Long Beach Light
Long Beach Light also known as the Long Beach Harbor Light, is a lighthouse on Long Beach Harbor in California.
History
Long Beach Harbor Light looks different from a traditional lighthouse. Labeled the "robot light" when established in 1949, it is completely automated and was the forerunner of the new version of 20th-century lighthouses on America's West Coast. The 42-foot (13 m) high white, rectangular tower with a columnar base, features a 36-inch (910 mm) airway-type beacon and is controlled by the ANRAC system from the Los Angeles Harbor Light. The three-story facility, of monolithic design, is built of concrete supported on six cement columns cast into six pockets of a crib. It had dual tone fog signals and a radio beacon.
In its commanding position in
This lighthouse is inaccessible to the public but can be viewed from East Ocean Boulevard at Long Beach Harbor.
See also
References
- ^ Rowlett, Russ. "Lighthouses of the United States: Northern California". The Lighthouse Directory. University of North Carolina at Chapel Hill. Retrieved 2016-06-11.
- ^ California Historic Light Station Information & PhotographyUnited States Coast Guard. Retrieved 11 June 2016. Archived 1 May 2017 at the Wayback Machine
- ^ Long Beach Harbor Archived 2011-06-04 at the Wayback Machine Lighthouse Friends. Retrieved 11 June 2016.
External links
- "Historic Light Station Information and Photography: California". United States Coast Guard Historian's Office. Archived from the original on 2017-05-01.