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  2. Point Arena Light - Wikipedia

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    The first European to record Point Arena was Spaniard Bartolomé Ferrer in 1543, who named it Cabo de Fortunas ("cape of fortunes"). in 1775, lieutenant Juan Francisco de la Bodega y Quadra (commander of the schooner Sonora) renamed the cape Punta Delgado ("narrow point") during a royal expedition chartered by the Viceroyalty of New Spain to map the north coast of Alta California.

  3. List of lighthouses in California - Wikipedia

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    The light shone from the top of the bell tower until 1961 when it was replaced by an offshore light. B. ^ The tower was abandoned in 1971 when the beacon was moved to a nearby modern pole. This light was discontinued in 2013 fifteen years after the old tower was moved to a new spot and restored.

  4. Pigeon Point Lighthouse - Wikipedia

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    It is the tallest lighthouse (tied with Point Arena Light) on the West Coast of the United States. It is still an active Coast Guard aid to navigation. Pigeon Point Light Station is located on the coastal highway (State Route 1), 5 miles (8 km) south of Pescadero, California, between Santa Cruz and San Francisco. The 115-foot (35 m), white ...

  5. File:Point Arena Lighthouse, Mendocino County.jpg - Wikipedia

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    The following 16 pages use this file: Point Arena Light; User talk:Bammesk/Archive 02; User talk:Frank Schulenburg; Wikipedia:Featured picture candidates/Point Arena Light 2

  6. Point Arena State Marine Reserve & Point Arena State Marine ...

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    Manchester State Beach begins just north of Point Arena and extends for five miles and Schooner Gulch State Beach is three miles south of Point Arena. The Point Arena SMR is bounded by the mean high tide line and straight lines connecting the following points in the order listed: 38° 57.35’ N. lat. 123° 44.50’ W. long.;

  7. Point Arena, California - Wikipedia

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    The first European to record Point Arena was Spaniard Bartolomé Ferrer in 1543, who named it Cabo de Fortunas ("cape of fortunes"). The cape was renamed to Punta Delgado (narrow point) in 1775 by lieutenant Juan Francisco de la Bodega y Quadra (commander of the schooner Sonora), part of a royal expedition chartered by the government of Mexico to map the north coast of Alta California.

  8. Light characteristic - Wikipedia

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    A Morse code light is light in which appearances of light of two clearly different durations (dots and dashes) are grouped to represent a character or characters in the Morse Code. For example, "Mo(A)" is a light in which in each period light is shown for a short period (dot) followed by a long period (dash), the Morse Code for "A".

  9. Sea Lion Cove State Marine Conservation Area - Wikipedia

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    Point Arena and Arena Rock are popular areas for divers. The Point Arena Lighthouse was first built in 1870, then rebuilt after the 1906 earthquake. The tower still holds the original Fresnel Lens, which casts a beam visible to ships 20 nautical miles (37 km) out to sea.