There are several lighthouses in the U.S. state of California, including a few listed on the National Register of Historic Places.
Lighthouse Friends (California)
Name | Image | Location | Coordinates | Year first lit | Automated | Year deactivated | Current Lens | Focal Height |
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Alcatraz Island Light | San Francisco (Alcatraz Island) |
37°49′34.5″N 122°25′19.8″W / 37.826250°N 122.422167°W | 1854 (First) 1909 (Current) |
1963 | Active | DCB-24 | 214 ft (65 m) | |
Anacapa Island Light | Anacapa Island | 34°00′57″N 119°21′34″W / 34.015827°N 119.359548°W | 1912 (First) 1932 (Current) |
1967[1] | Active | DCB-24 | 277 ft (84 m) | |
Ano Nuevo Light | Año Nuevo Island | 37°06′30″N 122°20′16″W / 37.1083°N 122.3378°W (Island coordinates) |
1890 (First) 1914 (Last) |
Never | 1948 (Cut down in 1976) |
None | Unknown | |
Ballast Point Light | San Diego (Point Loma) |
32°41′11.0″N 117°13′57.0″W / 32.686389°N 117.232500°W | 1890 | Never | 1960A (Demolished) |
None | Unknown | |
Battery Point Light | Crescent City | 41°44′39″N 124°12′11″W / 41.744094°N 124.203099°W | 1856 | 1953 | Active (Inactive: 1965–1982) |
375mm | 77 ft (23 m) | |
Cape Mendocino Light | Shelter Cove | 40°26′23.66″N 124°24′21.71″W / 40.4399056°N 124.4060306°W | 1868 | 1951 | 1971B (Replaced) |
None | 422 ft (129 m) | |
Carquinez Strait Light | Vallejo | 38°04′04″N 122°12′50″W / 38.067816°N 122.213832°W | 1910 | Never | 1951 (Replaced by beacon) |
None | 56 ft (17 m) | |
East Brother Island Light | Richmond | 37°57′48″N 122°26′01″W / 37.963233°N 122.433643°W | 1874 | 1969 | Active | FA 251 | 61 ft (19 m) | |
Farallon Island Light | San Francisco (Farallon Islands) |
37°41′56″N 123°00′06″W / 37.698966°N 123.001651°W | 1856 | 1972 | Active | VRB-25 | 358 ft (109 m) | |
Fort Point Light | San Francisco | 37°48′38″N 122°28′38.4″W / 37.81056°N 122.477333°W | 1855 (First) 1864 (Current) |
Never | 1934 (Replaced by bridge) |
None | 110 ft (34 m) | |
Humboldt Harbor Light | Eureka (Humboldt Bay) |
40°46′7.1″N 124°13′15.7″W / 40.768639°N 124.221028°W | 1856 | Never | 1892 (Collapsed in 1933) |
None | 45 ft (14 m) | |
Lime Point Light | San Francisco | 37°49′32″N 122°28′42″W / 37.825447°N 122.478321°W | 1900 | 1961 | Active | None | 20 ft (6.1 m) | |
Lions Lighthouse for Sight | Long Beach | 33°45′37″N 118°11′39″W / 33.7602334°N 118.1941101°W | 2000[2] | Unknown | Unknown | Unknown | [2] | 65.62 ft (20.00 m)|
Long Beach Light | Long Beach (Port of Long Beach) |
33°43′24″N 118°11′13″W / 33.723237°N 118.186821°W | 1949 | Always | Active | Unknown | 50 ft (15 m) | |
Los Angeles Harbor Light | Los Angeles (Port of Los Angeles) |
33°42′31″N 118°15′06″W / 33.70857°N 118.25160°W | 1913 | 1973 | Active | DCB-24 | 73 ft (22 m) | |
Mare Island Light | Vallejo (Mare Island) |
38°04′29″N 122°15′02″W / 38.074834°N 122.250464°W | 1873 | Never | 1917 (Demolished in the 1930s) |
