Type:
Year Established:
1915
Existing:
Yes
Download:
File Type:
jpg (image/jpeg)
Photo Date:
2006
Photo Courtesy of:
Mike & Carol McKinney
Collection / Donor:
LOCATION
Location:
ANGEL ISLAND/SAN FRANCISCO BAY
Latitude:
37° 51.11'
Longitude:
122° 25.05'
City / Town:
SAUSALITO
U.S. State:
California
Location County:
MARIN
Country:
United States
OWNER & ACCESS
Open to Public:
No
STRUCTURE
Year Tower Established:
1956
Tower Construction Material:
WOOD FRAME
Tower Foundation:
CONCRETE
Height of light above mean high water, in feet:
60
Height, in feet, from base of structure to center of lantern:
20
Tower Shape:
SQUARE
Fog Signal Building?:
No
Keeper's Quarters?:
Yes
Year Keeper's Quarters:
1960
Keeper's Quarters Style:
BUNGALOW
Keeper's Quarters Construction:
WOOD FRAME
Other Structures:
PIER
OPTICS
Current Optic:
FA251
Original Optic Type:
300 MM
Private Aid:
No
USCG Access to Optics:
No
Entered by:
Entered Date:
Jul 20, 2017
Point Blunt Light Station, on Angel Island in San Francisco Bay, was established in 1915. Point Blunt Light was originally maintained by personnel at Angel Island Light Station at Point Knox until 1960. In 1960 a new watch room was constructed at Point Blunt which afforded a view of the entire San Francisco Bay. With the new watch room, and new quarters completed in 1961 at Point Blunt, the Coast Guard moved the personnel from Angel Island Light Station and at the same time discontinued manning of Southampton Shoals Light Station. The latter structure was removed and the operation of Southampton Shoals fog signal is now controlled by personnel at Point Blunt.
In addition to Southampton Shoals, personnel at Point Blunt operate their own light and fog signals and Raccoon Strait light and fog signals. The station also provides special direction finder calibration services as requested. Four family units, 3 bedrooms each, were at Point Blunt. Two units were Coast Guard owned, two were leased from the State of California. One unit was occupied by the Officer in Charge and his family. One small boat was assigned to the station. A pickup truck was assigned.