Point Piños Light Station
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.
- Lighthouse
- …lies at an elevation of 33 feet (10 metres)
- Description: lighthouse in California, United States
- Also known as“Pacific Grove Lighthouse”“Point Pinos Light”“Point Piños Lighthouse”
Places of Interest Nearby
Highlights include Pacific Grove Golf Links and Asilomar Conference Grounds.
Pacific Grove Golf Links
Golf course
Pacific Grove Golf Links is a public 18-hole golf… Pacific Grove Golf Links is situated 1,800 feet southeast of Point Piños Light Station.
Asilomar Conference Grounds
Park
Asilomar Conference Grounds is a conference center… Asilomar Conference Grounds is situated 1 mile south of Point Piños Light Station.
Lover’s Point
Scenic viewpoint
Lover’s Point is a scenic viewpoint, which is situated 1 mile southeast of Point Piños Light Station.
Places in the Area
Nearby places include Pacific Grove and New Monterey.
Pacific Grove
Pacific Grove is in Monterey County, on the Central Coast of California.
New Monterey
Neighborhood
New Monterey is a neighborhood of Monterey, California. New Monterey is situated 2 miles southeast of Point Piños Light Station.
Monterey
Monterey is a city of about 30,000 people in the Monterey County area of Monterey Bay in California.
Point Piños Light Station
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Latitude
36.63339° or 36° 38′ 0″ north
Longitude
-121.93374° or 121° 56′ 2″ west
Open location code
848WJ3M8+9G
OpenStreetMap ID
OpenStreetMap feature
historic=yes
OpenStreetMap feature
man_made=lighthouse
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In Other Languages
From Arabic to Persian—“Point Piños Light Station” goes by many names.
- Arabic: “منارة بوينت بينوس”
- French: “phare de Point Pinos”
- French: “Phare de Point Pinos”
- German: “Point Pinos Lighthouse”
- Japanese: “ポイントピノス灯台”
- Persian: “فانوس دریایی پوینت پینوس”
Localities in the Area
Explore places such as Pacific Grove Acres and Asilomar.
Nearby Places
Explore places such as Asilomar / PG Golf Links and The Grill at Point Pinos.
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