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Battery Point Light was one of the first lighthouses on the California coast. Rugged mountains and unbridged rivers meant coastal travel was essential for the economic survival of this region. In 1855, Congress appropriated $15,000 for the construction of a lighthouse on the tiny islet, which is connected to Battery Point by an isthmus which is ...
Crystal Cove State Park. / 33.57389°N 117.84000°W / 33.57389; -117.84000. Crystal Cove State Park is a state park of California, United States, encompassing 3.2 miles (5.1 km) of Pacific coastline, inland chaparral canyons, and the Crystal Cove Historic District of beach houses. The park is located partially in Newport Beach and ...
The tide pools and beach of the Crystal Cove State Marine Conservation area. History [ edit ] Dana Point SMCA and its adjoining MPAs are among 36 new marine protected areas adopted by the California Fish and Game Commission in December, 2010 during the third phase of the Marine Life Protection Act Initiative .
The Hunter's Moon on Oct. 17 will be the closest to Earth, resulting in a king high tide of 6.82 feet at 9:57 a.m. in Santa Monica, according to tide charts produced by NOAA. The California King ...
Pescadero, California Pigeon Point Light Station, located within a state historic park bearing its name, ranks among the tallest lighthouses in the United States. The park welcomes visitors until ...
Designated CHISL. 1932. Cabrillo National Monument ( Spanish: Monumento nacional Cabrillo) is at the southern tip of the Point Loma Peninsula in San Diego, California, United States. It commemorates the landing of Juan Rodríguez Cabrillo at San Diego Bay on September 28, 1542. This event marked the first time a European expedition had set foot ...
Saunders Reef State Marine Conservation Area (SMCA) is a marine protected area that extends offshore, just south of Schooner Gulch State Beach and north of Sail Rock in Mendocino County on California 's north central coast. The marine protected area covers 9.35 square miles (24.2 km 2 ). Saunders Reef SMCA prohibits the take of all living ...
Salt Point State Park. / 38.583°N 123.333°W / 38.583; -123.333. Salt Point State Park is a state park in Sonoma County, California, United States. The park covers 6,000 acres (2,428 ha) on the coast of Northern California, with 20 miles (32 km) of hiking trails and over 6 miles (9.7 km) of a rough rocky coastline including Salt Point ...