Park · California
Pigeon Point Light Station State Historic Park
Pigeon Point Light Station State Historic Park is a park in California, at a modelled elevation of 13 m. Mount Bielawski stands 985 m to the east, 17 miles off. The nearest named place is Oil Storage Building, a museum 0.3 miles away.
What to expect
How to reach it
Coordinates37.18553, -122.39546
Named places within 25 miles
Nature reserves
- Pigeon Point County Park: 0.5 mi
- Pescadero Marsh Natural Preserve: 5.2 mi
- Butano State Park: 5.3 mi
- West Waddell Creek State Wilderness: 7.4 mi
- Pescadero Creek County Park: 8.7 mi
Parks
- Pigeon Point Light Station State Historic Park: 1.1 mi
- Bean Hollow State Beach: 3.2 mi
- Pescadero State Beach: 5.7 mi
- San Mateo Coast State Beaches: 7.7 mi
- The Cone Cult: 9.5 mi
Peaks
- Round Hill: 5.2 mi
- Butano Peak: 5.9 mi
- Chalk Mountain: 6.0 mi
- Lane Hill: 6.8 mi
- Goat Hill: 7.6 mi
Historic sites
- Sandy Point Lookout: 6.8 mi
- Johansen Mill Site: 9.0 mi
- stone fireplace: 9.5 mi
- Big Creek Powerhouse (site): 12.1 mi
- Page Mill Site: 12.5 mi
Artworks
- Stone Head: 8.5 mi
- Dialogue: 13.3 mi
- Old Barn: 13.4 mi
- Praying Hands: 15.2 mi
- The Greatest in the Kingdom: 15.3 mi
Picnic sites
- Choctaw Youth Camp: 10.6 mi
- Tan Oak Day Use Area: 10.8 mi
- Madrone Day Use Area: 10.8 mi
- Orchard Glen: 16.9 mi
- McGarvey Flat: 17.9 mi
Gardens
- Nature Circle: 14.4 mi
- Community Garden: 15.9 mi
- Education Garden: 17.2 mi
- Native Hill (California Native Habitat Garden): 18.9 mi
- Foothill Horticulture Garden: 18.9 mi
Beaches: 50
- Pistachio Beach: 0.3 mi
- Arroyo De Los Frijoles Beach: 2.9 mi
- Pebble Beach: 3.7 mi
- Whitehouse Creek Beach: 3.8 mi
- Bean Hollow State Beach: 4.2 mi
Museums: 42
- Oil Storage Building: 0.3 mi
- Fog Signal Building: 0.3 mi
- Rancho del Oso Nature and History Center: 9.0 mi
- David C. Daniels Nature Center: 14.5 mi
- The San Lorenzo Valley Museum: 15.9 mi
Attractions: 36
- Greyhound Rock: 10.2 mi
- Towne Trail: 11.5 mi
- Arata's Pumpkin Farm: 13.6 mi
- Long Branch Saloon and Farms: 13.7 mi
- Castle Rock State Park. Red Mountain Day Use Area: 14.9 mi
Waterfalls: 15
- Butano Falls: 5.8 mi
- Butano Falls: 5.8 mi
- Golden Falls: 6.8 mi
- The Cascades: 6.9 mi
- Silver Falls: 6.9 mi
Springs: 12
- Bulls Spring: 10.9 mi
- Travertine Springs: 14.5 mi
- Spring source: 15.6 mi
- Reggiardo Spring: 17.1 mi
- Summit Spring: 17.3 mi
Cliffs: 11
- Waddell Bluffs: 8.2 mi
- China Ladder: 11.2 mi
- Cal Poly Bluffs: 12.0 mi
- Underworld Rock: 16.6 mi
- Lyme Disease Rock: 16.9 mi
Covered bridges: 2
- Felton Covered Bridge: 20.2 mi
- Felton Covered Bridge: 20.2 mi
Rest areas: 1
Natural arches: 1
- Natural Bridges Rock Arch: 24.8 mi
Summits around it
The highest named summits within 19.5 miles of Pigeon Point Light Station State Historic Park. Elevation from each summit’s own record; bearing measured between the two coordinates.
| Summit | Bearing | Elevation | Distance |
|---|---|---|---|
| Mount Bielawski | E 81° | 985 m | 16.8 mi |
| Castle Rock | E 80° | 979 m | 16.7 mi |
| The Peak | E 82° | 917 m | 18.0 mi |
| Lookout Tower | ENE 75° | 892 m | 16.3 mi |
| Goat Rock | E 79° | 890 m | 16.1 mi |
| Sunnyvale Mountain | E 83° | 880 m | 18.1 mi |
| Summit Rock | ENE 77° | 878 m | 16.8 mi |
| Varian Peak | ENE 79° | 873 m | 15.7 mi |
When to go
Light through the year
| Date | Sunrise | Golden hour | Sunset |
|---|---|---|---|
| March equinox | 07:14 | 18:47 | 19:22 |
| June solstice | 05:50 | 19:55 | 20:34 |
| September equinox | 06:58 | 18:34 | 19:08 |
| December solstice | 07:20 | 16:16 | 16:56 |
Local time (America/Los_Angeles).
Climate normals
Months averaging 50–80 °F: Jan–Nov.
| Jan | Feb | Mar | Apr | May | Jun | Jul | Aug | Sep | Oct | Nov | Dec | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Avg °F | 50 | 51 | 51 | 53 | 55 | 57 | 61 | 61 | 61 | 57 | 52 | 50 |
| Precip in | 5.8 | 6.2 | 4.3 | 2.3 | 0.9 | 0.4 | 0.1 | 0.2 | 0.2 | 1.3 | 2.6 | 6.1 |
1991–2020 U.S. Climate Normals, NOAA NCEI — SAN Gregorio 2 SE, 9 mi away.
Where this comes from
Location and category confirmed against OpenStreetMap.
OpenStreetMapWikidataOfficial siteOpenStreetMap element relation/9440958
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