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 Point Vicente Lighthouse | |
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| Location | Point Vincente Rancho Palos Verdes California United States |
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| Coordinates | 33°44′31″N 118°24′39″W / 33.741867°N 118.410738°W |
| Tower | |
| Constructed | 1926 |
| Foundation | concrete base |
| Construction | reinforced concrete tower |
| Automated | 1973 |
| Height | 67 feet (20 m) |
| Shape | cylindrical tower with balcony and lantern |
| Markings | white tower, black lantern |
| Operator | United States Coast Guard[1][2] |
| Heritage | National Register of Historic Places listed place  |
| Light | |
| Focal height | 155 feet (47 m) |
| Lens | Third order Fresnel lens by Barbier, Bernard and Turenne |
| Range | 24 nautical miles (44 km; 28 mi) |
| Characteristic | Fl (2) W 20s. |
Point Vicente Lighthouse | |
| Area | 17.8 acres (7.2 ha) |
| Built | 1926 |
| NRHP reference No. | 80000808[3] |
| Added to NRHP | October 31, 1980 |
Point Vicente Lighthouse is a lighthouse in Rancho Palos Verdes, California, United States, north of Los Angeles Harbor. It is 67 feet (20 m) tall and stands on a cliff with a height of 130 feet (40 m).[4] It is between Point Loma Lighthouse to the south and Point Conception Lighthouse to the north. The lighthouse was added to the National Register of Historic Places in 1980.[4] The lighthouse is owned by the United States federal government and is managed by the United States Coast Guard. It is not usually open to the public, but the Coast Guard Auxiliary run tours once per month and it is used annually for the city's "Whale of a Day" festival.[5]
- ^ Rowlett, Russ. "Lighthouses of the United States: Northern California". The Lighthouse Directory. University of North Carolina at Chapel Hill. Retrieved 2016-06-15.
- ^ California Historic Light Station Information & Photography United States Coast Guard. Retrieved 15 June 2016
- ^ "National Register Information System". National Register of Historic Places. National Park Service. November 2, 2013.
- ^ a b Cite error: The named reference
Gnerrewas invoked but never defined (see the help page). - ^ "Filming at the Point Vicente Lighthouse". City of Rancho Palos Verdes. Retrieved 17 April 2019.