Point Pinos Lighthouse - Pacific Grove, California
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N 36° 38.000 W 121° 55.970
10S E 595408 N 4054727
Point Pinos Light was built in 1855 to guide ships on the Pacific coast of California. It is the oldest continuously-operating lighthouse on the West Coast of the United States and even the lens is original.
Waymark Code: WM4Y0J
Location: California, United States
Date Posted: 10/12/2008
Views: 19
The present light source, located 89 feet (27 m) above sea level, is a 1 kilowatt bulb, which produces a 50,000 candela beam visible under favorable conditions up to 15 miles (24 km) distant. Formerly, the light had a rigid schedule of being lit one hour prior to sunset, and extinguished one hour after sunrise. With automation completed in 1975, a small battery-operated back-up strobe light was installed outside the tower, and the main light was turned on permanently. The present signal has a simple 3-second on/1-second off signature. As a further navigational aid, a Class D radio beacon operated continuously which had a range of up to 20 miles (30 km). A foghorn was also located below the lighthouse closer to shore which could be turned on manually by the Coast Guard personnel when lack of visibility warranted its use. With the advent of global positioning satellite navigation in 1993, the radio beacon and foghorn were deactivated.
Street address:
Asilomar Blvd. and Lighthouse Ave
Pacific Grove, CA USA
93950
County / Borough / Parish: Monterey
Year listed: 1977
Historic (Areas of) Significance: Event, Architecture/Engineering
Periods of significance: 1850-1874, 1875-1899
Historic function: Defense
Current function: Defense
Season start / Season finish: From: 01/01/2008 To: 12/31/2008
Hours of operation: From: 9:00 AM To: 5:00 PM
Primary Web Site: [Web Link]
Secondary Website 1: [Web Link]
Privately owned?: Not Listed
Secondary Website 2: Not listed
National Historic Landmark Link: Not listed
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