Lighthouse · Point Conception, California

Point Conception Lighthouse

Point Conception Lighthouse
Photo: United States Coast Guard, Public domain, via Wikimedia Commons

The tower is still an aid to navigation. Its light shows one white flash every 30 seconds, seen up to 14 nautical miles out. It is listed on the National Register of Historic Places. It is closed to the public.

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Quick facts

TypeLighthouse
LightFl W 30s
Position34.4486°N, 120.4707°W
From Point Vicente Lighthouse205 km (128 mi), bearing 293° WNW
SourceNOAA ENC; USCG Light List Vol. VI 200; National Register 81000176

How to see it

Above water but beyond the horizon from Point Vicente Lighthouse, 205 km (128 mi) away: the curve of the earth hides it. CoastFinder draws it faintly and marks it hidden, with its bearing and distance.

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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.