Santa Cruz Lighthouse
Santa Cruz Lighthouse is a lighthouse in Santa Cruz County, Central Coast, California. Santa Cruz Lighthouse is situated nearby to Santa Cruz Surfing Museum, as well as near the islet Seal Rock.- Type: Lighthouse
- Also known as: “Mark Abbott Memorial Lighthouse”
- Historically known as: “Mark Abbot Memorial Lighthouse”
Places of Interest Nearby
Highlights include Santa Cruz Surfing Museum and Seal Rock.
Santa Cruz Surfing Museum
Museum
Photo: ravas51, CC BY-SA 2.0.
The Santa Cruz Surfing Museum is a museum which was established in May 1986 to document the history of surfing. With collections dating back to the earliest years of surfing on mainland United States, the museum houses a historical account of surfing in Santa Cruz, California.
Giant Dipper
Roller coaster
Places in the Area
Nearby places include Santa Cruz and Twin Lakes.
Santa Cruz
Photo: Don DeBold, CC BY 2.0.
Santa Cruz is a coastal city in Santa Cruz County, at the north end of Monterey Bay in California, about 40 miles south of San Jose and 75 miles south of San Francisco.
Twin Lakes
Village
Twin Lakes is a census-designated place in Santa Cruz County, California, United States. The population was 4,944 at the 2020 census, up from 4,917 at the 2010 census. Twin Lakes is situated 2 miles northeast of Santa Cruz Lighthouse.
Opal Cliffs
Village
Opal Cliffs is an unincorporated community in Santa Cruz County, California, United States. The population was 6,458 at the 2000 census. For statistical purposes, the United States Census Bureau defined Opal Cliffs as a census-designated place. Opal Cliffs is situated 3½ miles east of Santa Cruz Lighthouse.
Santa Cruz Lighthouse
- Categories: tourist attraction and tourism
- Location: Santa Cruz County, Central Coast, California, United States, North America
- View on OpenStreetMap
Latitude
36.95149° or 36° 57′ 5″ northLongitude
-122.02674° or 122° 1′ 36″ westElevation
26 feet (8 metres)Open location code
848VXX2F+H8OpenStreetMap ID
node 479492430OpenStreetMap feature
man_made=lighthouseGeoNames ID
5393085
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