Point
Sur Lightstation, California
N 36 18.373 W
121 54.094
Point Sur Lightstation is
located 19 miles south of Carmel, California. It is located
on a 360 foot moro rock formation. It went into service on
August 1, 1889. It contained a first-order Fresnel lens--the
largest. It was 18 feet tall. It is now in the Maritime
Museum in Monterey.
You
can visit the lightstation on Saturdays and Sundays, and
some Wednesdays. The charge is $5.00 and the tours last
about 3 hours. Information regarding the lightstation and
the tours can be found at (visit
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