Old Point Loma Lighthouse
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.Photo: Frank Schulenburg, CC BY-SA 4.0.
- Type: Lighthouse
- Description: lighthouse in California, United States
- Also known as: “Old Point Loma lighthouse”, “Point Loma Light Station”, and “Point Loma Lighthouse”
Places of Interest Nearby
Highlights include Point Loma Lighthouse and Fort Rosecrans National Cemetery.
Point Loma Lighthouse
Lighthouse
Photo: Wikimedia, Public domain.
The New Point Loma Lighthouse is a lighthouse at the southern tip of the Point Loma peninsula in San Diego, California. Point Loma Lighthouse is situated 2,600 feet south of Old Point Loma Lighthouse.
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. Fort Rosecrans National Cemetery is situated 1 mile north of Old Point Loma Lighthouse.
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 3,000 feet northwest of Old Point Loma Lighthouse.
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 2½ miles north of Old Point Loma Lighthouse.
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 3½ miles north of Old Point Loma Lighthouse.
Old Point Loma Lighthouse
- Categories: building, historic site, tourist attraction, and tourism
- Location: San Diego County, Southern California, California, United States, North America
- View on OpenStreetMap
Latitude
32.67199° or 32° 40′ 19″ northLongitude
-117.24099° or 117° 14′ 28″ westElevation
413 feet (126 metres)Inception
1855Open location code
8544MQC5+QJOpenStreetMap ID
way 90687227OpenStreetMap feature
building=yesOpenStreetMap feature
historic=maritimeOpenStreetMap feature
man_made=lighthouseGeoNames ID
5379077Wikidata ID
Q7084751
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In Other Languages
From Chinese to Spanish—“Old Point Loma Lighthouse” goes by many names.
- Chinese: “老洛马岬灯塔”
- French: “phare de Point Loma (1855)”
- French: “Phare de Point Loma”
- German: “Old Point Loma Light Station”
- Spanish: “Faro de Point Loma”
- Spanish: “Point Loma Light”
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