It occurred to me a couple of days ago that while I have featured several lighthouses in California, I hadn't featured lighthouses near Los Angeles. So I'm going to address that this week and in subsequent weeks, because there is a great deal of variety in the lighthouses around Los Angeles.
I'm going to start with a simple one, the Point Vicente light on the Rancho Palos Verde peninsula. This place has been in the news very recently due to the unfortunate state that some of it, including houses and roads, is landsliding toward the Pacific Ocean. I don't think the lighthouse is endangered by that process, but we should keep an eye on it. If you're unfamiliar with the area, this is where the lighthouse is. I zoomed out so it can be discerned where it is in relation to the greater Los Angeles area.
Now we get the basic information about it from the Lighthouse Directory:
"1926. Active; focal plane 185 ft (56 m); two white flashes every 20 s, separated by 5 s. 67 ft (20 m) cylindrical reinforced concrete tower, painted white. The original Barbier, Bernard and Turenne 3rd order Fresnel lens (1886) is on display at the Point Vicente Interpretive Center near the lighthouse. The 2-story concrete Spanish revival keeper's house houses a small museum; additional buildings were formerly used as Coast Guard housing. This is a very well preserved light station; members of the Coast Guard Auxiliary volunteer to maintain it. ... The light station was well maintained for many years but Anderson reports that it has deteriorated in recent years. The site is popular for whale watching. Located on a cliff overlooking the Pacific on Palos Verdes Drive in Rancho Palos Verdes."
The website for the Rancho Palos Verde government, which unfortunately is currently running alerts about the state of emergency due to the landslides, features an aerial pan around the lighthouse.
Point Vicente, CA (Lighthouse Friends)
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