Type:
Year Established:
1909
Existing:
Yes
Download:
File Type:
jpeg (image/jpeg)
Photo Date:
2011
Photo Credit:
James Hill
Photo Courtesy of:
U.S. Lighthouse Society
Collection / Donor:
LOCATION
Location:
BETWEEN POINT ARENA & CAPE MENDOCINO
Latitude:
39° 20.55'
Longitude:
123° 49.29'
City / Town:
MENDOCINO
U.S. State:
California
Location County:
MENDOCINO
Country:
United States
OWNER & ACCESS
Open to Public:
Yes
STRUCTURE
Year Tower Established:
1909
Tower Construction Material:
WOOD
Tower Foundation:
CONCRETE
Height of light above mean high water, in feet:
84
Height, in feet, from base of structure to center of lantern:
47
Tower Shape:
OCTAGONAL ON FOG SIGNAL BLDG
Fog Signal Building?:
Yes
Year Fog Signal Building Constructed:
1909
Fog Signal Bldg Construction Materials:
WOOD
Keeper's Quarters?:
Yes
Year Keeper's Quarters:
1908
Keeper's Quarters Style:
CRAFTSMAN
Keeper's Quarters Construction:
WOOD FRAME
Other Structures:
3 GARAGES, BLACKSMITH/CARPENTER SHOP (1908), PUMP HOUSE, OIL HOUSE (1912), 2 ASST. KEEPERS DWELLINGS (1908), WATER TANK (POST 1909), PUMP HOUSE, LORAN MONITORING SYSTEM (ANTENNA)
OPTICS
Current Optic:
DCB-224 ON SIGNAL BLDG ROOF
Original Optic Type:
THIRD ORDER, FRESNEL
Year Original Lens Installed:
1909
Private Aid:
No
USCG Access to Optics:
No
Entered by:
Entered Date:
Jul 20, 2017