Trinidad Head Light
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Location: | Trinidad Harbour, California |
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Coordinates WGS-84 (GPS) |
Latitude: 41.0518
Longitude: -124.1514 |
Construction: | brick |
Year first lit: | 1871 |
Year first constructed: | 1871 |
Automated: | 1974 |
Tower shape: | Square Pyramidal |
Height: | 25 ft |
Original lens: | Fourth order Fresnel lens |
Current lens: | 375 MM optic |
Characteristic: | white light occulted every 4 s |
Trinidad Head Lighthouse is a lighthouse in California, United States, in Trinidad Harbour, California
[edit] History
Trinidad Head Lighthouse was built on the Trinidad Harbour in 1871. In 1947, the lens was changed from the fourth order Fresnel lens to a to a 375 MM optic. The lighthouse was automated by the Coast Guard in 1974.