Santa Barbara Light (CA)
Historical Light List Characteristics
| Year | Characteristic | Reference Number |
| Missing light lists prior to 1881 | ||
| 1881 | F W. W17. | LHB Light List (Dist. 12): NA |
| Missing light lists for 1882-1885 | ||
| 1886-1887 | F W. W17.25. | LHB Light List (Dist. 12): NA |
| 1888 | F W. W17.5. | |
| Missing light lists for 1889-1891 | ||
| 1892 | F W. W17.25. | LHB Light List (Dist. 12-13): 831 |
| 1893 | LHB Light List (Dist. 12-13): 855 | |
| 1894 | LHB Light List (Dist. 12-13): 872 | |
| 1895 | LHB Light List (Dist. 12-13): 888 | |
| 1896 | LHB Light List (Dist. 12-13): 989 | |
| Missing light lists for 1897-1899 | ||
| 1900 | F W. W17.25. | LHB Light List (Dist. 12-13): 10 |
| Missing light lists for 1901-1905 | ||
| 1906 | F W. W17.25. | LHB Light List (Dist. 12-13): 14 |
| Missing light lists for 1907-1910 | ||
| 1911 | F W. W17. | USLHS Light List (16th-18th): NA |
| Missing light lists for 1912-1913 | ||
| 1914 | Fl W 15s. W20. fl 1. | USLHS Light List (Pacific): 20 |
| Missing light lists for 1915-1929 | ||
| 1930-1933 | Fl W 30s. W19. fl 0.6. | USLHS Light List (Pacific): 59 |
| Missing light lists for 1934-1944 | ||
| 1945 | Fl W 30s. W18. fl 1. Obscured northward of 270 degrees. | USCG Light List (Pacific): 185 |
| Missing light lists for 1946-1949 | ||
| 1950 | Fl W 30s. W18. fl 1. Obscured northward of 270 degrees. | USCG Light List (Pacific): 185 |
| 1951 | Fl W 30s. W17. fl 1. Obscured northward of 270 degrees. | |
| 1952-1960 | Fl W 30s. W18. fl 1. Obscured northward of 270 degrees. | USCG Light List - Vol. I-V: 22 |
| 1961-1965 | USCG Light List - Vol. III: 22 | |
| 1966 | Fl W 30s. W18. fl 1. Obscured 090°-275°(185°). | |
| 1967 | Fl W 10s. W18. fl 1. Obscured 090°-275°(185°). | |
| 1968-1972 | Fl W 10s. W18. Obscured 090°-275°(185°). | |
| 1973-1974 | Fl W 10s. W25. Obscured 090°-275°(185°). | |
| 1975-1984 | USCG Light List - Vol. III: 28 | |
| 1985 | USCG Light List - Vol. VI: 28 | |
| 1986 | USCG Light List - Vol. VI: 195 | |
| 1988 | ||
| 1990 | Fl W 10s. W15. Obscured 090°-275°(185°). | |
| Missing light lists for 1991-2003 | ||
| 2004 | Fl W 10s. W25. Obscured 090°-275°(185°). | USCG Light List - Vol. VI: 195 |
Historical Light List Optics and Structures
| Year | Optic | Tower Height | Focal Plane | Description | Reference Number |
| Missing light lists prior to 1881 | |||||
| 1881 | 4th | 34 | NA | Gray; lantern, red. Tower on one and a half story dwelling. | LHB Light List (Dist. 12): NA |
| Missing light lists for 1882-1885 | |||||
| 1886 | NA | 34 | NA | Gray; dome of lantern, red; shutters, green. Tower on stone-colored dwelling. | LHB Light List (Dist. 12): NA |
| 1887 | Gray; dome of lantern, red; shutters, green. Tower on stone dwelling. | ||||
| 1888 | White; dome of lantern, black; shutters, green. Tower on white dwelling. | ||||
| Missing light lists for 1889-1891 | |||||
| 1892 | 4th | 34 | NA | White tower, rising from white dwelling with green window shutters and red roof; lantern, black. | LHB Light List (Dist. 12-13): 831 |
| 1893 | 180 | LHB Light List (Dist. 12-13): 855 | |||
| 1894 | LHB Light List (Dist. 12-13): 872 | ||||
| 1895 | LHB Light List (Dist. 12-13): 888 | ||||
| 1896 | LHB Light List (Dist. 12-13): 989 | ||||
| Missing light lists for 1897-1899 | |||||
| 1900 | 4th | 34 | 178 | White tower, rising from white dwelling with green window shutters and red roof; lantern, black. | LHB Light List (Dist. 12-13): 10 |
| Missing light lists for 1901-1905 | |||||
| 1906 | 4th | 34 | 178 | White tower, rising from white dwelling with red roof; lantern, black. | LHB Light List (Dist. 12-13): 14 |
| Missing light lists for 1907-1910 | |||||
| 1911 | 4th | NA | NA | White. Tower on dwelling. | USLHS Light List (16th-18th): NA |
| Missing light lists for 1912-1913 | |||||
| 1914 | NA | 34 | 178 | White; tower on dwelling. | USLHS Light List (Pacific): 20 |
| Missing light lists for 1915-1929 | |||||
| 1930-1933 | Rf ei | 52 | 170 | Gray skeleton tower. | USLHS Light List (Pacific): 59 |
| Missing light lists for 1934-1944 | |||||
| 1945 | Dl e | 24 | 142 | White tower. | USCG Light List (Pacific): 185 |
| Missing light lists for 1946-1949 | |||||
| 1950-1951 | Dl e | 24 | 142 | White tower. | USCG Light List (Pacific): 185 |
| 1952-1960 | NA | USCG Light List - Vol. I-V: 22 | |||
| 1961-1974 | USCG Light List - Vol. III: 22 | ||||
| 1975-1984 | USCG Light List - Vol. III: 28 | ||||
| 1985 | USCG Light List - Vol. VI: 28 | ||||
| 1986 | USCG Light List - Vol. VI: 195 | ||||
| 1988 | |||||
| 1990 | |||||
| Missing light lists for 1991-2003 | |||||
| 2004 | NA | 24 | 142 | White tower. | USCG Light List - Vol. VI: 195 |
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1856-Present (Assumed the original 1856 lighthouse was located close to the position of the modern light.) |