Point Cabrillo Light

Point Cabrillo Lighthouse
Location:	Caspar, California
Coordinates WGS-84 (GPS)	39°20′54″N, 123°49′33″W
Foundation:	Concrete
Construction:	Wood
Year first lit:	1909
Automated:	1973
Tower shape:	Octagonal on fog signal building
Markings/Pattern:	white building with red roof, black lens room and roof
Height:	47 ft, 81 ft above sea level
Original lens:	Third order Fresnel lens
Current lens:	DCB-224
Range:	22 nm
Characteristic:	Flashing white 10s. Emergency light of reduced intensity when main light is extinguished.

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. Caspar is a zip code tabulation area located in coastal Mendocino County, California. ... Official language(s) English Capital Sacramento Largest city Los Angeles Area  Ranked 3rd  - Total 158,302 sq mi (410,000 km²)  - Width 250 miles (400 km)  - Length 770 miles (1,240 km)  - % water 4. ... Map of Earth showing lines of latitude (horizontally) and longitude (vertically), Eckert VI projection; large version (pdf, 1. ... GPS satellite in orbit The Global Positioning System (GPS), is the only fully-functional satellite navigation system. ... Concrete being poured, raked and vibrated into place in residential construction in Toronto, Ontario, Canada. ... Trunks A tree trunk as found at the Veluwe, The Netherlands Wood is derived from woody plants, notably trees but also shrubs. ... Fresnel Lens displayed in the Musée national de la marine in Paris, France A Fresnel lens is a type of lens invented by Augustin-Jean Fresnel (pronounced fre-NELL in scientific and lighting applications, although often incorrectly pronounced FREZ-nell). ... A light characteristic is a coded description displayed on a nautical chart under the chart symbol for a lighthouse, lightvessel or sea mark with a light on it, to indicate how that light is recognised visually and audibally. ... Flashing Light is a rhythmic light in which the total duration of the light in each period is clearly shorter than the total duration of the darkness and in which the flashes of light are all of equal duration. ... The Peggys Point lighthouse in Nova Scotia, Canada An aid for navigation and pilotage at sea, a lighthouse is a tower building or framework sending out light from a system of lamps and lenses or, in older times, from a fire. ... Official language(s) English Capital Sacramento Largest city Los Angeles Area  Ranked 3rd  - Total 158,302 sq mi (410,000 km²)  - Width 250 miles (400 km)  - Length 770 miles (1,240 km)  - % water 4. ... Point Arena and the Point Arena lighthouse, looking southward from Manchester State Beach. ... Cape Mendocino in Humboldt County, California, USA, is the westernmost point on the coast of California. ... Caspar is a zip code tabulation area located in coastal Mendocino County, California. ... Old Point Loma Lighthouse For the lighthouse in Mendocino County, California see Point Cabrillo Light. ...

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. João Rodrigues Cabrilho João Rodrigues Cabrilho (in Portuguese) (Juan Rodríguez Cabrillo in Spanish) (ca. ...

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. The United States Coast Guard (USCG) is a branch of the United States armed forces involved in maritime law enforcement, mariner assistance, search and rescue, and national defense, among other duties of coast guards elsewhere. ...

In 1991 the light station was added to the National Register of Historic Places. 1991 (MCMXCI) was a common year starting on Tuesday of the Gregorian calendar. ... A typical plaque showing entry on the National Register of Historic Places. ...

External links

• Point Cabrillo Lighthouse and Preserve.
• Point Cabrillo Light Station. Official California State Parks page.
• Lighthouse Friends: Point Cabrillo
• Point Cabrillo Lighthouse at www.us-lighthouses.com