Farallon Island

Year Established:
1855
Existing:
Yes
Source:
LL-1907
Download:
File Type:
jpg (image/jpeg)
Photo Courtesy of:
US Lighthouse Society Archives
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LOCATION

Location:
SOUTHEAST FARALLON ISLAND
Latitude:
37° 41'51"
Longitude:
123° 00'07"
City / Town:
SAN FRANCISCO
U.S. State:
California
Location County:
SAN FRANCISCO
Country:
United States

OWNER & ACCESS

Open to Public:
No
Light List Data:
  1. Farallon Island
Light list data courtesy Gary Riemenschneider

STRUCTURE

Year Tower Established:
1855
Tower Construction Material:
BRICK
Tower Foundation:
BRICK
Height of light above mean high water, in feet:
358
Height, in feet, from base of structure to center of lantern:
29
Tower Shape:
CONICAL W/OUT LANTERN
Fog Signal Building?:
No
Keeper's Quarters?:
Yes
Year Keeper's Quarters:
1876
Keeper's Quarters Style:
VICTORIAN DUPLEXES
Keeper's Quarters Construction:
WOOD
Other Structures:
DURING MILITARY OCCUPATION: 2 CISTERNS, OIL HOUSE, RADIO BEACON, GENERATOR BUILDING; ORIG. BRICK KEEPERS (RAZED 1969), HANDCART RAILWAY

OPTICS

Active Aid to Navigation?:
Yes
Current Optic:
VEGA VRB
Original Optic Type:
FIRST ORDER, FRESNEL
Year Original Lens Installed:
1855
Private Aid:
No
USCG Access to Optics:
No

Entered by:
t.wheeler
Entered Date:
Jul 20, 2017