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Pigeon Point Light Station State Historic Park

Pigeon Point Light Station State Historic Park from directly overhead

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.

Visiting

What to expect

Official site

Getting there

How to reach it

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Coordinates37.18553, -122.39546
Around it

Named places within 25 miles

Nature reserves
Peaks
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: 60
Parks: 59
  • 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
  • Coyote Bowl: 9.9 mi
Gardens: 59
Picnic sites: 49
  • 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
Beaches: 48
Museums: 42
Attractions: 35
Waterfalls: 13
Springs: 11
  • 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: 10
Ghost towns: 10
Covered bridges: 1
Rest areas: 1
Natural arches: 1
  • Natural Bridges Rock Arch: 24.8 mi
On the horizon

Summits around it

The highest named summits within 20.0 miles of Pigeon Point Light Station State Historic Park. Elevation from each summit’s own record; bearing measured between the two coordinates.

SummitBearingElevationDistance
Mount BielawskiE985 m16.8 mi
Castle RockE979 m16.7 mi
The PeakE917 m18.0 mi
Lookout TowerENE892 m16.3 mi
Goat RockE890 m16.1 mi
Sunnyvale MountainE880 m18.1 mi
Summit RockENE878 m16.8 mi
Varian PeakENE873 m15.7 mi
Conditions

When to go

Light through the year

DateSunriseGolden hourSunset
March equinox07:1418:4719:22
June solstice05:5019:5520:34
September equinox06:5818:3419:08
December solstice07:2016:1616:56

Local time (America/Los_Angeles).

Climate normals

Months averaging 50–80 °F: Jan–Nov.

JanFebMarAprMayJunJulAugSepOctNovDec
Avg °F505151535557616161575250
Precip in5.86.24.32.30.90.40.10.20.21.32.66.1

1991–2020 U.S. Climate Normals, NOAA NCEI — SAN Gregorio 2 SE, 9 mi away.

Sources

Where this comes from

Location and category confirmed against OpenStreetMap.

OpenStreetMapWikidataOfficial site

OpenStreetMap element relation/9440958

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