St. George Reef Light

St. George Reef Light
St. George Reef Light. The manmade granite caisson is five stories high by itself, and waves regularly crash that high. The boom was used to lift supply launches on to the landing platform below.
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LocationSix miles off Point St. George
Coordinates41°50′11″N 124°22′33″W / 41.83633°N 124.37587°W / 41.83633; -124.37587
Tower
Constructed1881-1890
Foundationelliptical concrete and granite basement
Constructiongranite tower
Height90 feet (27 m)
Shapesquare tower with balcony and lantern
Markingswhite tower, black lantern
Power sourcesolar power Edit this on Wikidata
OperatorSt. George Reef Lighthouse Preservation Society[1][2]
HeritageNational Register of Historic Places listed place Edit this on Wikidata
Light
First litOctober 20, 1892
Deactivated1975-2012
Focal height146 feet (45 m)
LensFirst Order Fresnel lens (removed in 1983 and displayed at Del Norte County Museum)
CharacteristicFl W 12s.
DesignatedDecember 9, 1993[3]
Reference no.93001373[3]

The St. George Reef Light is an inactive lighthouse built on North West Seal Rock, six miles (10 km) off the coast of northern California near Crescent City.

  1. ^ Rowlett, Russ. "Lighthouses of the United States: Northern California". The Lighthouse Directory. University of North Carolina at Chapel Hill. Retrieved June 17, 2016.
  2. ^ California Historic Light Station Information & Photography United States Coast Guard. Retrieved 17 June 2016
  3. ^ a b Cite error: The named reference nris was invoked but never defined (see the help page).