Lighthouse · Golden Gate, California

Point Bonita Lighthouse

Point Bonita Lighthouse
Photo: Allan J. Cronin, CC BY-SA 3.0, via Wikimedia Commons

The tower is still an aid to navigation. Its light shows a white light that goes dark briefly every 4 seconds, seen up to 18 nautical miles out. It is listed on the National Register of Historic Places.

Open in the viewer from Alcatraz Island →

Quick facts

TypeLighthouse
LightOc W 4s
Position37.8156°N, 122.5295°W
From Alcatraz Island9.5 km (5.9 mi), bearing 263° W
SourceNOAA ENC; USCG Light List Vol. VI 370; National Register 91001099

How to see it

Above water and inside the horizon from Alcatraz Island, 9.5 km (5.9 mi) away, so on a clear day it can be seen from there, and CoastFinder puts a label on it.

On the website for now. California's lighthouses are in the web viewer first, and they are coming to the CoastFinder app, which covers the North Carolina coast today. Follow @coastfinderapp to hear when California arrives.

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Nearby

Not for navigation. Positions and depths come from public charts and records, with their sources named above; they are for looking, not for piloting a boat.