Fort Guijarros
Fort Guijarros was a Spanish fort in what is now San Diego, California, United States. Its name means "Fort Cobblestones" in English. It was built in 1797 on Ballast Point as the first defensive fortifications for San Diego Bay.Places of Interest Nearby
Highlights include Ballast Point Lighthouse and Fort Rosecrans National Cemetery.
Ballast Point Lighthouse
Tower
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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
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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. Fort Rosecrans National Cemetery is situated 3,700 feet west of Fort Guijarros.
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. Old Point Loma Lighthouse is situated 1 mile southwest of Fort Guijarros.
Places in the Area
Nearby places include La Playa and Point Loma-Ocean Beach.
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 2 miles north of Fort Guijarros.
Point Loma-Ocean Beach
Photo: Weedwhacker128, CC BY-SA 3.0.
Sitting at the mouth of San Diego Bay on a peninsula west of the city's airport, Point Loma offers a pleasant diversion from the city's busy tourist-filled neighborhoods and beaches, with lovely scenery and the historic attractions of Cabrillo National Monument overlooking the area's spectacular coastline.
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 Fort Guijarros.
Fort Guijarros
- Type: Historical site
- Description: historic site in San Diego, California
- Categories: fort, tourist attraction, and tourism
- Location: San Diego County, Southern California, California, United States, North America
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