Type:
Year Established:
1889
Existing:
Yes
Source:
LL-1907
Download:
Point Sur CA (2).jpeg (457.27 KB)
File Type:
jpeg (image/jpeg)
Photo Courtesy of:
U.S. Lighthouse Society
Collection / Donor:
LOCATION
Location:
POINT SUR
Latitude:
36° 18'17"
Longitude:
121° 54'07"
City / Town:
BIG SUR
U.S. State:
California
Location County:
MONTEREY
Country:
United States
OWNER & ACCESS
Open to Public:
Yes
STRUCTURE
Year Tower Established:
1889
Tower Construction Material:
SANDSTONE
Tower Foundation:
NATURAL/EMPLACED
Height of light above mean high water, in feet:
270
Height, in feet, from base of structure to center of lantern:
38.5
Tower Shape:
SQUARE ON FOG SIGNAL BUILDING
Fog Signal Building?:
Yes
Year Fog Signal Building Constructed:
1889
Fog Signal Bldg Construction Materials:
SANDSTONE
Keeper's Quarters?:
Yes
Year Keeper's Quarters:
1902
Keeper's Quarters Style:
CRAFTSMAN/COL. REVIVAL
Keeper's Quarters Construction:
SANDSTONE
Other Structures:
BLACKSMITH/CARPENTER SHOP, PUMPHOUSE, BARRACKS, RADIO BEACON, BARN, CISTERN, OIL HOUSE, GARAGE, WOOD/SANDSTONE ASST. KEEPERS DWELLING (1889), ORIG. MARINE RAILWAYS (1889/1911)
OPTICS
Current Optic:
DCB-224
Original Optic Type:
FIRST ORDER, FRESNEL
Year Original Lens Installed:
1889
Private Aid:
No
USCG Access to Optics:
No
Entered by:
Entered Date:
Jul 20, 2017