Point Vicente Light
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| Location: | Palos Verdes, California |
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| Coordinates WGS-84 (GPS) |
Latitude: 33.7419
Longitude: -118.4106 |
| Foundation: | Concrete |
| Construction: | Reinforced Concrete |
| Year first lit: | 1926 |
| Year first constructed: | 1926 |
| Automated: | 1973 |
| Tower shape: | Cylindrical |
| Height: | 67 ft |
| Original lens: | Third order Fresnel lens |
| Current lens: | Cylindrical |
| Characteristic: | 2 white flashes every 20 s |
Point Vicente Lighthouse is a lighthouse in California, United States, in Palos Verdes, north of the Los Angeles Harbour, California. It is between Point Loma Lighthouse to the south and Point Conception Lighthouse to the north. The lighthouse is listed on the National Register of Historic Places.
[edit] History
Point Vicente Lighthouse was built in 1926 on the Palos Verdes Peninsula. The light source was dimmed during World War II to avoid aiding the enemy. It was automated in 1971 by the Coast Guard. The original third order Fresnel lens still revolves in the lantern room.
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