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The original 1874 lighthouse was designed by Paul J. Pelz, who also designed Point Hueneme's sister stations, Point Fermin Light in San Pedro CA, East Brother Island Light in Richmond, California, Mare Island Light, in Carquinez Strait, California (demolished in the 1930s), Hereford Inlet Light in North Wildwood, New Jersey, and Point Adams ...
The Port of Hueneme in the city of Port Hueneme, California, United States, is the only deep water harbor between Los Angeles and the San Francisco Bay area. Located in Ventura County on the Santa Barbara Channel, the port complex not only serves international shipping businesses but is an operating facility of Naval Base Ventura County (NBVC).
Port Hueneme (/ w aɪ ˈ n iː m i / ⓘ wy-NEEM-ee; Chumash: Wene Me) is a small beach city in Ventura County, California, surrounded by the city of Oxnard and the Santa Barbara Channel. [10] Both the Port of Hueneme and Naval Base Ventura County lie within the city limits. Port Hueneme has a south-facing sand beach, known for its surfing.
The Ventura Pier is owned and operated by the City of Ventura. The city acquired the pier in 1993 from the State of California. The California Department of Parks and Recreation owned the pier from 1949 to 1993. The city had previously owned the pier from 1940 to 1949. Before 1940, the pier was privately owned. [2] [3] [4]
Island Packers is an American passenger ferry service that operates scheduled trips between Channel Islands National Park and mainland California. The company began service in 1968. [1] In January 2024, Island Packers entered a new 10-year contract with the National Park Service. [1]
Ventura, officially named San Buenaventura (Spanish for "Saint Bonaventure"), [11] is a city in and the county seat of Ventura County, California, United States. It is a coastal city located northwest of Los Angeles .
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University of Southern California also houses its USC Wrigley Institute for Environmental Studies marine lab in Two Harbors. The Channel Islands National Park mainland visitor center in Ventura Harbor received 342,000 visitors in 2014. The islands attract around 70,000 tourists a year, mostly during the summer. [5]