Lime Point
Lime Point is situated on the northern side of the Golden Gates narrowest point. From this point, a rocky spur, just twenty feet wide, extends roughly 100 feet into the bay. In 1883, a narrow one-story fog signal b... lighthousefriends.com
Alcatraz Island
No longer a prison for some of America's most dangerous offenders, Alcatraz is part of the National Park Service and is a must-see for visitors to the city. Once on the island, you will certainly be captivated by its h... mytravelguide.com
Mile Rocks
The southern side of the entrance to the Golden Gate is dotted with a family of dangerous wave-swept rocks that includes Black Head Rock, Lobos Rock, and Pyramid Rock. The two northernmost, and thus most dangerous ... lighthousefriends.com
Oakland Harbor
The arrival of the Central Pacific railroad terminus at Oakland in 1869 heightened the need for a nearby link to shipping in San Francisco Bay. Consequently, two piers that were spaced 750 feet and extended two mil... lighthousefriends.com
Point Diablo
Point Diablo is located roughly midway between Point Bonita and Lime Point on the northern side of the Golden Gate. The point protrudes some 600 feet into the waters from the Marin Headlands, making the point, acco... lighthousefriends.com
Point Blunt
In 1775, Juan Manuel de Ayala became the first European navigator to sail into San Francisco Bay. He found a protected anchorage in a small cove on the northern side of the bay's largest island and promptly named t... lighthousefriends.com
Point Bonita
Guardian of the northern tip of the Golden Gate, the Point Bonita Lighthouse still uses its original second-order Fresnel lens to cast forth a guiding beacon for mariners. In the 1850s, as lighthouses started poppi... lighthousefriends.com
Alcatraz Lighthouse
In 1849, the Coast Guard Survey dispatched a party to the Pacific Coast to determine sites for new lighthouses in California, Oregon, and Washington. The Gold Rush had made Pacific Coast lighthouses a priority. The work w... waymarking.com
Lightship Relief Wlv 605
Construction on WLV 605 began at Rice Brothers Shipyard in Boothbay Harbor, Maine on March 1, 1949. Robert Rice, who along with his father and roughly 150 other men were kept busy by the work, recalls that the ship... lighthousefriends.com
East Brother Light Station - Point San Pablo, Ca
Click on any picture to see larger images. Click the blue links for more information and other waymarks. In addition to being an island lighthouse and bed and breakfast, the East Brother Light Station is also listed as a ... waymarking.com
Point Montara Lighthouse Hostel - Montara, Ca
"Enjoy a unique vacation experience at a spectacular lighthouse location, perched on a bluff overlooking the Pacific Ocean, just 25 miles south of San Francisco. The rugged California coast is a dramatic and breathtaking ... waymarking.com
Coast Guard Lightship Wlv 605 Relief (Decommissioned) -...
"Lightships were floating lighthouses anchored in areas where it was too deep, expensive, or impractical to construct a lighthouse. Lightship WLV 605 was built by the Rice Brothers Shipyard in Boothbay, Maine, and was one... waymarking.com
Carquinez Strait Regional Shoreline
- This parkland provides a gateway to the river delta region along the northern edge of Contra Costa County. The coastal hills rise steeply up to 750 feet above Carquinez Strait. From the highest elevations the view includ... wildernet.com