Point Pinos Lighthouse, Pacific Grove

Name: Point Pinos Lighthouse
Address: 80 Asilomar Blvd, Pacific Grove, 93950-2015, United States
Telephone: +1 831-648-5716

#3 among attractions in Pacific Grove

Top attraction, Lighthouse, Vernacular architecture

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Point Pinos Lighthouse was lit on February 1, 1855, to guide ships on the Pacific Coast of California. It is the oldest continuously operating lighthouse on the West Coast of the United States and even the lens is original. Alcatraz Island Lighthouse preceded Point Pinos by eight months, but was replaced in 1909 by the expanding military prison. The Point Pinos Lighthouse is still an active United States Coast Guard aid to navigation. On-site museum exhibits and other lighthouse related functions are operated by the city of Pacific Grove, Monterey County, California. The lighthouse is surrounded by the Pacific Grove Municipal Golf Links. ()

Alternative names: Coordinates: 36°38'0"N, 121°56'2"W

Address

80 Asilomar BlvdPacific GrovePacific Grove 93950-2015 United States

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+1 831-648-5716

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Point Pinos Lighthouse – popular in the area (distance from the attraction)

Nearby attractions include: Asilomar State Marine Reserve, Pacific Grove Municipal Golf Links, Pacific Grove Museum of Natural History, Asilomar State Beach.

~1440 ftNW
Nature, Natural attraction, Beach
Asilomar State Marine Reserve, Pacific Grove
7 min walk • Asilomar State Marine Reserve is one of four small marine protected areas located near the cities of Monterey and Pacific Grove, at the southern end of Monterey Bay on California’s central coast. The four MPAs together encompass 2.96 square miles. The SMR protects all marine life within its boundaries.
~590 ftE
Outdoor activities, Golf
Pacific Grove Municipal Golf Links, Pacific Grove
3 min walk • Pacific Grove Municipal Golf Links is a public 18-hole golf course owned by the city of Pacific Grove, California. Originally designed by Chandler Egan in 1932, the first nine holes are laid out through the forested areas of Pacific Grove.
1.2 miSE
Science museum, Museum, History museum
Pacific Grove Museum of Natural History, Pacific Grove
32 min walk • The Pacific Grove Museum of Natural History is a museum of natural history located near the Monterey Bay Aquarium in Pacific Grove, California, United States.
1 miS
Beach
Asilomar State Beach, Pacific Grove
26 min walk • Asilomar State Beach, officially Asilomar State Beach and Conference Grounds State Park, is a state park unit of California, United States. It provides public access to rocky coast and dune habitat on the Monterey Peninsula.
1 miNE
Scenic area with beaches and sea otters
Monterey Bay, Monterey
27 min walk • Monterey Bay is a bay of the Pacific Ocean located on the coast of the U.S. state of California, south of the San Francisco Bay Area and its major city at the south of the bay, San Jose.