Point Montara Light Station
The Point Montara Light is a lighthouse in Montara, California, United States, on the southern approach to the San Francisco Bay, California approximately 25 miles south of San Francisco.| Tap on a place to explore it |
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- Type: Lighthouse
- Description: lighthouse in California, United States
- Also known as: “Montara Lighthouse”, “Point Montara Light”, and “Point Montara Lighthouse”
Places of Interest Nearby
Highlights include Eddie Andreini Sr. Airfield and James V Fitzgerald Marine Reserve.
Eddie Andreini Sr. Airfield
Aerodrome
Eddie Andreini Sr. Airfield, officially Half Moon Bay Airport, is a public airport in San Mateo County, six miles northwest of Half Moon Bay, California, United States. The airport is on the Pacific Coast, south of San Francisco. Eddie Andreini Sr. Airfield is situated 2 miles southeast of Point Montara Light Station.
James V Fitzgerald Marine Reserve
Nature reserve
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Fitzgerald Marine Reserve is a marine reserve in California on the Pacific Ocean, located just north of Pillar Point Harbor and Mavericks in the San Mateo County community of Moss Beach. James V Fitzgerald Marine Reserve is situated 1½ miles south of Point Montara Light Station.
Moss Beach Distillery
Restaurant
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Moss Beach Distillery is a restaurant in Moss Beach, California, located on a cliff which overlooks the Pacific Ocean. It is officially designated as a California Point of Historical Interest. Moss Beach Distillery is situated 1¼ miles south of Point Montara Light Station.
Places in the Area
Nearby places include Montara and Moss Beach.
Montara
Village
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Montara is a census-designated place in San Mateo County, California, United States. The population was 2,833 at the 2020 census. Nearby communities include Moss Beach and Princeton-by-the-Sea.
Moss Beach
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Moss Beach is a coastal census-designated place in San Mateo County, California, with a year 2020 census population of 3,214. Located in Moss Beach are the Fitzgerald Marine Reserve, a marine sanctuary; the Half Moon Bay Airport, the historic Moss Beach Distillery; and the Seal Cove Inn, a destination lodging property.
Princeton
Hamlet
Princeton-by-the-Sea is an unincorporated community on the coast of San Mateo County, California. The ZIP code is 94019 and the community is in area code 650. Princeton is situated 3 miles southeast of Point Montara Light Station.
Point Montara Light Station
- Categories: tourist attraction and tourism
- Location: San Mateo, California, United States, North America
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Latitude
37.5365° or 37° 32′ 11″ northLongitude
-122.51931° or 122° 31′ 10″ westElevation
56 feet (17 metres)Open location code
849VGFPJ+J7OpenStreetMap ID
node 430366105OpenStreetMap feature
man_made=lighthouse
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In Other Languages
“Point Montara Light Station” goes by many names.
- French: “phare de Point Montara”
- French: “Phare de Point Montara”
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