Continuing in my series of lighthouses near the City of the Angels, Los Angeles, CA, I'm going with the appropriately named Angel's Gate Lighthouse, which guards the entrance/exit of Los Angeles Harbor. It's truly one-of-a-kind; as the Lighthouse Directory notes below, it is the only one of its kind remaining.
Now, clearly you know it's near Los Angeles, but it lies at the end of a very long breakwater, as you will see in both the map and satellite view (if you switch to satellite and zoom in), in the location map here.
So now I'll go to the Lighthouse Directory, and then add links to other sites below that.
"1913. Active; focal plane 73 ft (22 m); green flash every 15 s. 69 ft (21 m) cylindrical steel and concrete tower rising from an octagonal concrete base, all on a concrete crib; DCB-24 aerobeacon. Lighthouse painted white with narrow vertical black stripes, lantern and gallery black; concrete base is white. Continuously operating fog horn (2 blasts every 30 s). The original 4th order clamshell Fresnel lens is on display at the Los Angeles Maritime Museum in San Pedro. ... This is the only surviving lighthouse of its type. ... Located at the end of the San Pedro Harbor breakwater about 1/2 mile (800 m) east of Point Fermin. Accessible only by boat. Ferries to Santa Catalina pass the lighthouse while departing San Pedro."
Angels Gate Lighthouse (SanPedro.com)
Los Angeles Harbor (Angel's Gate), CA (Lighthouse Friends)
First, a very short video during a boat-by; then pictures, including the 4th order clamshell Fresnel lens.
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