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Peter and Christina's Lighthouse
Photos
In keeping with the fun that always comes when you go
climbing on architecture, during their spare time Peter and Christina like to
visit lighthouses. On this page and the following page (and the page after that) are photos we took of
the places that we've visited. ALL PHOTOS ON THIS SITE ARE COPYRIGHTED. IF YOU WOULD LIKE PERMISSION TO
USE THEM ANYWHERE,
YOU MUST CONTACT ME.
INDEX TO LIGHTHOUSE PAGES
Alabama | Mobile Point
California| Point Reyes
Maryland | Concord Point
New Jersey | Absecon | Barnegat | Cape May |
East Point | Sandy Hook
North Carolina | Bodie Island | Cape Fear | Cape
Hatteras | Cape Lookout | Currituck Beach | Oak Island | Ocracoke
Alabama
Mobile
Point Lighthouse – visited May 2003
California
Point Reyes Lighthouse (1870) – visited 15 August 2005
Approach
to the lighthouse at Point Reyes is down a long, long stairway.
The
Point Reyes lighthouse uses a huge first-order Fresnel lens, needed to cast a
powerful light to keep ships away from the foggy cliffs.
Below
you can see the plate displaying the manufacturer (Barbier & Fenestre) and
date (1867) that the lens was made.
Point Reyes is one of the foggiest places in the
continental United States, with over 300 days a year forecasted for foggy
conditions. Below Christina on the left is the fog signal building at the
station.
The
photo at the left is a close-up of the working mechanisms of the huge Fresnel
lens, while the right photo shows the stairs from the lower gallery level to
the lantern room.
A
close up of the squat 25-foot light tower and general views of the light
station.
Maryland
Concord Point Lighthouse (1827) – visited 8 June 2006
Located
in a park in downtown Havre de Grace, Maryland, this is the original structure
from 1827, built by the contractor John Donohoo.
Page 2 – Lighthouses of New Jersey
Page 3 – Lighthouses of North Carolina