Point Conception (California)
Historical Light List Characteristics
| 1857-1858 | Fl W 30s. W23. | LHB Light List (US): 369 |
| 1860 | LHB Light List (US): 353 | |
| 1865 | LHB Light List (All Coasts): 359 | |
| 1866 | LHB Light List (All Coasts): 363 | |
| 1868 | LHB Light List (All Coasts): 365 | |
| 1878 | LHB Light List (All Coasts): 452 | |
| 1879 | LHB Light List (All Coasts): 471 | |
| 1881 | LHB Light List (Dist. 12): N/A | |
| 1886 | Fl W 30s. W173/4. | LHB Light List (All Coasts): 603 |
| 1887 | LHB Light List (Dist. 12): N/A | |
| 1888 | LHB Light List (All Coasts): 641 | |
| 1892 | LHB Light List (Dist. 12-13): 832 | |
| 1893 | LHB Light List (Dist. 12-13): 856 | |
| 1894 | LHB Light List (Dist. 12-13): 873 | |
| 1895 | LHB Light List (Dist. 12-13): 889 | |
| 1896 | LHB Light List (Dist. 12-13): 990 | |
| 1900 | LHB Light List (Dist. 12-13): 11 | |
| 1906 | LHB Light List (Dist. 12-13): 15 | |
| 1911 | Fl W 30s. W17. | USLHS Light List (16th-18th): N/A |
| 1914 | Fl W 30s. W18. fl 4.5. | USLHS Light List (Pacific): 21 |
| 1930-1933 | Fl W 30s. W18. fl 8. | USLHS Light List (Pacific): 62 |
| 1945 | USCG Light List (Pacific): 186 | |
| 1950 | Fl W 30s. W18. fl 7. | |
| 1951 | Fl W 30s. W17. fl 7. | |
| 1952-1958 | Fl W 30s. W18. fl 7. | USCG Light List - Vol. I-V: 24 |
| 1959 | Fl W 30s. W18. fl 2. | |
| 1960 | Fl W 30s. W18. fl 3. | |
| 1961 | USCG Light List - Vol. III: 24 | |
| 1962-1972 | Fl W 30s. W18. fl 2. | |
| 1973-1974 | Fl W 30s. W26. fl 2. | |
| 1975-1984 | USCG Light List - Vol. III: 29 | |
| 1985 | Fl W 30s. W26. | USCG Light List - Vol. VI: 29 |
| 1986 | USCG Light List - Vol. VI: 200 | |
| 1988 | ||
| 1990 | ||
| 2004 | Fl W 30s. W20. |
Historical Light List Optics and Structures
| 1857-1858 | 1st | 35 | 250 | Low brick tower rising from keeper's dwelling. | LHB Light List (US): 369 |
| 1860 | LHB Light List (US): 353 | ||||
| 1865 | LHB Light List (All Coasts): 359 | ||||
| 1866 | LHB Light List (All Coasts): 363 | ||||
| 1868 | LHB Light List (All Coasts): 365 | ||||
| 1878 | Light on circular low brick tower, rising from keeper's dwelling. The dwelling and the tower are white-washed, and lantern red. The engine-buildings are placed on a plateau southwest of and 180 feet felow the light-house, and are painted white. | LHB Light List (All Coasts): 452 | |||
| 1879 | LHB Light List (All Coasts): 471 | ||||
| 1881 | N/A | White; lantern, red. Circular tower on keeper's house. | LHB Light List (Dist. 12): N/A | ||
| 1886 | 39 | 135 | Low brown tower, rising from brown building, on the plateau below the pitch of Point Conception; lantern, red. Fog-signal buildings, cottage, &c., on the plateau W. of the light-house. Keeper's dwelling and out-buildings on the bluff, 127 feet above the light-house. | LHB Light List (All Coasts): 603 | |
| 1887 | N/A | 40 | N/A | White; lantern, black. Tower rising from rear of building. | LHB Light List (Dist. 12): N/A |
| 1888 | 1st | 39 | 135 | Low white tower, rising from behind a white building, on the plateau below the pitch of Point Conception; lantern, black. White fog-signal buildings, cottage, &c., on the plateau W. of the light-house. Keeper's dwelling and out-buildings white, on the bluff, 127 feet above the light-house. | LHB Light List (All Coasts): 641 |
| 1892 | N/A | Low white tower, rising from behind a white building, on plateau below the pitch of Point Conception; lantern, black. | LHB Light List (Dist. 12-13): 832 | ||
| 1893 | 135 | LHB Light List (Dist. 12-13): 856 | |||
| 1894 | LHB Light List (Dist. 12-13): 873 | ||||
| 1895 | LHB Light List (Dist. 12-13): 889 | ||||
| 1896 | LHB Light List (Dist. 12-13): 990 | ||||
| 1900 | 133 | LHB Light List (Dist. 12-13): 11 | |||
| 1906 | LHB Light List (Dist. 12-13): 15 | ||||
