Trinidad Head Lighthouse - California, United States
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Trinidad Head Lighthouse


Location
State California
Country United States




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Latitude 41° 3" 6'
Longitude -124° 9" 4'
Format DD DMS
Body of water Pacific Ocean
Height Above Water 196 feet
Light Characteristics Occulting White Light Four Seconds; Horn
Current Conditions
Sunday
Monday
Tuesday
Temperature: 49F
Dewpoint: 49F

Mostly Cloudy
High: 56F
Low: 45F

Partly Cloudy
High: 58F
Low: 45F

Rain
High: 54F
Low: 38F

Chance of Rain

Introduction:
Located only 17 miles north of Humboldt Bay and the Eureka area, Trinidad Head juts out from the town of Trinidad toward the west with a top elevation of more than 350 feet. The lighthouse here casts a white beam out over the Pacific Ocean some 196 feet above the water’s surface.

History:
As Trinidad became an important port for the transport of timber, the high bluffs of Trinidad head were chosen as the site for a lighthouse serving the harbor in 1871. The original 25-foot-high brick tower was lit in December of that year. The original Fresnel lens was replaced with a modern optical light in 1947, and today the light is automated.

Navigating in and Around the Lighthouse:
Characteristics: Occulting white light (four seconds) with a focal plane 196 feet above the water. Horn during periods of reduced visibility.

Local Notices to Mariners:
Local Notices to Mariners are now available exclusively online from the U.S. Coast Guard.

Tour Schedule:
The original Trinidad Head Lighthouse is not accessible or open to the public, but a replica of the lighthouse is located in Trinidad and open to the public.