I passed this cool old lighthouse last month, coming up the Pacific Coast south of Carmel, CA. It’s called the Point Sur Lightstation and according to Wikipedia:
In 1874, the ship Ventura ran onto rocks just north of Point Sur, and many people died. The captain was drunk, but the absence of a light contributed to this tragedy.
So they built a lighthouse on top of this rock. Here’s the history and you can take a tour.
Here’s a view north from the lighthouse.
Here’s a new mid-sized reference map. (dragable, clickable, you know the drill… :-)
