Type:
Year Established:
1870
Existing:
Yes
Source:
LL-1907
Download:
Point Arena CA 2006-1.jpeg (412.65 KB)
File Type:
jpeg (image/jpeg)
Photo Date:
2006
Photo Courtesy of:
US Lighthouse Society Archives
Collection / Donor:
LOCATION
Location:
2 MILES NORTH OF POINT ARENA
Latitude:
38° 57'17"
Longitude:
123° 44'19"
City / Town:
POINT ARENA
U.S. State:
California
Location County:
MENDOCINO
Country:
United States
OWNER & ACCESS
Open to Public:
Yes
STRUCTURE
Year Tower Established:
1908
Tower Construction Material:
REINFORCED CONCRETE
Tower Foundation:
CONCRETE
Height of light above mean high water, in feet:
155
Height, in feet, from base of structure to center of lantern:
115
Tower Shape:
CYLINDRICAL
Tower Daymark:
White
Fog Signal Building?:
Yes
Year Fog Signal Building Constructed:
1896
Fog Signal Bldg Construction Materials:
WOOD
Keeper's Quarters?:
No
Year Keeper's Quarters:
1908
Keeper's Quarters Style:
COTTAGE
Keeper's Quarters Construction:
WOOD
Other Structures:
4 MODERN DUPLEX KEEPERS (1960s), 2 CISTERNS, 1 OIL HOUSES, 1 STORAGE BUILDING, MODERN WELL HOUSE & FIRE SUPPRESSION SYSTEM
OPTICS
Current Optic:
DCB-224
Original Optic Type:
FIRST ORDER, ROTATING FRESNEL
Year Original Lens Installed:
1908
Private Aid:
No
USCG Access to Optics:
No
Entered by:
Entered Date:
Jul 20, 2017
Original tower replaced in 1908 after earthquake.