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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
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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] |
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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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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] |
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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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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] |
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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] |
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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] |
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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] |
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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] |
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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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CA 15B
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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 |
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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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CA 17
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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
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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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CA 19
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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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CA 20
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Yerba Buena
latitude 37° 48' 26.2" N longitude 122° 21'
44.1" W
July 29, 2007
This is still an active Coast Guard station and is
closed to the public. Take the ferry from San Francisco's ferry
building to Oakland, bring your long lens, and you might get a photo
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CA 21
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Alcatraz Island
latitude 37° 49' 34" N longitude 122° 25'
19.7" W
July 30, 2007
Alkatraz was the first lighthouse to be erected in
California (and significantly pre-dates the prison). This picture is taken from one of the Bay Cruise liners.
As you can see, the structure is falling apart, but it must have been
spectacular "in its day".
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CA 22
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Old Oakland Harbor
latitude 37º 46' 53.5" N longitude 122º 14' 35.7"
W
July 29, 2007
Now located at 1951 Embarcadero as Quinn's Lighthouse pub.
This is 2 miles south of the Jack London Square. We took a taxi as
that was a bit much to walk.
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Lightship WLV-605 Relief
latitude 37º 47' 44.5" N longitude 122º 16'
50.3" W
July 29, 2007
The ship served as the Overfalls off Cape Henlopen DE
until 1960, then as Blunts off Cape Mendocino until 1969. In 2002 the
ship sailed under its own power to a new berth at
Jack London Square in
Oakland. It's easy to find - right next to the ferry dock. |
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CA 23
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Old Carquinez Straits
latitude 38° 4' 4.2" N longitude 122° 12'
49.5" W
In Glenn Cove, Vallejo CA. Directions are available in the
link in the photo.
Photo courtesy ttruth [Webshots]
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Point Stuart
latitude 37° 51' 39.7" N longitude 122° 26' 46" W
July 27, 2007
Located on the west side of Angel Island
about ½ mi north of Point Knox. Practically inaccessible (the
light is on a platform halfway up a steep bluff). |
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Point Blunt
latitude 37° 51' 11.4" N longitude 122° 25'
8.3" W
July 27, 2007
Located
on the southeastern point of Angel Island, off Tiburon in San Francisco
Bay about 4 miles northeast of the Golden Gate Bridge. We took the Blue and Gold
ferry
from San Francisco's Ferry Terminal, then traveled around the island on
the Park Services Segway tour. |
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CA 24
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East Brother
latitude 37° 57' 47.6" N longitude 122° 26'
0.4" W
Now a bed and breakfast. (See link iabove.)
Photo courtesy PW Hsu [Webshots] |
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CA 25
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Lime Point
latitude 37° 49' 32.6" N longitude 122° 28'
44.6" W
July 30, 2007
Right across the bay from Fort Point (and directly under the Golden Gate
bridge), it's best to see this by boat, but you can get there by
car/foot.
The weather was mildly foggy, but there was sufficient light that I
could get this photo (with digital enhancement.) |
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Point Diablo
latitude 37° 49' 12.5" N longitude 122° 29'
58.1" W
July 30, 2007
Located on a very steep headland halfway
between Point Bonita and Lime Point, about 1.2 miles west of the
Golden Gate Bridge. Accessible only by boat.
This photo was taken from a Bay Cruise. Without your own boat,
this is about as close as you can get. |
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Point Bonita
latitude 37° 48' 56" N longitude 122° 31'
46.5" W
November 16, 2002
This light is right on the headlands of Marin
County. It's only open for selected hours of the day, but well
worth the effort to schedule a trip. |
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Farallon Islands
latitude 37° 41' 52.3" N longitude 123° 0' 1.4" W
Twenty-three miles west of the Golden gate, the Farallon Islands are
off-limits to visitors. There are some whale watching and bird
watching tours that pass by here.
Photo courtesy g-na [Flickr] |
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Point Reyes
latitude 37° 59' 43.7" N longitude 123° 1'
23.6" W
November 16, 2002
Its a long trip north from San Francisco to get to this
light, then a long walk down the stairs (and an even longer trip back
up, 30 stories), but well worth it |
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New Point Reyes
November 16, 2002The light shown above is no longer active.
