Battery Point Lighthouse
Battery Point Lighthouse is a historic site in California, at a modelled elevation of 4 m. Ship Mountain stands 1,618 m to the east, 21 miles off. The nearest named place is Oil House, a lighthouse less than a tenth of a mile away. Pacific Coast passes 18 miles off. 121 named places lie within 25 miles, 46 of them named summits.
The story
lighthouse in California, United States
Dates from 1856.
Wikidata Q4869878, matched on coordinates and name (26 m apart).
What the record says
- Inscription
- The Battery Point Lighthouse is one of the first lighthouses on the California Coast. Rugged mountains and unbridged rivers meant coastal travel was essential for the economic survival of this region.
How to reach it
- 17.5 mi off the Pacific Coast, National
Overlooks nearby
- Rainbow Rock Viewpoint · 24 mi
- Cape Ferrelo Viewpoint · 26 mi
- House Rock Viewpoint · 27 mi
- Whaleshead Viewpoint · 28 mi
121 named places within 25 miles
- South Big Dune: 3.0 mi
- Howland Summit: 3.5 mi
- Howland Hill: 3.8 mi
- Bald Hill: 9.4 mi
- Childs Hill: 9.5 mi
- Beach Front Park: 0.5 mi
- Brother Jonathan Park: 0.6 mi
- Del Norte County Fairgrounds: 1.2 mi
- Clifford Kamph Memorial Park: 15.6 mi
- Kamph Memorial Park: 15.8 mi
- Boy Scout Tree: 4.4 mi
- Grove of Titans: 5.8 mi
- Stout Grove: 7.0 mi
- Elephant Tree: 12.6 mi
- Towering Inferno: 12.6 mi
- Pebble Beach: 2.0 mi
- Kellogg Road Beach: 8.7 mi
- Wilson Creek Beach: 11.2 mi
- Hidden Beach: 12.7 mi
- Pelican State Beach: 17.2 mi
- Billy Boone Square: 0.5 mi
- U.S. Merchant Marine: 0.5 mi
- S.S. Emidio: 0.6 mi
- Brother Jonathan Cemetery: 0.6 mi
- Brother Jonathan Cemetery: 0.6 mi
- Point St. George Reef Offshore State Marine Conservation Area: 13.9 mi
- Crissey Field State Recreation Site: 17.8 mi
- Winchuck State Recreation Site: 18.1 mi
- Harris Beach Marine Garden: 22.9 mi
- Harris Beach State Park: 23.0 mi
- Half Butte: 0.5 mi
- Danger Point: 16.6 mi
- High Bluff: 17.3 mi
- Red Point: 19.8 mi
- Rainbow Rock: 24.5 mi
- MaryLee Thompson-Smith Commemorative Garden: 12.6 mi
- Trees of Mystery: 12.6 mi
- Botanical Gardens: 21.8 mi
- Oil House: 0.0 mi
- Crescent City Lighthouse: 0.0 mi
- White Rock: 4.0 mi
- Fern Fall: 4.3 mi
- Paul Bunyan and Babe: 12.6 mi
- Picnic table: 17.4 mi
- Cedar Camp Spring: 22.2 mi
Summits around it
The highest named summits within 25 miles of Battery Point Lighthouse. Elevation from each summit’s own record; bearing measured between the two coordinates.
| Summit | Bearing | Elevation | Distance |
|---|---|---|---|
| Ship Mountain | E 91° | 1,618 m | 21.2 mi |
| Number Three | E 91° | 1,616 m | 21.2 mi |
| Hurdygurdy Butte | E 84° | 1,597 m | 22.9 mi |
| Number Two | E 91° | 1,594 m | 21.3 mi |
| Summit Valley Peak | ESE 116° | 1,594 m | 22.2 mi |
| Number One | E 89° | 1,586 m | 21.5 mi |
| Bear Basin Butte | E 79° | 1,585 m | 24.2 mi |
| Number Four | E 93° | 1,556 m | 21.0 mi |
When to go
Light through the year
| Date | Sunrise | Golden hour | Sunset |
|---|---|---|---|
| March equinox | 07:21 | 18:53 | 19:29 |
| June solstice | 05:43 | 20:14 | 20:56 |
| September equinox | 07:05 | 18:39 | 19:16 |
| December solstice | 07:42 | 16:05 | 16:50 |
Local time (America/Los_Angeles).
Climate normals
Months averaging 50–80 °F: Apr–Nov.
| Jan | Feb | Mar | Apr | May | Jun | Jul | Aug | Sep | Oct | Nov | Dec | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Avg °F | 49 | 49 | 49 | 51 | 53 | 56 | 57 | 59 | 57 | 55 | 51 | 48 |
| Precip in | 9.4 | 6.9 | 7.8 | 5.1 | 2.5 | 1.4 | 0.3 | 0.4 | 1.1 | 4.1 | 7.8 | 11.1 |
1991–2020 U.S. Climate Normals, NOAA NCEI — Crescent City Mcnamara AP, 3 mi away.
Where this comes from
Location and category confirmed against OpenStreetMap.
OpenStreetMapOpenStreetMap element node/8916609276
Day trips start here
- Crescent City · 1 mi
- Del Norte County · 13 mi
- Klamath · 17 mi
- Brookings-Harbor · 22 mi
- Redwood National Park · 24 mi
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