| 1911 | N/A | N/A | White. Tower rising from rear of building. | USLHS Light List (16th-18th): N/A | |
| 1914 | N/A | 39 | 133 | White; tower behind dwelling. | USLHS Light List (Pacific): 21 |
| 1930-1933 | 1 iov | 52 | White tower behind dwelling. | USLHS Light List (Pacific): 62 | |
| 1945 | USCG Light List (Pacific): 186 | ||||
| 1950-1951 | 1 e | ||||
| 1952-1960 | N/A | USCG Light List - Vol. I-V: 24 | |||
| 1961-1963 | USCG Light List - Vol. III: 24 | ||||
| 1964-1967 | White tower with dark top behind dwelling. | ||||
| 1968-1974 | White tower behind dwelling. | ||||
| 1975-1984 | USCG Light List - Vol. III: 29 | ||||
| 1985 | USCG Light List - Vol. VI: 29 | ||||
| 1986 | USCG Light List - Vol. VI: 200 | ||||
| 1988 | |||||
| 1990 | |||||
| 2004 |
Historical Light List Audible Fog Signals
| 1857-1858 | Fog-bell, struck by machinery. | None | LHB Light List (US): 369 |
| 1860 | LHB Light List (US): 353 | ||
| 1865 | LHB Light List (All Coasts): 359 | ||
| 1866 | LHB Light List (All Coasts): 363 | ||
| 1868 | LHB Light List (All Coasts): 365 | ||
| 1878 | A 12-inch steam fog-whistle, giving blasts of 8 seconds at intervals of 52 seconds. | LHB Light List (All Coasts): 452 | |
| 1879 | LHB Light List (All Coasts): 471 | ||
| 1881 | None | LHB Light List (Dist. 12): N/A | |
| 1886 | 12-inch steam-whistle; blasts 8 sec., intervals 52 sec. | LHB Light List (All Coasts): 603 | |
| 1887 | None | LHB Light List (Dist. 12): N/A | |
| 1888 | 12-inch steam-whistle; blasts 8 sec., intervals 52 sec. | LHB Light List (All Coasts): 641 | |
| 1892 | 12-inch steam whistle; blasts, 8 sec.; silent intervals, 52 sec. | LHB Light List (Dist. 12-13): 832 | |
| 1893 | 12-inch steam whistle; blasts 8 sec., silent intervals 52 sec. | LHB Light List (Dist. 12-13): 856 | |
| 1894 | LHB Light List (Dist. 12-13): 873 | ||
| 1895 | LHB Light List (Dist. 12-13): 889 | ||
| 1896 | LHB Light List (Dist. 12-13): 990 | ||
| 1900 | LHB Light List (Dist. 12-13): 11 | ||
| 1906 | LHB Light List (Dist. 12-13): 15 | ||
| 1911 | None | USLHS Light List (16th-18th): N/A | |
| 1914 | 12-inch steam whistle: Blast 8 sec. Silent 52 sec. | USLHS Light List (Pacific): 21 | |
| 1930-1933 | DIAPHONE, air: gp. 2 blasts every 60 sec. Blast 3 sec., silent 4 sec., blast 3 sec., silent 50 sec. | USLHS Light List (Pacific): 62 | |
| 1945 | DIAPHONE, air; group 2 blasts every 60 sec. Blast 3 sec., silent 4 sec., blast 3 sec., silent 50 sec. | USCG Light List (Pacific): 186 | |
| 1950-1951 | DIAPHONE, two-tone, air; group 2 blasts every 60 sec. Blast 3 sec., silent 4 sec., blast 3 sec., silent 50 sec. | ||
| 1952-1958 | DIAPHONE, two-tone; gp 2 blasts ev 60s (3sbl-4ssi-3sbl-50ssi). | USCG Light List - Vol. I-V: 24 | |
| 1959-1960 | DIAPHONE, two-tone; gp of 2 blasts ev 60s (3sbl-4ssi-3sbl-50ssi). | ||
| 1961-1962 | USCG Light List - Vol. III: 24 | ||
| 1963-1965 | HORN, diaphragm, two-tone; gp of 2 blasts ev 60s (3sbl-4ssi-3sbl-50ssi). | ||
| 1966-1970 | HORN, diaphragm; 1 blast ev 15s (2sbl). Operates continuously. | ||
| 1971-1972 | HORN, diaphragm; 1 blast ev 30s (3sbl). Operates continuously. | ||
| 1973-1974 | HORN, 1 blast ev 30s (3sbl). Operates continuously. | ||
| 1975 | USCG Light List - Vol. III: 29 | ||
| 1976-1980 | HORN: 1 blast ev 30s (3sbl). Operates continuously. | ||
| 1981-1984 | HORN: 1 blast ev 30s (3s bl). Operates continuously. | ||
| 1985 | USCG Light List - Vol. VI: 29 | ||
| 1986 | HORN: 1 blast ev 30s (3s bl). Operates continuously. | USCG Light List - Vol. VI: 200 | |
| 1988 | |||
| 1990 | |||
| 2004 | HORN: 1 blast ev 30s (3s bl). Operates continuously. |
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1856 - 1881 (Approximate location: Original lighthouse was located on top of the nearby bluff.) |
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1882 - Present |