Alternate Name(s):
Northwest Seal Rock
Type:
Year Established:
1891
Existing:
Yes
Source:
LL-1907
Download:
File Type:
jpeg (image/jpeg)
Photo Date:
2011
Photo Courtesy of:
Mike & Carol McKinney
Collection / Donor:
LOCATION
Location:
6 MILES OFF POINT ST. GEORGE
Latitude:
41° 50'10"'
Longitude:
124° 22'30"
City / Town:
CRESCENT CITY
U.S. State:
California
Location County:
DEL NORTE
Country:
United States
OWNER & ACCESS
Open to Public:
No
STRUCTURE
Year Discontinued:
1975-2002
Year Tower Established:
1891
Tower Construction Material:
GRANITE BLOCKS
Tower Foundation:
ELLIPTICAL/CONCRETE/GRANITE
Height of light above mean high water, in feet:
146
Height, in feet, from base of structure to center of lantern:
90
Tower Shape:
SQUARE
Fog Signal Building?:
Yes
Year Fog Signal Building Constructed:
1892
Fog Signal Bldg Construction Materials:
GRANITE
Keeper's Quarters?:
Yes
Year Keeper's Quarters:
1891
Keeper's Quarters Style:
INTEGRAL
Keeper's Quarters Construction:
GRANITE
Other Structures:
MASONRY BOAT LANDING
OPTICS
Current Optic:
REMOVED
Original Optic Type:
FIRST ORDER, FRESNEL
Year Original Lens Installed:
1892
Private Aid:
Yes
USCG Access to Optics:
No
Entered by:
Entered Date:
Jul 20, 2017
- Most expensive construction $702,000.00
- 10 years to construct, built on rock lying six miles off northern coast of California, midway between Capes Bianco and Mendocino