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The Pigeon Point light station, including its elegant Victorian-style dwellings, housed families for almost a century until the Coast Guard demolished the original keepers houses in 1960 and automated the station in 1976. The lighthouse eventually fell into disrepair, particularly after two chucks of iron and brick from the upper portion of the.
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Perched on a cliff on the San Mateo County coast just south of Pescadero, the 115-foot Pigeon Point Lighthouse has been guiding mariners since 1872. The area was named for the clipper ship, the Carrier Pigeon, which ran aground due to heavy fog on a nearby ledge of rocks just 500 feet from shore.
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Pigeon Point Light Station or Pigeon Point Lighthouse is a lighthouse built in 1871 to guide ships on the Pacific coast of California. It is the tallest ligh.
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Pigeon Point Lighthouse is one of the tallest lighthouses in America. Located just 50 miles south of San Francisco in Pescadero, it has been guiding mariners.
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Pigeon Point Light Station State Historic Park is located at 210 Pigeon Point Road, Pescadero, California 94060 just off Highway One between Half Moon Bay and Santa Cruz. The Lighthouse is closed to the public and the California State Parks Foundation is raising funds to restore and reopen the Pigeon Point Light Tower to the public.
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Pigeon Point Lighthouse is California's most photographed lighthouse. It also ties with Point Arena for honors as the tallest lighthouse on the Pacific Coast at 115 feet. Fifty miles south of San Francisco on the Pacific coast a few miles north of Santa Cruz, the Pigeon Point Lighthouse has been a beacon for those on the sea since 1872.
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The Pigeon Point Lighthouse itself has fallen into a bit of disrepair. In 2001 part of a railing on the exterior fell and made the lighthouse unsafe to visit. The lighthouse museum has a lot of information on the restoration. I hope to bring my kids back when lens finally returns to the top of the lighthouse to start calling to ships again.
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Pigeon Point Light Station State Historic Park is a popular stopover between Santa Cruz and Half Moon Bay for travelers on Highway 1. Clara Mokri/Special to the Chronicle
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Pigeon Point Light Station State Historic Park. Type: Park. Category: recreation area. Location: San Mateo, California, United States, North America. View on OpenStreetMap. Latitude. 37.18717° or 37° 11' 14" north. Longitude. -122.39483° or 122° 23' 41" west.
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There's nothing quite like your first visit to Pigeon Point Light Station State Historic Park (find tips here for your next trip). I'll always remember mine, standing before the park's iconic lighthouse as massive winter swells pounded the rocks below.
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The Pigeon Point Lighthouse is located on the California coast and has been guiding sailors since 1872 with its impressive 115-foot height and first-order Fresnel lens made up of 1,008 prisms. The lens, which is 16 feet tall, 6 feet in diameter, and weighs 2,000 pounds, is now on display in the fog signal building after being shipped from New.
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Pigeon Point Light Station See all things to do Pigeon Point Light Station 4.5 432 reviews #2 of 16 things to do in Pescadero Lighthouses Write a review About This historic lighthouse, named after the carrier pigeon, is more than a century old. Suggest edits to improve what we show. Improve this listing Tours & experiences
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Julie Barrow has been associated with Pigeon Point Light Station for almost 25 years. She began as a volunteer, leading tours of the lighthouse and grounds. Since 2007, she has worked for California State Parks as the park's interpreter and currently serves as the Special Projects Coordinator at Pigeon Point. Her primary role is to support.
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It's located in San Mateo County, and the lighthouse's address is 210 Pigeon Point Road, accessible along Highway 1, also known as the Pacific Coast Highway. Here are the travel times from the major destinations in the area: San Francisco: approximately one hour Santa Cruz: just over half an hour Monterey: bout an hour and twenty minutes
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Perched on a cliff on the central California coast, 50 miles south of San Francisco, the 115-foot Pigeon Point Lighthouse, one of the tallest lighthouses in America, has been guiding mariners since 1872. Its five-wick lard oil lamp, and first-order Fresnel lens, comprised of 1,008 prisms, was first lit at sunset, November 15, 1872.
Pigeon Point Light Station State Historic Park, California
Pigeon Point Light Station State Historic Park | The Peninsula, California | Attractions - Lonely Planet Pigeon Point Light Station State Historic Park California, USA, North America The Peninsula A half-dozen miles south of Pescadero along the coast, this 115ft-high light station is one of the tallest lighthouses on the West Coast.