Point Conception Light (CA)
Historical Light List Characteristics
| Year | Characteristic | Reference Number |
| Missing light lists prior to 1881 | ||
| 1881 | Fl W 30s. W23. | LHB Light List (Dist. 12): NA |
| Missing light lists for 1882-1885 | ||
| 1886-1888 | Fl W 30s. W17.75. | LHB Light List (Dist. 12): NA |
| Missing light lists for 1889-1891 | ||
| 1892 | Fl W 30s. W17.75. | 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 | |
| Missing light lists for 1897-1899 | ||
| 1900 | Fl W 30s. W17.75. | LHB Light List (Dist. 12-13): 11 |
| Missing light lists for 1901-1905 | ||
| 1906 | Fl W 30s. W17.75. | LHB Light List (Dist. 12-13): 15 |
| Missing light lists for 1907-1910 | ||
| 1911 | Fl W 30s. W17. | USLHS Light List (16th-18th): NA |
| Missing light lists for 1912-1913 | ||
| 1914 | Fl W 30s. W18. fl 4.5. | USLHS Light List (Pacific): 21 |
| Missing light lists for 1915-1929 | ||
| 1930-1933 | Fl W 30s. W18. fl 8. | USLHS Light List (Pacific): 62 |
| Missing light lists for 1934-1944 | ||
| 1945 | Fl W 30s. W18. fl 8. | USCG Light List (Pacific): 186 |
| Missing light lists for 1946-1949 | ||
| 1950 | Fl W 30s. W18. fl 7. | USCG Light List (Pacific): 186 |
| 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 | ||
| Missing light lists for 1991-2003 | ||
| 2004 | Fl W 30s. W20. | USCG Light List - Vol. VI: 200 |
Historical Light List Optics and Structures
| Year | Optic | Tower Height | Focal Plane | Description | Reference Number |
| Missing light lists prior to 1881 | |||||
| 1881 | 1st | 35 | NA | White; lantern, red. Circular tower on keeper's house. | LHB Light List (Dist. 12): NA |
| Missing light lists for 1882-1885 | |||||
| 1886 | NA | 40 | NA | White; lantern, red. Tower rising from rear of building. | LHB Light List (Dist. 12): NA |
| 1887-1888 | White; lantern, black. Tower rising from rear of building. | ||||
| Missing light lists for 1889-1891 | |||||
| 1892 | 1st | 39 | NA | 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 | ||||
| Missing light lists for 1897-1899 | |||||
| 1900 | 1st | 39 | 133 | 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): 11 |
| Missing light lists for 1901-1905 | |||||
| 1906 | 1st | 39 | 133 | 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): 15 |
| Missing light lists for 1907-1910 | |||||
| 1911 | 1st | NA | NA | White. Tower rising from rear of building. | USLHS Light List (16th-18th): NA |
| Missing light lists for 1912-1913 | |||||
| 1914 | NA | 39 | 133 | White; tower behind dwelling. | USLHS Light List (Pacific): 21 |
| Missing light lists for 1915-1929 | |||||
| 1930-1933 | 1 iov | 52 | 133 | White tower behind dwelling. | USLHS Light List (Pacific): 62 |
| Missing light lists for 1934-1944 | |||||
| 1945 | 1 iov | 52 | 133 | White tower behind dwelling. | USCG Light List (Pacific): 186 |
| Missing light lists for 1946-1949 | |||||
| 1950-1951 | 1 e | 52 | 133 | White tower behind dwelling. | USCG Light List (Pacific): 186 |
| 1952-1960 | NA | 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 | |||||
| Missing light lists for 1991-2003 | |||||
| 2004 | NA | 52 | 133 | White tower behind dwelling. | USCG Light List - Vol. VI: 200 |
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1856-1881 (Approximate location: Original lighthouse was located on top of the nearby bluff.) |
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1882-Present |