None | 76 ft (23 m) | |
Mile Rocks Light | San Francisco | 37°47′34″N 122°30′37″W / 37.792765°N 122.510366°W | 1906 | 1966 | Active | DCB-24 | 49 ft (15 m) | |
Oakland Harbor Light | Oakland | 37°46′53″N 122°14′38″W / 37.781335°N 122.243817°W | 1890 (First) 1903 (Last) |
Never | 1966C | None | Unknown | |
Parkers' Lighthouse | Long Beach | 33°45′36″N 118°11′31″W / 33.7598744°N 118.1920629°W | Unknown | Unknown | Unknown | Unknown | Unknown | |
Piedras Blancas Light | San Simeon | 35°39′56.3″N 121°17′03.6″W / 35.665639°N 121.284333°W | 1875 | 1975 | Active | VRB-25 | 142 ft (43 m) | |
Pigeon Point Light | Half Moon Bay | 37°10′54.3″N 122°23′38.1″W / 37.181750°N 122.393917°W | 1872 | 1974 | Active | DCB-24 | 148 ft (45 m) | |
Point Arena Light | Point Arena | 38°57′17.1″N 123°44′25.8″W / 38.954750°N 123.740500°W | 1870 (First) 1908 (Current) |
1977 | Active | DCB-224 | 155 ft (47 m) | |
Point Arguello Light | Lompoc (Point Arguello) |
34°34′37.4″N 120°38′49.9″W / 34.577056°N 120.647194°W | 1901 (First) 1934 (Last) |
1934 | 1967D | None | 124 ft (38 m) | |
Point Blunt Light | San Francisco (Angel Island) |
37°51′11.64″N 122°25′9.25″W / 37.8532333°N 122.4192361°W | 1915 (First) 1956 (Current) |
1976 | Active | Unknown | 60 ft (18 m) | |
Point Bonita Light | San Francisco (Point Bonita) |
37°48′56″N 122°31′46″W / 37.815614°N 122.529578°W | 1855 (First) 1877 (Current) |
1980 | Active | Second-order Fresnel | 124 ft (38 m) | |
Point Cabrillo Light | Caspar | 39°20′54.97″N 123°49′34.02″W / 39.3486028°N 123.8261167°W | 1909 | 1973 | Active | Third-order Fresnel | 81 ft (25 m) | |
Point Conception Light | Lompoc (Point Conception) |
34°26′55.51″N 120°28′14.71″W / 34.4487528°N 120.4707528°W | 1856 (First) 1882 (Current) |
1973 | Active | VRB-25 | 133 ft (41 m) | |
Point Diablo Light | San Francisco (Golden Gate) |
37°49′13″N 122°29′58″W / 37.820171°N 122.499423°W | 1923 | Always | Active | Unknown | Unknown | |
Point Fermin Light | Los Angeles (San Pedro) |
33°42′20″N 118°17′37″W / 33.705420°N 118.293649°W | 1874 | Never | 1942 | None | 120 ft (37 m) | |
Point Hueneme Light | Port Hueneme | 34°08′43″N 119°12′36″W / 34.145176°N 119.210019°W | 1874 (First) 1941 (Current) |
1972 | Active | LED | 52 ft (16 m) | |
Point Knox Light | San Francisco | — | 1900 | Unknown | 1963 (Demolished) |
None | Unknown | |
Point Loma Light (old) | San Diego (Point Loma) |
32°40′19″N 117°14′27″W / 32.671983°N 117.240938°W | 1855E | Never | 1891 | Third-order Fresnel (Deactivated) |
462 ft (141 m) | |
Point Loma Light (new) | San Diego (Point Loma) |
32°39′54″N 117°14′33″W / 32.665071°N 117.242621°W | 1891 | 1973 | Active | VLB-44 | 88 ft (27 m) | |
Point Montara Light | Montara | 37°32′11″N 122°31′10″W / 37.536503°N 122.519311°W | 1900 (First) 1928 (Current) |
1970 | Active | FA 251 | 70 ft (21 m) | |
