Yerba Buena Island (Goat Island)

Year Established:
1875
Existing:
Yes
Source:
LL-1907
File Type:
jpeg (image/jpeg)
Photo Date:
2008
Photo Credit:
Richard Whitwer
Photo Courtesy of:
U.S. Lighthouse Society
Collection / Donor:

LOCATION

Location:
ISLAND IN SAN FRANCISCO BAY
Latitude:
37° 48'21"
Longitude:
122° 21'45"
City / Town:
SAN FRANCISCO
U.S. State:
California
Location County:
SAN FRANCISCO
Country:
United States

OWNER & ACCESS

Open to Public:
No
Light List Data:
  1. Yerba Buena Island (Goat Island)
Light list data courtesy Gary Riemenschneider

STRUCTURE

Year Tower Established:
1875
Tower Construction Material:
WOOD FRAME W/IRON LANTERN
Tower Foundation:
MASONRY
Height of light above mean high water, in feet:
95
Height, in feet, from base of structure to center of lantern:
22
Tower Shape:
OCTAGONAL
Fog Signal Building?:
Yes
Year Fog Signal Building Constructed:
1875
Fog Signal Bldg Construction Materials:
BRICK
Keeper's Quarters?:
Yes
Year Keeper's Quarters:
1875
Keeper's Quarters Style:
GOTHIC DUPLEX
Keeper's Quarters Construction:
WOOD FRAME
Other Structures:
OIL HOUSE

OPTICS

Active Aid to Navigation?:
Yes
Current Optic:
FIFTH ORDER, FRESNEL
Original Optic Type:
FIFTH ORDER, FRESNEL
Year Original Lens Installed:
1875
Private Aid:
No
USCG Access to Optics:
No

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