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Point Sur Lighthouse is a lightstation at Point Sur 24.6 miles (39.6 km) south of Monterey, California at the peak of the 361-foot (110 m) rock at the head of the point. It was established in 1889 and is part of Point Sur State Historic Park. The light house is 40 feet (12 m) tall and 270 feet (82 m) above sea level.
The coast off Point Sur Lighthouse was the location of the sinking of the United States Navy airship USS Macon (ZRS-5) in 1935. The Lighthouse Service was absorbed into the Coast Guard in 1939, and Point Sur Lighthouse became the property of the Coast Guard. The lightstation was automated in the late 1960s, and in 1974 ceased to have a light ...
The Sur Submarine Canyon reaches a depth of 3,000 ft (910 m) just 8 mi (13 km) south of Point Sur. [8] NAVFAC Point Sur, constructed in 1957 and commissioned on 8 January 1958, was located adjacent to the Point Sur Lighthouse 25 miles (40 km) south of Monterey, California along Highway 1. Point Sur was established as a stand-alone, self ...
Point Sur State Historic Park 36°18′23″N 121°54′06″W / 36.306329°N 121.901656°W / 36.306329; -121.901656 ( Point Sur Lighthouse Big Sur
Point Sur Light. These two marine protected areas adjoin each other off the coast of Point Sur. The Big Sur coastline is known for its spectacular and rugged scenery. The sites are adjacent to Andrew Molera State Park and Point Sur State Historic Park. [3]
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Point Sur (see also Point Sur Lighthouse and Point Sur State Marine Reserve and Marine Conservation Area) Cape San Martin [4] (originally another Point Gorda, Punta Gorda "fat tip" in Spanish, [2] see Gorda, California) Piedras Blancas (see also Piedras Blancas Light Station and Piedras Blancas State Marine Reserve and Marine Conservation Area ...
A son, Joseph William Post, was born on the ranch. In 1888, Joseph Post won a government contract to build a road to connect the road his father built and Point Sur, the future site of the Point Sur Lighthouse. [4] In 1920, the 26 mi (42 km) trip from Carmel in a light spring wagon pulled by two horses could be completed in about 11 hours.