Here's the "real" one. It's right next to the old one, but visitors
are not allowed inside. |
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CA 29 |
Point Arena
From the town of Point Arena, proceed one mile north on Highway 1 then
turn left onto Lighthouse Road and follow it two miles to its terminus.
As we learned, this is a LONG way from San Francisco (not in miles, but
in hours.)
Photo courtesy McMann [Webshots] |
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Point Cabrillo
latitude 39° 20' 55.3" N longitude 123° 49'
34.2" W
Traveling north from Mendocino on Highway 1, take the left turn lane for
Russian Gulch State Park. Turn left across Highway 1 and then right onto
Point Cabrillo Drive.
Photo courtesy pixieclipx [Flickr] |
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Punta Gorda
latitude 40° 14' 57.8" N longitude 124° 21'
1.6" W
From Highway 101 in the Humboldt Redwoods State Park, take the
Honeydew/Dyerville Exit, and go west, following the signs, to Honeydew.
In Honeydew, continue northwest on Mattole Road until just before
Petrolia, where you need to turn west on Lighthouse Road. Follow
Lighthouse Road for five miles to its end at Mattole Beach. Park your
vehicle, and hike south along the beach for just over three miles to
reach the lighthouse. Access around one outcropping on the coast can
only be made at low tides without getting wet.
Photo courtesy Sequoia Jeff [Webshots]
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Cape
Mendocino
latitude 40° 1' 20.4" N longitude 124° 4' 9.9" W
To see the lighthouse in its new home, take the Redwood Drive exit from
Highway 101 just north of Garberville and drive west to Shelter Cove.
Photo courtesy Steve R [Flickr] |
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Old Cape Mendocino (relocated) |
Located at Mel Coombs Park in Shelter Cove,
near Point Delgado on the coast about 20 miles southwest of Redway. |
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Old Cape Mendocino (replica) |
1950
replica of 1868 lighthouse. The
original 1° Fresnel lens is mounted in the lantern. A photo is
available. Located at the main entrance to the
Humboldt County
Fairgrounds on Fifth St. in Ferndale. |
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CA 33 |
Old Table
Bluff
The lighthouse tower can be reached by going north on Highway 255 (R
Street) from Highway 101 in Eureka. Once you cross the bridge, take the
exit on Woodley Island and follow Startare Drive to its end.
Photo courtesy Mike Caine [Flickr] |
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Trinidad
Head The lighthouse is located on the headland, the base of which can be
reached by continuing west on Edwards Street. You can hike up a road
that leads to the southern end of Trinidad Head where the Coast Guard
station, which is off limits, is located. From the gate to the Coast
Guard station, go right on the path that leads uphill. Before reaching
the summit, you will find a viewing platform, from which a glimpse of
the lighthouse lantern room is possible. You can continue on the trail
north around the head. Photo courtesy axelslingerland [Webshots] |
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CA 35 |
Memorial
Lighthouse in Trinidad
From Highway 101, take the Main Street/Westhaven Drive Exit in Trinidad
and go west on Main Street until it ends. Turn left onto Trinity Street
and proceed until it ends at Edwards Street. Photograph by David Fercho, 2006 [Flickr] |
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Battery Point
latitude 41° 44' 11.4" N longitude 124° 11'
28.2" W
From Highway 101 in
Crescent City, go west on Front Street until it ends at A Street. Turn
left onto A Street and follow it to the parking lot at its end. The
Battery Point Lighthouse is open April through September, tides
permitting, between the hours of 10 a.m. and 4 p.m., Wednesday through
Sunday. Call (707) 464-3089 to learn when the tide permits access to the
island.
Photo courtesy Macrotim [Flickr] |
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Southampton Shoals
latitude 38° 2' 10.5" N longitude 121° 29'
28.3" W
To reach the
lighthouse from Interstate 5 north of Stockton, take Eight Mile Road
west seven miles until it ends at a ferry. Near the ferry is
Herman and
Helen's Marina from which you can rent a boat or seek other means of
transportation to Tinsley Island, which is just a mile or two south of
the marina.
Photo courtesy adrenalinejnky [Webshots] |
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