Point Cabrillo Light

Infobox Lighthouse

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caption =Point Cabrillo Lighthouse
location = Caspar, California
coordinates = coord|39|20|54|N|123|49|33|W|region:US_type:landmark
yearbuilt =
yearlit = 1909
automated = 1973
yeardeactivated =
foundation = Concrete
construction = Wood
shape = Octagonal on fog signal building
marking = white building with red roof, black lens room and roof
height = 47 ft, 81 ft above sea level
currentlens = DCB-224
lens = Third order Fresnel lens
range = 22 nm
characteristic = Flashing white 10s. Emergency light of reduced intensity when main light is extinguished.
admiralty = G4362
ARLHS = USA-619
USCG = 6-0450

Point Cabrillo Light is a lighthouse in northern California, United States, between Point Arena and Cape Mendocino, just south of the community of Caspar. It should not be confused with the Point Loma Lighthouse, in San Diego, California, which lies within Cabrillo National Monument and is also sometimes called the Cabrillo lighthouse.

History

Point Cabrillo is named after the Spanish explorer Juan Rodríguez Cabrillo, although Cabrillo's voyage of exploration along the California coast did not reach as far north as the point.

Point Cabrillo Lighthouse was established in 1909, displaying a 3rd Order Standard Lens and Air Sirens. It is located about 1.5 miles from Fort Bragg, California. With the exception of a small barn all original buildings stand unaltered. In 1935, an air diaphone supertyfone sound signal was installed. The United States Coast Guard manned the station until 1973, when the lens was covered and a modern rotating beacon was mounted on a metal stand on the roof west of the lantern room. In 2002, California State Parks purchased the light station for four million dollars.

In 1991 the light station was added to the National Register of Historic Places.

External links

* [http://www.pointcabrillo.org/ Point Cabrillo Lighthouse and Preserve] .
* [http://www.parks.ca.gov/?page_id=22276 Point Cabrillo Light Station] . Official California State Parks page.
* [http://www.lighthousefriends.com/light.asp?ID=64 Lighthouse Friends: Point Cabrillo]
* [http://mendocinolighthouse.pointcabrillo.org/ Lighthouse Inn at Point Cabrillo] . Non-profit bed and breakfast that supports the Lighthouse restoration efforts.