WayfarrowLime Point Light
Lighthouse · Marin County, California
Lime Point Light is a lighthouse in Marin County, California. California has 52 lighthouses on record at Wayfarrow, 6 of them in Marin County.
It was built in 1883, in the late 19th century, making it the 17th oldest of the 33 in California with a recorded construction date; its light sits 16 feet above the water; the light characteristic is recorded as Fl W 5s (a white flash every 5 seconds); the structure is built of brick.
Status check, 2026-11: This is the brick fog-signal building from 1883, which got a lens lantern in 1900. When the station was automated in 1961, every other building was torn down, so only the fog-signal building remains. It has no real tower. It stands at 37.8255° N, 122.4783° W.
Key facts
| Current structure built | 1883 |
|---|---|
| Focal height | 16 ft |
| Light characteristic | Fl W 5s |
| Material | brick |
| Coordinates | 37.82547, -122.47834 |
Nearby places
- Fort Point Light, San Franciscolighthouse · San Francisco County · 1 mi
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- Mile Rocks Lightlighthouse · San Francisco County · 2.9 mi
- Point Bonita Lighthouselighthouse · Marin County · 2.9 mi
- Alcatraz Island Lightlighthouse · San Francisco County · 3.1 mi
- Point Blunt Lightlighthouse · Marin County · 3.8 mi
- Point Stuart Lightlighthouse · Marin County · 3.8 mi
- Sydney Townghost town · San Francisco County · 4.5 mi
- Southampton Shoal Lightlighthouse · San Francisco County · 5.8 mi
- Yerba Buena Lightlighthouse · San Francisco County · 6.5 mi
- Winehavenghost town · Contra Costa County · 9.3 mi
- East Brother Island Lightlighthouse · Contra Costa County · 9.8 mi
Questions
Where is Lime Point Light?
Lime Point Light is in Marin County, California, at 37.8255, -122.4783.
How many lighthouses are in Marin County?
Marin County, California has 6 lighthouses on record at Wayfarrow.
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