Point Arena Light (CA)
Historical Light List Characteristics
| Year | Characteristic | Reference Number |
| Missing light lists prior to 1881 | ||
| 1881 | F W. W19. | LHB Light List (Dist. 12): NA |
| Missing light lists for 1882-1885 | ||
| 1886-1888 | F W. W18.75. | LHB Light List (Dist. 12): NA |
| Missing light lists for 1889-1891 | ||
| 1892 | F W. W18.75. | LHB Light List (Dist. 12-13): 857 |
| 1893 | LHB Light List (Dist. 12-13): 883 | |
| 1894 | LHB Light List (Dist. 12-13): 900 | |
| 1895 | LHB Light List (Dist. 12-13): 916 | |
| 1896 | LHB Light List (Dist. 12-13): 1017 | |
| Missing light lists for 1897-1899 | ||
| 1900 | F W. W18.75. | LHB Light List (Dist. 12-13): 41 |
| Missing light lists for 1901-1905 | ||
| 1906 | F W. W18.75. | LHB Light List (Dist. 12-13): 56 |
| Missing light lists for 1907-1910 | ||
| 1911 | Fl(2) W 6s. W18. | USLHS Light List (16th-18th): NA |
| Missing light lists for 1912-1913 | ||
| 1914 | Fl(2) W 6s. W18. fl 0.5, ec 1, fl 0.5, ec 4. | USLHS Light List (Pacific): 81 |
| Missing light lists for 1915-1929 | ||
| 1930-1933 | Fl(2) W 20s. W19. fl 0.7, ec 4.3, fl 0.7, ec 14.3. | USLHS Light List (Pacific): 264 |
| Missing light lists for 1934-1944 | ||
| 1945 | Fl(2) W 20s. W19. fl 0.8, ec 4.2, fl 0.8, ec 14.2. | USCG Light List (Pacific): 716 |
| Missing light lists for 1946-1949 | ||
| 1950-1951 | Fl(2) W 20s. W19. fl 0.8, ec 4.2, fl 0.8, ec 14.2. | USCG Light List (Pacific): 716 |
| 1952-1959 | USCG Light List - Vol. I-V: 230 | |
| 1960 | Fl(2) W 20s. W19. fl 0.1, ec 5, fl 0.1, ec 14.8. | |
| 1961-1963 | USCG Light List - Vol. III: 230 | |
| 1964-1970 | USCG Light List - Vol. III: 56 | |
| 1971 | Fl(2) W 20s. fl 0.1, ec 5, fl 0.1, ec 14.8. | |
| 1972 | Fl(2) W 20s. W19. fl 0.1, ec 5, fl 0.1, ec 14.8. | |
| 1973-1974 | Fl(2) W 20s. W26. fl 0.1, ec 5, fl 0.1, ec 14.8. | |
| 1975-1977 | USCG Light List - Vol. III: 62 | |
| 1978-1984 | Fl W 15s. W25. | |
| 1985 | USCG Light List - Vol. VI: 62 | |
| 1986 | USCG Light List - Vol. VI: 420 | |
| 1988 | ||
| 1990 | ||
| Missing light lists for 1991-2003 | ||
| 2004 | Fl W 15s. W25. | USCG Light List - Vol. VI: 420 |
Historical Light List Optics and Structures
| Year | Optic | Tower Height | Focal Plane | Description | Reference Number |
| Missing light lists prior to 1881 | |||||
| 1881 | 1st | 100 | NA | White; dome of lantern, red; gallery, balustrade, and band, black. Conical tower. | LHB Light List (Dist. 12): NA |
| Missing light lists for 1882-1885 | |||||
| 1886 | NA | 100 | NA | White; dome of lantern, black; gallery, balustrade, and band, black. Conical tower. | LHB Light List (Dist. 12): NA |
| 1887-1888 | White; dome of lantern, gallery, balustrade, and band, black. Conical tower. | ||||
| Missing light lists for 1889-1891 | |||||
| 1892 | 1st | 100 | NA | Conical white tower. Dome of lantern, gallery, balustrade, and band, black. | LHB Light List (Dist. 12-13): 857 |
| 1893 | 156 | LHB Light List (Dist. 12-13): 883 | |||
| 1894 | LHB Light List (Dist. 12-13): 900 | ||||
| 1895 | LHB Light List (Dist. 12-13): 916 | ||||
| 1896 | LHB Light List (Dist. 12-13): 1017 | ||||
| Missing light lists for 1897-1899 | |||||
| 1900 | 1st | 100 | 155 | Conical white tower. Dome of lantern, gallery, balustrade, and band, black. | LHB Light List (Dist. 12-13): 41 |
| Missing light lists for 1901-1905 | |||||
| 1906 | 1st | 100 | 155 | White conical tower. Dome of lantern, gallery, balustrade, and band, black. | LHB Light List (Dist. 12-13): 56 |
| Missing light lists for 1907-1910 | |||||
| 1911 | 1st | NA | NA | Natural color. Cylindrical, concrete tower. | USLHS Light List (16th-18th): NA |
| Missing light lists for 1912-1913 | |||||
| 1914 | NA | 100 | 155 | Natural color; cylindrical concrete tower. | USLHS Light List (Pacific): 81 |
| Missing light lists for 1915-1929 | |||||
| 1930-1933 | 1 ei | 115 | 155 | White cylindrical tower, black gallery. | USLHS Light List (Pacific): 264 |
| Missing light lists for 1934-1944 | |||||
| 1945 | 1 e | 115 | 155 | White cylindrical tower, black gallery. | USCG Light List (Pacific): 716 |
| Missing light lists for 1946-1949 | |||||
| 1950-1951 | 1 e | 115 | 155 | White cylindrical tower, black gallery. | USCG Light List (Pacific): 716 |
| 1952-1960 | NA | USCG Light List - Vol. I-V: 230 | |||
| 1961-1963 | USCG Light List - Vol. III: 230 | ||||
| 1964 | USCG Light List - Vol. III: 56 | ||||
| 1965 | NA | ||||
| 1966-1974 | 115 | ||||
| 1975-1984 | USCG Light List - Vol. III: 62 | ||||
| 1985 | USCG Light List - Vol. VI: 62 | ||||
| 1986 | USCG Light List - Vol. VI: 420 | ||||
| 1988 | |||||
| 1990 | |||||
| Missing light lists for 1991-2003 | |||||
| 2004 | NA | NA | 155 | NA | USCG Light List - Vol. VI: 420 |
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1870-Present |