Type:
Year Established:
1875
Existing:
Yes
Source:
LL-1907
Download:
Piedras Blancas LH CA.jpeg (932.17 KB)
File Type:
jpeg (image/jpeg)
Photo Date:
2010
Photo Credit:
Skip Sherwood
Photo Courtesy of:
U.S. Lighthouse Society
Collection / Donor:
LOCATION
Location:
NORTHERN ENTRANCE TO SAN SIMEON BAY
Latitude:
35° 39'51"
Longitude:
121° 17'05"
City / Town:
SAN SIMEON
U.S. State:
California
Location County:
SAN LUIS OBISPO
Country:
United States
OWNER & ACCESS
Owner / Manager:
BLM
Open to Public:
Yes
STRUCTURE
Year Tower Established:
1875
Tower Construction Material:
BRICK
Tower Foundation:
MASONRY
Height of light above mean high water, in feet:
168
Height, in feet, from base of structure to center of lantern:
90
Tower Shape:
CONICAL W/OUT LANTERN
Fog Signal Building?:
Yes
Year Fog Signal Building Constructed:
1906
Fog Signal Bldg Construction Materials:
BRICK
Keeper's Quarters?:
Yes
Year Keeper's Quarters:
1960
Keeper's Quarters Style:
RANCH STYLE
Keeper's Quarters Construction:
CONCRETE
Other Structures:
OIL HOUSE, RADIO BEACON, OFFICE, PUMPHOUSE, TWO SETS OF DUPLEX RESIDENCES (1960S), 4TH RESIDENCE, CONCRETE FUEL HOUSE, MISSION TRACKING STATION BLDG (1955) With ASSOC. GARAGE AND CONCRETE PADS
OPTICS
Current Optic:
DCB-224
Original Optic Type:
FIRST ORDER BIVALVE FRESNEL
Year Original Lens Installed:
1875
Private Aid:
No
USCG Access to Optics:
No
Entered by:
Entered Date:
Jul 20, 2017