Oakland Harbor Light
 Oakland Harbor Light at Embarcadero Cove by U.S. Coast Guard Archive | |
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| Location | Embarcadero Cove Oakland California United States |
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| Coordinates | 37°46′53″N 122°14′38″W / 37.781335°N 122.243817°W |
| Tower | |
| Constructed | 1890 (first) 1903 (second) |
| Foundation | concrete pilings (second) |
| Construction | wooden tower (second) |
| Automated | 1966 (current) |
| Shape | square on the center of keeper's house (second) |
| Markings | white tower (second) |
| Operator | Quinns Lighthouse Restaurant & Pub [2][3][4] |
| Fog signal | struck every 5s. (bell) blast every 15s. (diaphone) |
| Light | |
| First lit | 1966 (current automated beacon at the end of the pier) |
| Deactivated | 1966 (second) and relocated |
| Focal height | 26 m (85 ft)  |
| Lens | Fifth order Fresnel lens (removed) |
| Range | 14 nautical miles (26 km; 16 mi)[1] |
| Characteristic | Fl W 5s. |
Oakland Harbor Light is a former lighthouse, now a restaurant in Embarcadero Cove, California.
History
[edit]The original tower was built in 1890 at the entrance of Oakland Harbor. The wooden pilings on which the structure sat had deteriorated by 1902, and a larger replacement lighthouse was constructed on concrete pilings nearby, which began operation in 1903. The original structure was then sold and removed. In 1966, the lighthouse was replaced by an automated beacon and deactivated. It was eventually sold to a private party and relocated to Embarcadero Cove in Oakland, where it opened in 1984 as Quinn's Lighthouse Restaurant. The lantern room was removed after deactivation in 1966, and was transferred to Mark Abbott Memorial Lighthouse in Santa Cruz, California, where it continued to deteriorate and was replaced in 1996.
See also
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References
[edit]- ^ Oakland Harbor Lighthouse See California. Retrieved 12 June 2016
- ^ Oakland Harbor Lighthouse See California. Retrieved 12 June 2016
- ^ Rowlett, Russ. "Lighthouses of the United States: Northern California". The Lighthouse Directory. University of North Carolina at Chapel Hill. Retrieved 2016-06-12.
- ^ California Historic Light Station Information & Photography United States Coast Guard. Retrieved 12 June 2016
External links
[edit]- United States Coast Guard
- Inventory of Historic Light Stations California Lighthouses Archived 2007-04-06 at the Wayback Machine
- Oakland Harbor Light
- Quinn's Lighthouse Restaurant
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