Point Arena Light
Point Arena Light
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 California
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| Location | Two miles north of Point Arena California United States |
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| Coordinates | 38°57′17.1″N 123°44′25.8″W / 38.954750°N 123.740500°WCoordinates: 38°57′17.1″N 123°44′25.8″W / 38.954750°N 123.740500°W |
| Year first constructed | 1870 (first) |
| Year first lit | 1908 (current) |
| Automated | 1977 |
| Foundation | concrete |
| Construction | reinforced concrete |
| Tower shape | cylindrical tower with balcony and lantern |
| Markings / pattern | white tower, black lantern |
| Height | 115 feet (35 m) |
| Focal height | 155 feet (47 m) |
| Original lens | First order rotating Fresnel lens mercury floated |
| Current lens | DCB-224 |
| Range | 25 nautical miles (46 km; 29 mi) |
| Characteristic | Fl W 15s. |
| Admiralty number | G4358 |
| ARLHS number | USA-611 |
| USCG number | 6-0420 |
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Point Arena Lighthouse Keepers, Inc. |
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Point Arena Light Station
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| Nearest city | Point Arena, California |
| Area | 6 acres (2.4 ha) |
| Built | 1908 |
| Architectural style | Other, Light Station |
| MPS | Point Arena MPS |
| NRHP Reference # | 90002189 |
| CHISL # | 1035 |
| Added to NRHP | July 16, 1991 |
Point Arena Lighthouse Keepers, Inc.
Point Arena Light is a lighthouse in Mendocino County, California, United States, two miles (3 km) north of Point Arena, California. It is located approximately 130 miles (210 km) north of San Francisco in the Fort Point Group of lighthouses. The lighthouse features a small museum and giftshop. Guided tours of the light station as well as self-guided tours of the grounds are available daily.
The first European to record Point Arena was Spaniard Bartolomé Ferrer in 1543, who named it Cabo de Fortunas (Spanish for "cape of fortunes"). The cape was renamed to Punta Delgado (narrow point) in 1775 by lieutenant Juan Francisco de la Bodega y Quadra (commander of the schooner Sonora), part of a royal expedition chartered by the government of Mexico to map the north coast of Alta California. Later the point, and the small harbor town south of it, were called Barra de Arena (i.e. sandbar) and finally Point Arena (literally "sand point"). Point Arena is a narrow peninsula jutting around 1/2 mile (800 m) into the Pacific Ocean. This sandbar creates a natural hazard to navigation, and hence the need for a lighthouse and fog signal here.
The lighthouse at this site was constructed in 1870. The brick-and-mortar tower included ornate iron balcony supports and a large keeper residence with enough space to house several families. In April 1906, a devastating earthquake struck the light station. The keeper's residence and lighthouse were damaged so severely they had to be demolished.
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