
through San Pedro roughly 2 miles to 25th Street. Turn right on 25th
street. Follow 25th Street 2.7 miles until it turns into Palos Verdes
Drive. The lighthouse is located at 31550 Palos Verdes Drive West, which
is roughly 4.5 miles from the point where 25th Street become Palos
Verdes Drive.
Photo courtesy Abhi [Flickr] |
| CA 7 |
Point Hueneme
latitude 34° 8' 42.6" N longitude 119° 12'
36" W
From Highway 101 north of Los Angeles, take Highway 1 towards Oxnard and
Port Hueneme. Exit onto Saviers Road (Highway 34) and drive south just
under three miles to its end. Turn right onto Hueneme Road, go one mile
and then turn left onto Ventura Road. When Ventura Road ends, turn right
onto Surfside Drive. Park along the street and follow the coast north on
foot about 1/2 mile to the lighthouse.
Photo courtesy PW Hsu [Webshots]
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| CA 8 |
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Anacapa Island
latitude 34° 0' 57.2" N
longitude 119° 21' 33.9" W
Island Packers, operating out of
Channel Islands Harbor in Oxnard, is an authorized concessionarie to
Anacapa Island.
Photo courtesy Kance [Flickr] |
| CA 9 |
Santa Barbara
From Highway 101 in Santa Barbara, take the Carrillo Street exit and go
west towards the ocean. Near the summit of the hill, Carrillo Street
turns into Meigs Road. Follow Meigs Road towards the ocean until you see
Lighthouse Place on your right. Please note this is an active Coast
Guard station.
Photo courtesy yblue [Flickr]
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Point Conception
latitude 34° 26' 55.3" N longitude 120° 28'
14.7" W
This is private land and the closest approach is 5 miles from the
lighthouse.
Photo courtesy omaatje9 [Webshots] |
| CA 11 |
Port St. Luis
latitude 35° 9' 37.5" N longitude 120° 45'
39.9" W
The lighthouse can currently be visited by signing up for a docent-led
hike along the Pecho Coast Trail. The half-day, 3.5-mile hike to the
lighthouse offers a spectacular view of San Luis Obispo Bay. To listen
to the current listing of scheduled hikes and to make reservations, call
(805) 541-TREK.
Photo courtesy Kaptron [Webshots]
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Piedras Blancas
From the turnoff to Hearst's
Castle on Highway 1, proceed 5.7 miles north to a locked gate, from
which a road leads 0.4 miles to the lighthouse. For information on
public tours of the lighthouse, call (805) 927-6811.
Photo courtesy Mark Gibson [Flickr] |
| CA 13
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Point Sur
latitude 36° 18' 22.8" N longitude 121° 54' 5.6" W
November 16, 2002
If you really want to see this light, come on a Saturday or
a Sunday. Otherwise, you get this "long view" |
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| CA 14 |
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Point Pinos
latitude 36° 38' 0.2" N longitude 121° 56' 1.2" W
November 14, 2002
Like most of the California Lighthouses, this is a low
slung (no height for an earthquake to attack) light. It's right
next to a a golf course, so easy to spot from a long way (on the
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| CA 15
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Abbott
Memorial Lighthouse
Santa Cruz
latitude 36° 57' 5.1" N longitude 122° 1' 53.1" W
From Highway 1 in Santa Cruz, go south on Bay Street until it ends at West
Cliff Drive. Turn right on West Cliff Drive and proceed for almost a mile to
the lighthouse.
Photo courtesy AE Fitzhugh [Flickr] |
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Walton
(Santa Cruz Breakwater)
latitude 36° 57' 38.4" N longitude 122° 0'
7.9" W
November 16, 2002
This is a brand new light (built in 2001), probably built for Tourist
Attraction purposes.
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| CA 16 |
Pigeon Point
latitude 37° 10' 54.3" N longitude 122° 23'
38.7" W
November 16, 2002
Probably the most photographed lighthouse in California,
Pigeon Point clearly is a very nice looking lighthouse. It currently
is a hostel, so not always available for walking tours. (26 miles
north of Santa Cruz or 20 miles south of Half Moon Bay. Clearly visible from
Highway 1, the lighthouse is reached by a short drive down Pigeon Point Road) |
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Point Montara
latitude 37° 32' 11.4" N longitude 122° 31'
9.5" W
November 18, 2002
Once again, this is now private land. I arrived
there early and was able to get these pictures, but for most of the day,
the access is very limited.
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| CA 18 |
Mile Rock
latitude 37° 47' 33.7" N longitude 122° 30' 36" W
July 28, 2007
By late afternoon, we had good weather, and got
this picture from Point
Bonita (see below). A closer view can be had by taking Lincoln
Boulevard, the first Highway 101 exit south of the Golden Gate Bridge,
and heading west. The road will become El Camino Del Mar, which you can
follow to the area around Lincoln Park. You park and hike down to the
bluffs above the water to get a better view of the light. Otherwise, this is a boat trip.
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Fort Point
latitude 37° 48' 39.2" N longitude 122° 28'
37.8" W
July 29, 2007
As you can see, this light is right on the front of the
fort which is placed just below the Golden Gate Bridge. On this
day, the fort was closed for reconstruction, so this was as close as I
could get to the light.
Just as with the
Mackinaw light, this light is no longer in
use, the bridge provides much better lighting of how to get in.
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