Fort Rosecrans National Cemetery
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.| Tap on a place to explore it |
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- Type: Cemetery
- Description: federal military cemetery in San Diego, California
- Also known as: “Cemetery of San Diego Barracks” and “Fort Rosecrans”
- Address: Cabrillo Memorial Drive, San Diego, 92106
Places of Interest Nearby
Highlights include Old Point Loma Lighthouse and Point Loma Wastewater Treatment Plant.
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 south of Fort Rosecrans National Cemetery.
Point Loma Wastewater Treatment Plant
Wastewater treatment plant
Photo: Tracyleanne, CC BY-SA 3.0.
The Point Loma Wastewater Treatment Plant is a primary waste water treatment facility located on the Point Loma peninsula in San Diego, California. It is a notable facility due to its ability to treat 1 gallon of waste water for 1/3000th of a penny. Point Loma Wastewater Treatment Plant is situated 3,200 feet south of 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. Ballast Point Lighthouse is situated 3,700 feet east of Fort Rosecrans National Cemetery.
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 Fort Rosecrans National Cemetery.
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 2 miles north of Fort Rosecrans National Cemetery.
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 2½ miles north of Fort Rosecrans National Cemetery.
Fort Rosecrans National Cemetery
- Categories: United States national cemetery and burial
- Location: San Diego County, Southern California, California, United States, North America
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Latitude
32.68751° or 32° 41′ 15″ northLongitude
-117.24472° or 117° 14′ 41″ westElevation
348 feet (106 metres)Open location code
8544MQQ4+24OpenStreetMap ID
way 26961437OpenStreetMap feature
landuse=cemetery
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In Other Languages
From Chinese to Swedish—“Fort Rosecrans National Cemetery” goes by many names.
- Chinese: “羅斯克蘭斯堡國家公墓”
- Chinese: “羅瑟克蘭堡國家公墓”
- French: “cimetière national de Fort Rosecrans”
- French: “Cimetière national de Fort Rosecrans”
- Japanese: “フォート・ローズクランス国立墓地”
- Japanese: “フォート・ローズクランズ国立墓地”
- Norwegian Bokmål: “Fort Rosecrans National Cemetery”
- Norwegian: “Fort Rosecrans National Cemetery”
- Portuguese: “Cemitério Nacional de Fort Rosecrans”
- Russian: “Национальное кладбище Форт-Роузкранс”
- Swedish: “Fort Rosecrans National Cemetery”
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