List of lighthouses in California explained

There are several lighthouses in the U.S. state of California, including a few listed on the National Register of Historic Places.

Lighthouse Friends (California)

Name	Image	Location	Coordinates	Year first lit	Automated	Year deactivated	Current Lens	Focal Height
Alcatraz Island Light		San Francisco (Alcatraz Island)	37.8263°N -122.4222°W	1854 (First) 1909 (Current)	1963	Active	DCB-24	214 214feet
Anacapa Island Light		Anacapa Island	34.0158°N -119.3595°W	1912 (First) 1932 (Current)	1967^[1]	Active	DCB-24	277 277feet
Ano Nuevo Light		Año Nuevo Island	(Island coordinates)	1890 (First) 1914 (Last)	Never	1948 (Cut down in 1976)	None
Ballast Point Light		San Diego (Point Loma)	32.6864°N -117.2325°W	1890	Never	1960 (Demolished)	None
Battery Point Light		Crescent City	41.7441°N -124.2031°W	1856	1953	Active (Inactive: 1965–1982)	375mm	077 77feet
Cape Mendocino Light		Shelter Cove	40.4399°N -124.406°W	1868	1951	1971 (Replaced)	None	422 422feet
Carquinez Strait Light		Vallejo	38.0678°N -122.2138°W	1910	Never	1951 (Replaced by beacon)	None	056 56feet
East Brother Island Light		Richmond	37.9632°N -122.4336°W	1874	1969	Active	FA 251	061 61feet
Farallon Island Light		San Francisco (Farallon Islands)	37.699°N -123.0017°W	1856	1972	Active	VRB-25	358 358feet
Fort Point Light		San Francisco	37.8106°N -122.4773°W	1855 (First) 1864 (Current)	Never	1934 (Replaced by bridge)	None	110 110feet
Humboldt Harbor Light		Eureka (Humboldt Bay)	40.7686°N -124.221°W	1856	Never	1892 (Collapsed in 1933)	None	045 45feet
Lime Point Light		San Francisco	37.8254°N -122.4783°W	1900	1961	Active	None	020 20feet
Lions Lighthouse for Sight		Long Beach	33.7602°N -118.1941°W	2000^[2]				065.62 65.62feet
Long Beach Light		Long Beach (Port of Long Beach)	33.7232°N -118.1868°W	1949	Always	Active		050 50feet
Los Angeles Harbor Light		Los Angeles (Port of Los Angeles)	33.7086°N -118.2516°W	1913	1973	Active	DCB-24	073 73feet
Mare Island Light		Vallejo (Mare Island)	38.0748°N -122.2505°W	1873	Never	1917 (Demolished in the 1930s)	None	076 76feet
Mile Rocks Light		San Francisco	37.7928°N -122.5104°W	1906	1966	Active	DCB-24	049 49feet
Oakland Harbor Light		Oakland	37.7813°N -122.2438°W	1890 (First) 1903 (Last)	Never	1966	None
Parkers' Lighthouse		Long Beach	33.7599°N -118.1921°W
Piedras Blancas Light		San Simeon	35.6656°N -121.2843°W	1875	1975	Active	VRB-25	142 142feet
Pigeon Point Light		Half Moon Bay	37.1818°N -122.3939°W	1872	1974	Active	DCB-24	148 148feet
Point Arena Light		Point Arena	38.9548°N -123.7405°W	1870 (First) 1908 (Current)	1977	Active	DCB-224	155 155feet
Point Arguello Light		Lompoc (Point Arguello)	34.5771°N -120.6472°W	1901 (First) 1934 (Last)	1934	1967	None	124 124feet
Point Blunt Light		San Francisco (Angel Island)	37.8532°N -122.4192°W	1915 (First) 1956 (Current)	1976	Active		060 60feet
Point Bonita Light		San Francisco (Point Bonita)	37.8156°N -122.5296°W	1855 (First) 1877 (Current)	1980	Active	Second-order Fresnel	124 124feet
Point Cabrillo Light		Caspar	39.3486°N -123.8261°W	1909	1973	Active	Third-order Fresnel	081 81feet
Point Conception Light		Lompoc (Point Conception)	34.4488°N -120.4708°W	1856 (First) 1882 (Current)	1973	Active	VRB-25	133 133feet
Point Diablo Light		San Francisco (Golden Gate)	37.8202°N -122.4994°W	1923	Always	Active
Point Fermin Light		Los Angeles (San Pedro)	33.7054°N -118.2936°W	1874	Never	1942	None	120 120feet
Point Hueneme Light		Port Hueneme	34.1452°N -119.21°W	1874 (First) 1941 (Current)	1972	Active	LED	052 52feet
Point Knox Light		San Francisco		1900		1963 (Demolished)	None
Point Loma Light (old)		San Diego (Point Loma)	32.672°N -117.2409°W	1855	Never	1891	Third-order Fresnel (Deactivated)	462 462feet
Point Loma Light (new)		San Diego (Point Loma)	32.6651°N -117.2426°W	1891	1973	Active	VLB-44	088 88feet
Point Montara Light		Montara	37.5365°N -122.5193°W	1900 (First) 1928 (Current)	1970	Active	FA 251	070 70feet
Point Pinos Light		Pacific Grove	36.6334°N -121.9338°W	1855	1975	Active	Third-order Fresnel	089 89feet
Point Reyes Light		Point Reyes Station (Point Reyes)	37.9956°N -123.0232°W	1870	1975	Active	First-order Fresnel	265 265feet
Point San Luis Light		Avila Beach	35.1604°N -120.7609°W	1890	1974	1975	None	116 116feet
Point Sur Light		Carmel-by-the-Sea	36.3063°N -121.9015°W	1889	1972	Active	DCB-224	270 270feet
Point Vicente Light		Rancho Palos Verdes	33.7419°N -118.4107°W	1926	1973	Active	Third-order Fresnel	155 155feet
Punta Gorda Light		Petrolia	40.2494°N -124.3502°W	1912	Never	1951	None
Roe Island Light		Roe Island	38.0679°N -122.0282°W	1891	Never	1945 (Later destroyed)	None	041 41feet
Rubicon Point Light		South Lake Tahoe	38.9958°N -120.0947°W	1919	Never	1921	None	200 200feet
Santa Barbara Light		Santa Barbara	34.3963°N -119.7226°W	1856 (First) 1928 (Current)	1928	Active		142 142feet
Santa Cruz Light		Santa Cruz	36.9515°N -122.0268°W	1870 (First) 1967 (Current)	1941	Active?		060 60feet
Santa Cruz Breakwater Light		Santa Cruz (Santa Cruz harbor)	36.9607°N -122.0022°W	1964 (First) 2002 (Current)	Always	Active		060 60feet
Southampton Shoal Light		San Francisco Bay	37.8819°N -122.4002°W	1905	Never	1960 (Moved to yacht club)	None
St. George Reef Light		Crescent City	41.8363°N -124.3759°W	1892	Never	Active (Inactive: 1975–2012)		146 146feet
Sugar Pine Point Light		Tahoma	39.0613°N -120.114°W	1921	Never	1985	None
Table Bluff Light		Table Bluff	40.6958°N -124.2739°W	1892	1953	1971	None
Trinidad Head Light		Trinidad	41.0519°N -124.1514°W	1871	1974	Active	375mm	196 196feet
Yerba Buena Light		San Francisco Yerba Buena Island	37.8073°N -122.3623°W	1875	1958	Active		095 95feet

