Point Bonita Lighthouse
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Point Bonita Lighthouse is a lighthouse located at Point Bonita at the San Francisco Bay entrance in the Marin Headlands near Sausalito, California. Point Bonita was the last staffed lighthouse on the California coast. It was added to the National Register of Historic Places in 1991.[3]
Quick Facts Location, Coordinates ...
Location | San Francisco Bay California United States |
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Coordinates | 37.815614°N 122.529578°W / 37.815614; -122.529578 |
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 (1855) |
Architectural style | Lighthouse |
MPS | Light Stations of California MPS |
NRHP reference No. | 91001099[3] |
Added to NRHP | September 3, 1991 |
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