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St. George Reef Lighthouse

St. George Reef Lighthouse from directly overhead

St. George Reef Lighthouse is a historic site in California, at a modelled elevation of 6 m. Ship Mountain stands 1,618 m to the east, 22 miles off. The nearest named place is Brother Jonathan Cemetery, a historic site less than a tenth of a mile away. Pacific Coast passes 17 miles off. 120 named places lie within 25 miles, 46 of them named summits.

What the record says

Inscription
was placed on the National Register of Historic Places on December 9, 1993 by the St. George Reef Lighthouse Preservation Society in cooperation with the Del Norte County Board of Supervisors

How to reach it

Coordinates41.75042, -124.21191

120 named places within 25 miles

Peaks: 46
  • South Big Dune: 2.5 mi
  • Howland Summit: 3.8 mi
  • Howland Hill: 4.2 mi
  • Bald Hill: 9.8 mi
  • Childs Hill: 10.0 mi
Parks: 19
  • Brother Jonathan Park: 0.1 mi
  • Beach Front Park: 0.8 mi
  • Del Norte County Fairgrounds: 1.1 mi
  • Clifford Kamph Memorial Park: 15.2 mi
  • Kamph Memorial Park: 15.4 mi
Attractions: 13
Beaches: 10
Historic sites: 8
Cliffs: 6
Gardens: 3
Lighthouses: 2
Natural arches: 1
  • White Rock: 3.4 mi
Waterfalls: 1
  • Fern Fall: 4.4 mi
Artworks: 1
Picnic sites: 1
  • Picnic table: 18.0 mi
Springs: 1
  • Cedar Camp Spring: 22.8 mi

Summits around it

The highest named summits within 25 miles of St. George Reef Lighthouse. Elevation from each summit’s own record; bearing measured between the two coordinates.

SummitBearingElevationDistance
Ship MountainE 93°1,618 m21.6 mi
Number ThreeE 93°1,616 m21.6 mi
Hurdygurdy ButteE 85°1,597 m23.3 mi
Number TwoE 92°1,594 m21.7 mi
Summit Valley PeakESE 117°1,594 m22.8 mi
Number OneE 90°1,586 m21.9 mi
Bear Basin ButteE 80°1,585 m24.6 mi
Number FourE 94°1,556 m21.5 mi

When to go

Light through the year

DateSunriseGolden hourSunset
March equinox07:2118:5319:29
June solstice05:4320:1420:56
September equinox07:0518:3919:16
December solstice07:4216:0516:50

Local time (America/Los_Angeles).

Climate normals

Months averaging 50–80 °F: Apr–Nov.

JanFebMarAprMayJunJulAugSepOctNovDec
Avg °F494949515356575957555148
Precip in9.46.97.85.12.51.40.30.41.14.17.811.1

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.

OpenStreetMap

OpenStreetMap element node/8916604272

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