Point Arena Light

Point Arena Light is a lighthouse in Mendocino County, California. California has 52 lighthouses on record at Wayfarrow, 2 of them in Mendocino County.

It was built in 1908, in the early 20th century, making it the 23rd oldest of the 33 in California with a recorded construction date; the tower stands about 115 feet tall (the tallest of 26 measured in California); its light sits 154 feet above the water; the light characteristic is recorded as Fl W 15s (a white flash every 15 seconds), with a range of about 25 nautical miles; it guards Pacific Ocean; the structure is built of reinforced concrete.

Status check, 2026-11: The 1870 brick tower was condemned and torn down after the 1906 earthquake. It was replaced by a reinforced-concrete tower first lit Sept 15, 1908, so the record's 1870 is wrong for the current structure. Point Arena Light is listed on the National Register of Historic Places. It stands at 38.9547° N, 123.7406° W.

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