Point Bonita Light
Point Bonita Light is a lighthouse at the tip of Point Bonita on California's Pacific coast. The lighthouse was originally built in 1855 on a rocky plateau 300 feet above the sea. The light produced by the second order Fresnel lens had a range of 20 miles , but was no longer visible in heavy fog . Therefore, the lighthouse was moved closer to the water in 1872. The second version now stands on a narrow headland about 124 feet (37 meters) above the water. Equipped with the Fresnel lens from the first lighthouse and additional fog horns , it has been in operation since 1877. The light signal has been operated automatically since 1981; This makes Point Bonita Light the last lighthouse on the California coast to be switched to automatic mode. On weekends, the lighthouse is now accessible to tourists at certain times via a wooden bridge. On September 3, 1991, Point Bonita Light was added to the National Register of Historic Places as a Historic District .
literature
- Section “Point Bonita Light”, in: Bruce Roberts / Ray Jones, Lighthouses of California , Guilford, Connecticut 2005, p. 60.
Web links
- Point Bonita Lighthouse on the National Park Service website (with information on how to get there and opening times)
Individual evidence
- ↑ Entry in the National Register Information System . National Park Service , accessed June 1, 2016
Coordinates: 37 ° 48 ′ 56 " N , 122 ° 31 ′ 46.6" W.