Point Pinos Light | Pacific Grove | 36°38′00″N 121°56′02″W / 36.633389°N 121.933783°W | 1855 | 1975 | Active | Third-order Fresnel | 89 ft (27 m) | |
Point Reyes Light | Point Reyes Station (Point Reyes) |
37°59′44″N 123°01′24″W / 37.995621°N 123.023215°W | 1870 | 1975 | Active | First-order Fresnel | 265 ft (81 m) | |
Point San Luis Light | Avila Beach | 35°09′37″N 120°45′39″W / 35.160362°N 120.760882°W | 1890 | 1974 | 1975D | None | 116 ft (35 m) | |
Point Sur Light | Carmel-by-the-Sea | 36°18′22.79″N 121°54′05.36″W / 36.3063306°N 121.9014889°W | 1889 | 1972 | Active | DCB-224 | 270 ft (82 m) | |
Point Vicente Light | Rancho Palos Verdes | 33°44′31″N 118°24′39″W / 33.741867°N 118.410738°W | 1926 | 1973 | Active | Third-order Fresnel | 155 ft (47 m) | |
Punta Gorda Light | Petrolia | 40°14′58″N 124°21′01″W / 40.249433°N 124.350220°W | 1912 | Never | 1951 | None | Unknown | |
Roe Island Light | Roe Island | 38°04′04″N 122°01′41″W / 38.067856°N 122.028166°W | 1891 | Never | 1945 (Later destroyed) |
None | 41 ft (12 m) | |
Rubicon Point Light | South Lake Tahoe | 38°59′45″N 120°05′41″W / 38.99583°N 120.09472°W | 1919 | Never | 1921 | None | 200 ft (61 m) | |
Santa Barbara Light | Santa Barbara | 34°23′47″N 119°43′21″W / 34.396320°N 119.722625°W | 1856 (First) 1928 (Current) |
1928 | Active | Unknown | 142 ft (43 m) | |
Santa Cruz Light | Santa Cruz | 36°57′05.34″N 122°01′36.36″W / 36.9514833°N 122.0267667°W | 1870 (First) 1967 (Current) |
1941 | Active? | Unknown | 60 ft (18 m) | |
Santa Cruz Breakwater Light | Santa Cruz (Santa Cruz harbor) |
36°57′38.5″N 122°00′08.0″W / 36.960694°N 122.002222°W | 1964 (First) 2002 (Current) |
Always | Active | Unknown | 60 ft (18 m) | |
Southampton Shoal Light | San Francisco Bay | 37°52′54.981″N 122°24′00.837″W / 37.88193917°N 122.40023250°W | 1905 | Never | 1960 (Moved to yacht club) |
None | Unknown | |
St. George Reef Light | Crescent City | 41°50′11″N 124°22′33″W / 41.83633°N 124.37587°W | 1892 | Never | Active (Inactive: 1975–2012) |
Unknown | 146 ft (45 m) | |
Sugar Pine Point Light | Tahoma | 39°03′41″N 120°06′50″W / 39.061266°N 120.113971°W | 1921 | Never | 1985D | None | Unknown | |
Table Bluff Light | Table Bluff | 40°41′45.02″N 124°16′26.16″W / 40.6958389°N 124.2739333°W | 1892 | 1953 | 1971 | None | Unknown | |
Trinidad Head Light | Trinidad | 41°3′7.0″N 124°9′5.2″W / 41.051944°N 124.151444°W | 1871 | 1974 | Active | 375mm | 196 ft (60 m) | |
Yerba Buena Light | San Francisco Yerba Buena Island |
37°48′26.27″N 122°21′44.29″W / 37.8072972°N 122.3623028°W | 1875 | 1958 | Active | Unknown | 95 ft (29 m) |
Name | Image | Location | Year built | Status | Lens used | Height |
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Passamaquoddy Lighthouse (Used in the 1977 movie Pete's Dragon) |
Los Osos[3] | 1976 | torn down after filming[4] | Fresnel Lens (Replica) |
52 ft (16 m) |