WayfarrowPoint Arguello Light
Lighthouse · Santa Barbara County, California
Point Arguello Light is a lighthouse in Santa Barbara County, California. California has 52 lighthouses on record at Wayfarrow, 3 of them in Santa Barbara County.
Its light sits 125 feet above the water; the light characteristic is recorded as Fl W 15s (a white flash every 15 seconds), with a range of about 17 nautical miles.
Current sources show this lighthouse no longer stands. Status check, 2026-11: The 1901 lighthouse was replaced by a separate tower in 1911 and then by a steel skeleton tower in 1934; today only a modern light on a post remains, and sources disagree on when it went up (1967 vs. early 1990s). It stands at 34.5769° N, 120.6472° W.
Key facts
| Focal height | 125 ft |
|---|---|
| Light characteristic | Fl W 15s |
| Range | 17 nautical miles |
| Coordinates | 34.57694, -120.64722 |
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Questions
Where is Point Arguello Light?
Point Arguello Light is in Santa Barbara County, California, at 34.5769, -120.6472.
How many lighthouses are in Santa Barbara County?
Santa Barbara County, California has 3 lighthouses on record at Wayfarrow.
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