Point Conception, considered sacred ground by the Chumash, is the headland where California’s coast goes from a north-south orientation to east-west, making a natural division between Southern and ...

Ever since the Gold Rush Days, the Point Conception Lighthouse has guarded the treacherous waters of the Pacific, where the Santa Barbara Channel and Pacific Ocean meet on the western edge of Santa ...

The leader of the project to remove the enormous antique lens at the Point Conception Lighthouse, restore it and put it on display in a museum, is enjoying the massive job, he told the Lompoc ...

The Lompoc Public Library is featuring a display of the Point Conception Lighthouse and other lighthouses in the U.S. and from around the world through Monday. Point Conception Lighthouse is located ...

LOMPOC, Calif. — In the spiritual tradition of the Chumash people, it’s revered as the “Western Gate” — a portal through which the souls of the dead enter paradise. To sea captains, its known as the ...