Point Pinos

Point Pinos is a cape in Monterey County, Central Coast, California. Point Pinos is situated nearby to the suburb Pacific Grove Acres, as well as near the neighborhood New Monterey.

Places of Interest

Highlights include Point Piños Light Station and Pacific Grove Golf Links.

Point Piños Light Station

Lighthouse

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Point Pinos Lighthouse is an operational lighthouse located in Monterey Bay, Pacific Grove, California, United States. Originally lit on February 1, 1855, it remains an active United States Coast Guard aid to navigation, and is the oldest continuously operating lighthouse on the West Coast of the United States.

Pacific Grove Golf Links

Golf course

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Pacific Grove Golf Links is a public 18-hole golf course owned by the city of Pacific Grove, California. Originally designed by Chandler Egan in 1932, the first nine holes are laid out through the forested areas of Pacific Grove.

Asilomar Conference Grounds

Park

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Asilomar Conference Grounds is a conference center originally built for the Young Women's Christian Association. It is located on the western tip of the Monterey Peninsula in Pacific Grove, California, near what was formerly known as Moss Beach.

Places in the Area

Nearby places include Pacific Grove and New Monterey.

Pacific Grove

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Pacific Grove is in Monterey County in the Central Coast region of California. It is next to the Pacific Ocean on Monterey Bay just west of the city of Monterey.

New Monterey

Neighborhood

New Monterey is a neighborhood of Monterey, California. Formerly, it was an unincorporated community that was later incorporated in the city of Monterey. New Monterey is situated 2½ miles southeast of Point Pinos.

Monterey

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Monterey is a city in the Monterey County area of Monterey Bay in California. Monterey is one of the more beautiful coastal cities of California, and then a historic city can make for a great two-day trip for those visiting San Francisco or a weekend getaway for California natives.

Point Pinos

Type: Cape
Also known as: “El Cabo de San Martin”, “Lighthouse Point”, “Point Pines”, “Punta de los Pinos”, and “Punta De Pinos *”
Category: landform
Location: Monterey County, Central Coast, California, United States, North America
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Latitude

36.63865° or 36° 38′ 19″ north

Longitude

-121.93829° or 121° 56′ 18″ west

Elevation

-3 feet (-1 metres)

Open location code

848WJ3Q6+FM

GeoNames ID

5383226

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Satellite Map

Discover Point Pinos from above in high-definition satellite imagery.

Localities in the Area

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Notable Places Nearby

Highlights include Crespi Pond and Point Piños Lighthouse Reservation.

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