Point Pinos Lighthouse

[HISTORY|VISITING|HOURS] [RESTORATION]

Oc 4s 89ft 17M    Google Map: Latitude 36° 38' 0.22" N    Longitude 121° 56' 1.67" W

 

Social Media & Links

YouTube Channel

YouTube  *  Facebook  *  Instagram  *  Wikipedia

  City of Pacific Grove  includes Lighthouse/Golf Course

  Pacific Grove Museum of Natural History
  Heritage Society of Pacific Grove
  Discover Point Pinos Heritage Map

  List of Local Attractions make a day of it

 

Slide Shows

Emily Fish

   Keepers  1855 - 1964, PDF
   Postcards  postcards early till recent
   B-day 165  our 165th year, period costume (2020)
   Docents  docents at work
   Outside  outside the lighthouse
   Restoration  the restoration effort
   Visitors  some of the vistors
   Inside  inside Lighthouse
   Wrecks  never because the light was out PDF
   Wildlife  seen at and around the lighthouse
   Weather  weekly images combined

 

1855 Survival Game

Do you think you could survive at the time of the first keepers? . . . AND why some of these skills may still be important today. 1855+

 

West Coast Lighthouses - PDFs

Westcoast Lighthouses

  West Coast Map - map with all the lighthouses on the west coast
  California - links to more information
  Oregon - links to more information
  Washington - links to more information

 

Early Keeper Logs - PDFs

  Allen Luce 1872-1893 - a time of change
  Emily Fish 1893-1899 - second appointed woman keeper
  Emily Fish 1900-1906 - includes San Francisco earthquake
  Emily Fish 1907-1909 - the last log we have

 

More Information - PDFs

Oil Lamp drawing

  Inside Lighthouse - floor plan
  Plants at Lighthouse - natives and garden plants
  History Timeline - lighthouse, local and national events
  Oil Lamp Drawing - first lights used oil, this is how it worked
  Keeper Tech Timeline - tech at lighthouse and local history
  Del Monte Train - San Francisco to Asilomar
  Ship Wrecks - Year and location

 

Teacher Resource Page

  most of this is intended for 4th grade and above
 

 
 

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