St. George Reef Lighthouse
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. 113 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
- 17.1 mi off the Pacific Coast, National
Overlooks nearby
- Rainbow Rock Viewpoint · 24 mi
- Cape Ferrelo Viewpoint · 26 mi
- House Rock Viewpoint · 26 mi
- Whaleshead Viewpoint · 28 mi
113 named places within 25 miles
- 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
- 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
- Boy Scout Tree: 4.5 mi
- Grove of Titans: 6.1 mi
- Stout Grove: 7.2 mi
- Elephant Tree: 13.2 mi
- Trees of Mystery: 13.2 mi
- Pebble Beach: 1.4 mi
- Kellogg Road Beach: 8.2 mi
- Wilson Creek Beach: 11.8 mi
- Hidden Beach: 13.3 mi
- Pelican State Beach: 16.8 mi
- Brother Jonathan Cemetery: 0.0 mi
- Battery Point Lighthouse: 0.6 mi
- U.S. Merchant Marine: 0.8 mi
- Billy Boone Square: 0.8 mi
- S.S. Emidio: 0.8 mi
- Half Butte: 0.1 mi
- Danger Point: 16.8 mi
- High Bluff: 17.8 mi
- Red Point: 19.4 mi
- Rainbow Rock: 24.0 mi
- Point St. George Reef Offshore State Marine Conservation Area: 13.3 mi
- Crissey Field State Recreation Site: 17.4 mi
- Winchuck State Recreation Site: 17.7 mi
- Harris Beach Marine Garden: 22.4 mi
- Harris Beach State Park: 22.5 mi
- MaryLee Thompson-Smith Commemorative Garden: 13.2 mi
- Trees of Mystery: 13.2 mi
- Botanical Gardens: 21.3 mi
- Crescent City Lighthouse: 0.6 mi
- White Rock: 3.4 mi
- Fern Fall: 4.4 mi
- Paul Bunyan and Babe: 13.2 mi
- 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.
| Summit | Bearing | Elevation | Distance |
|---|---|---|---|
| Ship Mountain | E 93° | 1,618 m | 21.6 mi |
| Number Three | E 93° | 1,616 m | 21.6 mi |
| Hurdygurdy Butte | E 85° | 1,597 m | 23.3 mi |
| Number Two | E 92° | 1,594 m | 21.7 mi |
| Summit Valley Peak | ESE 117° | 1,594 m | 22.8 mi |
| Number One | E 90° | 1,586 m | 21.9 mi |
| Bear Basin Butte | E 80° | 1,585 m | 24.6 mi |
| Number Four | E 94° | 1,556 m | 21.5 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/8916604272
Day trips start here
- Crescent City · 1 mi
- Del Norte County · 13 mi
- Klamath · 18 mi
- Brookings-Harbor · 22 mi
- Redwood National Park · 25 mi
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