Point Vicente

Year Established:
1926
Existing:
Yes
File Type:
jpg (image/jpeg)
Photo Date:
2010
Photo Credit:
Skip Sherwood
Photo Courtesy of:
U.S. Lighthouse Society
Collection / Donor:

LOCATION

Location:
PALOS VERDES/NORTH OF LOS ANGELES HARBOR
Latitude:
33° 44.31'
Longitude:
118° 24.35'
City / Town:
RANCHO PALOS VERDES
U.S. State:
California
Location County:
LOS ANGELES
Country:
United States

OWNER & ACCESS

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

STRUCTURE

Year Tower Established:
1926
Tower Construction Material:
CONCRETE
Tower Foundation:
CONCRETE
Height of light above mean high water, in feet:
185
Height, in feet, from base of structure to center of lantern:
67
Tower Shape:
CYLINDRICAL
Fog Signal Building?:
Yes
Keeper's Quarters?:
Yes
Year Keeper's Quarters:
1926
Keeper's Quarters Style:
MISSION REVIVAL
Keeper's Quarters Construction:
CONCRETE
Other Structures:
2 GARAGES, RADIO BEACON, 2 ADDITIONAL KEEPERS QUARTERS, OIL HOUSE WithWINDOWS

OPTICS

Active Aid to Navigation?:
Yes
Current Optic:
THIRD ORDER, FRESNEL
Original Optic Type:
THIRD ORDER, FRESNEL
Year Original Lens Installed:
1926
Private Aid:
No
USCG Access to Optics:
No

Entered by:
t.wheeler
Entered Date:
Jul 20, 2017