Point Reyes Weather Station (site)

USA / California / Inverness / Sir Francis Drake Boulevard
 panoramic view, interesting place, weather / meteorological station
In 1901, the Weather Bureau built a station at the head of the stairs leading to the lighthouse. Storm warning flags were flown from the summit of the point to alert mariners of approaching foul weather. The Life-saving Service opened a station on Point Reyes Beach, just two and one-half miles north of the lighthouse, in 1890. This station was in operation until the Coast Guard opened a lifeboat station on Drake’s Bay in 1927. That same year, modern communications eliminated the need for the weather station at Point Reyes, and the building was subsequently used as a dwelling by the lightkeepers.

The site of the weather station is now a platform with benches.

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Coordinates:   37°59'47"N   123°1'15"W
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