Notes

A. Ballast Point Light was moved in 1960 to the bell tower which had served as a fog signal building as the 1890 tower had been declared unsafe. The light shone from the top of the bell tower until 1961 when it was replaced by an offshore light.

B. The tower was abandoned in 1971 when the beacon was moved to a nearby modern pole. This light was discontinued in 2013 fifteen years after the old tower was moved to a new spot and restored.

C. Parts of the old structure now have separate owners, today an automated beacon is in active service.

D. Light moved to a pole.

E. Old Point Loma Light was built a few months after the lighthouse at Point Pinos making it the second oldest in the state still standing.

Notes and References

1. Web site: Anacapa Island Lighthouse. Lighthouse Friends. October 8, 2017.
2. Web site: The Lions Lighthouse for Sight, Long Beach 1209333 EMPORIS . https://web.archive.org/web/20180716082248/https://www.emporis.com/buildings/1209333/the-lions-lighthouse-for-sight-long-beach-ca-usa . dead . July 16, 2018 . Emporis . 16 July 2018 . en.
3. Pete's Dragon. Bonus Features: Film Facts . DVD . Disney Enterprises (distributed by Buena Vista Home Entertainment).
4. Web site: 12 Brazzle-Dazzle Facts About Pete's Dragon. Stacy Conradt. Mental Floss. March 4, 2016. October 9, 2017.