Point Sur Lighthouse

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historic site light station lighthouse

Point Sur Lighthouse is a historic 19th-century light station perched on a volcanic rock along California’s Big Sur coast, guiding ships along the rugged Pacific shoreline.

Aliases (1)

Point Sur Lightstation ×1

Statements (47)

Predicate	Object
instanceOf	historic site → light station → lighthouse →
access	guided tours only →
automated	1974 →
bodyOfWater	Pacific Ocean →
centuryBuilt	19th century →
cityNearest	Big Sur, California → Monterey, California →
coast	Big Sur coast →
constructionStart	1887 →
country	United States →
focalHeight	about 270 feet →
height	about 40 feet →
laterManagingOrganization	United States Coast Guard → United States Lighthouse Service →
lightCharacteristic	flashing white light →
listedOn	National Register of Historic Places →
locatedIn	Big Sur → California → Monterey County, California →
locatedOn	Pacific coast → Point Sur → a volcanic rock →
managingOrganization	California Department of Parks and Recreation → Central Coast Lighthouse Keepers →
material	brick → stone →
notableFor	dramatic location on an offshore volcanic rock → one of the most prominent lighthouses on the Big Sur coast →
NRHPListingYear	1975 →
NRHPReferenceNumber	75000432 →
NRHPStatus	listed →
operator	United States Coast Guard →
originalLens	first-order Fresnel lens →
originalManagingOrganization	United States Lighthouse Board →
owner	State of California →
partOf	Point Sur State Historic Park →
purpose	to guide ships along the Pacific shoreline → to warn ships of the rocky Big Sur coast →
region	Central Coast of California →
roadAccess	California State Route 1 →
status	active aid to navigation →
tourism	popular historic attraction →
towerShape	conical tower →
yearCompleted	1889 →
yearLit	1889 →

Referenced by (2)

Subject (surface form when different)	Predicate
Point Sur State Historic Park ("Point Sur Lightstation") →	hasFeature
Big Sur region of California →	hasLandmark