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Humboldt Harbor Light

Lighthouse · Humboldt County, California

The abandoned Humboldt Harbor lighthouse in 1920
The abandoned Humboldt Harbor lighthouse in 1920 · Unknown authorUnknown author / Wikimedia Commons · Public domain

Humboldt Harbor Light is a lighthouse in Humboldt County, California. California has 52 lighthouses on record at Wayfarrow, 5 of them in Humboldt County.

It was built in 1856, in the Civil War era, making it the 4th oldest of the 33 in California with a recorded construction date; its light sits 46 feet above the water; the light characteristic is recorded as F W (a steady light), with a range of about 13 nautical miles; it guards Pacific Ocean; it was deactivated in 1892.

Its record gives 1933 as the year this lighthouse was demolished, destroyed or taken out of existence, so it may no longer stand; check its status before you travel. It stands at 40.7686° N, 124.2210° W.

Key facts

Year built1856
Focal height46 ft
Light characteristicF W
Range13 nautical miles
Deactivated1892
Body of waterPacific Ocean
Record end date (demolished or lost)1933
Coordinates40.76864, -124.22103

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Questions

Where is Humboldt Harbor Light?

Humboldt Harbor Light is in Humboldt County, California, at 40.7686, -124.2210.

How many lighthouses are in Humboldt County?

Humboldt County, California has 5 lighthouses on record at Wayfarrow.

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