 Point Bonita Lighthouse in 2018 | |
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| Location | San Francisco Bay California United States |
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| Coordinates | 37°48′56″N 122°31′46″W / 37.815614°N 122.529578°W |
| Tower | |
| Constructed | 1855 (first) |
| Foundation | masonry basement |
| Construction | brick and cement building |
| Automated | 1980 |
| Height | 33 ft (10 m) |
| Shape | hexagonal tower with balcony and lantern on fog signal building |
| Markings | white tower, black lantern dome |
| Operator | Golden Gate National Recreation Area[1] [2] |
| Heritage | National Register of Historic Places listed place  |
| Fog signal | 2 blasts every 30s |
| Light | |
| First lit | 1877 (current) |
| Focal height | 124 ft (38 m) |
| Lens | Second order Fresnel lens |
| Range | 18 nautical miles (33 km; 21 mi) |
| Characteristic | Oc W 4s. |
Point Bonita Light Station | |
| Area | 14 acres (5.7 ha) |
| Built | 1855 |
| Architectural style | Lighthouse |
| MPS | Light Stations of California MPS |
| NRHP reference No. | 91001099[3] |
| Added to NRHP | September 3, 1991 |
Point Bonita Lighthouse is a lighthouse located at Point Bonita at the San Francisco Bay entrance in the Marin Headlands. Point Bonita was the last staffed lighthouse on the California coast. It was added to the National Register of Historic Places in 1991.[3]
- ^ Rowlett, Russ. "Lighthouses of the United States: Northern California". The Lighthouse Directory. University of North Carolina at Chapel Hill. Retrieved 2016-06-13.
- ^ California Historic Light Station Information & Photography United States Coast Guard. Retrieved 13 June 2016
- ^ a b "National Register Information System". National Register of Historic Places. National Park Service. November 2, 2013.