 Battery Point Light | |
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| Location | Crescent City California United States |
|---|---|
| Coordinates | 41°44′39″N 124°12′11″W / 41.7441°N 124.2031°W |
| Tower | |
| Constructed | 1856 |
| Foundation | natural emplaced |
| Construction | brick tower and granite keeper's house |
| Automated | 1953 |
| Height | 45 feet (14 m) |
| Shape | cylindrical tower with balcony and lantern on the roof of keeper's house |
| Markings | white tower, red lantern |
| Operator | Del Norte County Historical Society[1] [2] |
| Heritage | National Register of Historic Places listed place, California Historical Landmark  |
| Light | |
| First lit | 1856 |
| Deactivated | 1965–1982 continuously occupied |
| Focal height | 77 feet (23 m) |
| Lens | Fourth order Fresnel lens (original), 375 mm lens (current) |
| Range | 12 nautical miles; 23 kilometres (14 mi) |
| Characteristic | Fl W 30s. |
| Official name | Crescent City Lighthouse |
| Reference no. | 83001177[3] |
| Reference no. | 951[4] |
Battery Point Light is a lighthouse in Crescent City, California, United States. It is registered as a California Historical Landmark,[4] and is listed on the National Register of Historic Places as "Crescent City Lighthouse".[3]
- ^ Rowlett, Russ. "Lighthouses of the United States: Northern California". The Lighthouse Directory. University of North Carolina at Chapel Hill. Retrieved June 9, 2016.
- ^ California Historic Light Station Information & Photography United States Coast Guard. Retrieved 9 June 2016
- ^ a b "National Register Information System". National Register of Historic Places. National Park Service. July 9, 2010.
- ^ a b "California Historical Landmarks in Del Norte County". Office of Historical Preservation. California State Parks. Retrieved July 26, 2013.