Point Conception

Year Established:
1855
Existing:
Yes
Source:
LL-1907
File Type:
jpg (image/jpeg)
Photo Date:
2010
Photo Credit:
Skip Sherwood
Photo Courtesy of:
U.S. Lighthouse Society
Collection / Donor:

LOCATION

Location:
WEST ENTRANCE SANTA BARBARA CHANNEL
Latitude:
34° 26'49"
Longitude:
120° 28'18"
City / Town:
LOMPOC
U.S. State:
California
Location County:
SANTA BARBARA
Country:
United States

OWNER & ACCESS

Open to Public:
No
Light List Data:
  1. Point Conception
Light list data courtesy Gary Riemenschneider

STRUCTURE

Year Tower Established:
1882
Tower Construction Material:
STUCCO/WOOD/BRICK
Tower Foundation:
STONE
Height of light above mean high water, in feet:
133
Height, in feet, from base of structure to center of lantern:
39
Tower Shape:
CYLINDRICAL ATTACHED TO OIL HOUSE
Fog Signal Building?:
No
Keeper's Quarters?:
Yes
Year Keeper's Quarters:
1911
Keeper's Quarters Style:
SPANISH
Keeper's Quarters Construction:
BRICK/STUCCO
Other Structures:
1907 OIL HOUSE, 1960S GENERATOR BUILDING, CA. 1960S DWELLING; REMOVED: ORIGINAL DWELLING, FOG SIGNAL BUILDING, COAL CHUTES

OPTICS

Active Aid to Navigation?:
Yes
Current Optic:
UNKNOWN
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