Ballast Point
Ballast Point is a cape in San Diego County, Southern California, California. Ballast Point is situated nearby to the neighborhood Fort Rosecrans, as well as near the area Lands End.| Tap on a place to explore it |
Places of Interest
Highlights include Ballast Point Lighthouse and Fort Rosecrans National Cemetery.
Ballast Point Lighthouse
Tower
Photo: Wikimedia, Public domain.
Ballast Point Lighthouse was a lighthouse in San Diego, California, situated on Ballast Point, a tiny peninsula extending into San Diego Bay from Point Loma.
Fort Rosecrans National Cemetery
Cemetery
Photo: Wikimedia, Public domain.
Fort Rosecrans National Cemetery is a federal military cemetery in San Diego, California. It is located on the grounds of the former Army coastal artillery station Fort Rosecrans and is administered by the United States Department of Veterans Affairs.
Old Point Loma Lighthouse
Lighthouse
Photo: Frank Schulenburg, CC BY-SA 4.0.
The original Point Loma Lighthouse is a historic lighthouse located on the Point Loma peninsula at the mouth of San Diego Bay in San Diego, California.
Places in the Area
Nearby places include La Playa and Wooded Area.
La Playa
Neighborhood
La Playa is a bayfront neighborhood in the Point Loma community of San Diego, California. It is bordered by San Diego Bay to the east, Naval Base Point Loma to the south, the Wooded Area neighborhood to the west, and Point Loma Village/Roseville-Fleetridge to the north. La Playa is situated 1½ miles north of Ballast Point.
Wooded Area
Neighborhood
The Wooded Area is a neighborhood in Point Loma, a community of San Diego, California. It encompasses the hilltop area south of Talbot Street on both sides of Catalina Boulevard; the area west of Catalina is also referred to as the College Area. Wooded Area is situated 2½ miles north of Ballast Point.
Point Loma
Suburb
Photo: Jstuby, Public domain.
Point Loma is a seaside community in San Diego, California, United States. Geographically it is a hilly peninsula that is bordered on the west and south by the Pacific Ocean, the east by San Diego Bay and Old Town, and the north by the San Diego River. Point Loma is situated 3 miles north of Ballast Point.
Ballast Point
- Type: Cape
- Also known as: “Cobblestone Point”, “La Punta de Guijarros”, “La Punta De Los Guijarros”, “Punta De Guijarros”, and “Punta de Guiranos”
- Category: landform
- Location: San Diego County, Southern California, California, United States, North America
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Latitude
32.68641° or 32° 41′ 11″ northLongitude
-117.23275° or 117° 13′ 58″ westElevation
62 feet (19 metres)Open location code
8544MQP8+HWGeoNames ID
5325923
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