Crescent City Lighthouse
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Crescent City Lighthouse is a lighthouse in California, at a recorded elevation of 15 m. Ship Mountain stands 1,618 m to the east, 21 miles off. The nearest named place is Battery Point Lighthouse, a historic site 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 museum houses two stories of displays, artifacts, and exhibits that bring to life the history of this section of Northcoast California.
The story
Battery Point Light is a lighthouse in Crescent City, California, United States. It is registered as a California Historical Landmark, and is listed on the National Register of Historic Places as "Crescent City Lighthouse".
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Dates from 1856.
Wikidata Q4869878, referenced by the OpenStreetMap record.
What the record says
- Built
- 1856
- Elevation
- 15 m
What to expect
- Operated by
- Restored hisotric private aid
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: 12.5 mi
- Towering Inferno: 12.6 mi
- Battery Point Lighthouse: 0.0 mi
- Billy Boone Square: 0.5 mi
- U.S. Merchant Marine: 0.6 mi
- S.S. Emidio: 0.6 mi
- Brother Jonathan Cemetery: 0.6 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
- Point St. George Reef Offshore State Marine Conservation Area: 13.9 mi
- Crissey Field State Recreation Site: 17.9 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: 17.2 mi
- Red Point: 19.9 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
- 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 Crescent City 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.
Mean tidal range 4.99 ft at the nearest NOAA station.
NOAA CO-OPS station CRESCENT CITY, CA, 1 miaway — today’s predictions live there.
Where this comes from
Location and category confirmed against OpenStreetMap.
National Register of Historic Places, reference 83001177OpenStreetMapWikipediaWikidataOfficial site- National Register of Historic Places — Cresent City Lighthouse, reference 83001177, listed 09/15/83.
OpenStreetMap element way/168232963
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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