Point Vicente State Marine Conservation Area

Point Vicente State Marine Conservation Area is a nature reserve in California, United States. Point Vicente State Marine Conservation Area is situated nearby to the hamlet Portuguese Bend, as well as near the town Rancho Palos Verdes.

Places of Interest

Highlights include Point Vicente Lighthouse and Point Vicente County Park.

Point Vicente Lighthouse

Government building

Photo: PKM, CC BY-SA 3.0.

Point Vicente Lighthouse is a lighthouse in Rancho Palos Verdes, California, United States, north of Los Angeles Harbor, which was built in 1926. It is 67 feet tall and stands on a cliff with a height of 130 feet.

Point Vicente County Park

Park

Photo: Sergei Gussev, CC BY 2.0.

Point Vicente County Park is situated 1½ miles northeast of Point Vicente State Marine Conservation Area.

Places in the Area

Nearby places include Rancho Palos Verdes and Palos Verdes Estates.

Rancho Palos Verdes

Town

Photo: Cardinalngold, Public domain.

Rancho Palos Verdes is an affluent coastal city in southern Los Angeles County, California, United States. Incorporated on September 7, 1973, the city has a population of 42,287 as reported in the 2020 United States census. Rancho Palos Verdes is situated 3½ miles northeast of Point Vicente State Marine Conservation Area.

Palos Verdes Estates

Suburb

Photo: formulanone, CC BY-SA 2.0.

Palos Verdes Estates is a coastal city in Los Angeles County, California, United States, situated on the Palos Verdes Peninsula and neighboring Rancho Palos Verdes and Rolling Hills Estates. Palos Verdes Estates is situated 4½ miles north of Point Vicente State Marine Conservation Area.

Rolling Hills

Suburb

Photo: Mary DeNeale Morgan, Public domain.

Rolling Hills is a city on the Palos Verdes Peninsula, in Los Angeles County, California, United States. Rolling Hills is a gated community with private roads with three entry gates. Rolling Hills is situated 5 miles northeast of Point Vicente State Marine Conservation Area.

Point Vicente State Marine Conservation Area

Type: Nature reserve
Location: California, United States, North America
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Latitude

33.72512° or 33° 43′ 30″ north

Longitude

-118.42781° or 118° 25′ 40″ west

Open location code

8553PHGC+2V

GeoNames ID

10297351

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Localities in the Area

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Notable Places Nearby

Highlights include Point Vicente and Point Vicente Lighthouse.

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