Fort Point Lighthouse
California
Fort Point Lighthouse is a lighthouse in California, first lit in 1855. Its official name is Fort Point Light. The tower stands 27 feet tall. It was deactivated in 1934. The nearest other lighthouse is Lime Point Lighthouse, 1.0 mi away.
Fort Point Lighthouse at a glance
First lit
1855
Deactivated 1934
Tower height
27 ft
Light 112 ft above water
Official name
Fort Point Light
Built of
Cast iron
About Fort Point Lighthouse
Fort Point Light is a decommissioned lighthouse built on the third tier of Fort Point, which is now directly beneath the south anchorage of the Golden Gate Bridge in San Francisco, California. The lighthouse is at the south end of the narrowest part of Golden Gate strait.
Fort Point Lighthouse sits at 37.8108, -122.4769 in California. The closest other lighthouses are Lime Point Lighthouse (1.0 mi), Point Diablo Lighthouse (1.4 mi) and Mile Rocks Lighthouse (2.2 mi). California has 48 lighthouses in all.
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Lighthouses near Fort Point Lighthouse
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Lime Point Lighthouse
1.0 mi away
Point Diablo Lighthouse
1.4 mi away
Mile Rocks Lighthouse
2.2 mi away
Point Bonita Lighthouse
2.9 mi away
Alcatraz Island Lighthouse
3.2 mi away
Point Blunt Lighthouse
4.3 mi away
Also close to Fort Point Lighthouse: Yerba Buena Lighthouse 6.3 mi · Southampton Shoal Lighthouse 6.4 mi · East Brother Island Lighthouse 11 mi · Oakland Harbor Lighthouse 13 mi · Point Montara Lighthouse 19 mi · Mare Island Lighthouse 22 mi · Carquinez Strait Lighthouse 23 mi · Farallon Island Lighthouse 30 mi
Questions about Fort Point Lighthouse
Where is Fort Point Lighthouse?
Fort Point Lighthouse is in California, at 37.8108, -122.4769. The nearest other lighthouse is Lime Point Lighthouse, 1.0 mi away.
When was Fort Point Lighthouse built?
Fort Point Lighthouse was first lit in 1855. It was deactivated in 1934.
How tall is Fort Point Lighthouse?
The tower is 27 feet (8 m) tall, and its light sits 112 feet above the water.
What lighthouses are near Fort Point Lighthouse?
The closest are Lime Point Lighthouse (1.0 mi), Point Diablo Lighthouse (1.4 mi) and Mile Rocks Lighthouse (2.2 mi).
Sources: history and visiting details from the Wikipedia article on Fort Point Light (CC BY-SA 4.0); facts and location from Wikidata. Photo credits are listed under each photo and on the photo credits page.