Battery Point Light
Battery Point Light is a lighthouse in Crescent City, California, United States. It is registered as a California Historical Landmark, and is listed on the National Register of Historic Places as "Crescent City Lighthouse".
Battery Point Light | |
| Location | Crescent City California United States |
|---|---|
| Coordinates | 41.7441°N 124.2031°W |
| Tower | |
| Constructed | 1856 |
| Foundation | natural emplaced |
| Construction | brick tower and granite keeper's house |
| Automated | 1953 |
| Height | 45 feet (14 m) |
| Shape | cylindrical tower with balcony and lantern on the roof of keeper's house |
| Markings | white tower, red lantern |
| Operator | Del Norte County Historical Society |
| Heritage | National Register of Historic Places listed place, California Historical Landmark |
| Light | |
| First lit | 1856 |
| Deactivated | 1965–1982 continuously occupied |
| Focal height | 77 feet (23 m) |
| Lens | Fourth order Fresnel lens (original), 375 mm lens (current) |
| Range | 12 nautical miles; 23 kilometres (14 mi) |
| Characteristic | Fl W 30s. |
U.S. National Register of Historic Places | |
| Official name | Crescent City Lighthouse |
| Reference no. | 83001177 |
| Reference no. | 951 |
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