Santa Cruz Breakwater Light

Santa Cruz West Breakwater Light
Walton Lighthouse

Santa Cruz West Breakwater Light
California
Location Santa Cruz Small Craft Harbor
California
United States
Coordinates 36°57′38.5″N 122°00′08.0″W / 36.960694°N 122.002222°W / 36.960694; -122.002222Coordinates: 36°57′38.5″N 122°00′08.0″W / 36.960694°N 122.002222°W / 36.960694; -122.002222
Year first constructed 1964 (first)
Year first lit 2001 (current)
Construction reinforced concrete tower
Tower shape tapered cylindrical tower with balcony and lantern
Markings / pattern white tower with upper narrow green band
Height 41.5 feet (12.6 m)
Focal height 59.5 feet (18.1 m)
Range 8 nautical miles (15 km; 9.2 mi)
Characteristic Oc G 4s.
Fog signal 1 blast every 30s.
Admiralty number G4002
ARLHS number USA-1001
USCG number 6-0300 [1]
Managing agent United States Coast Guard[2][3]

Santa Cruz Breakwater Lighthouse, is a lighthouse in California, United States, in the Santa Cruz Small Craft Harbor in Santa Cruz, California.

The lighthouse is known as Walton Lighthouse because Charles Walton, a local businessman, contributed a significant part of the construction cost in memory of his late brother Derek Walton, who was a merchant seaman. The Walton lighthouse was built in 2001 with donations including $60,000 from Charles Walton.[4]

The Santa Cruz Breakwater Lighthouse is not to be confused with the Santa Cruz Light about 1.5 miles (2.4 km) to the west above Steamer Lane.

See also


References

  1. ↑ Light List, Volume VI, Pacific Coast and Pacific Islands (PDF). Light List. United States Coast Guard. 2012. p. 4.
  2. ↑ Santa Cruz West Breakwater The Lighthouse Directory. University of North Carolina at Chapel Hill. Retrieved 16 June 2016
  3. ↑ Santa Cruz Breakwater (Walton), CA Lighthouse Friends. Retrieved 16 June 2016
  4. ↑ "Santa Cruz Lighthouse". rudyalicelighthouse.net; September 2006. Accessed May 26, 2009.


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