Point Loma Lighthouse
The New Point Loma Lighthouse is a lighthouse at the southern tip of the Point Loma peninsula in San Diego, California.Photo: Wikimedia, Public domain.
Photo: Wikimedia, Public domain.
- Type: Lighthouse
- Description: lighthouse in California, United States
- Also known as: “New Point Loma Lighthouse” and “Point Loma Light”
Places of Interest Nearby
Highlights include Old Point Loma Lighthouse and Fort Rosecrans National Cemetery.
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 2,600 feet north of 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 1½ miles north of 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 1 mile north of 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 3 miles north of 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 Point Loma Lighthouse.
Point Loma Lighthouse
- Categories: historic site, tourist attraction, and tourism
- Location: San Diego County, Southern California, California, United States, North America
- View on OpenStreetMap
Latitude
32.66508° or 32° 39′ 54″ northLongitude
-117.24268° or 117° 14′ 34″ westElevation
23 feet (7 metres)Operator
United States Coast GuardOpen location code
8544MQ84+2WOpenStreetMap ID
node 621528664OpenStreetMap feature
historic=maritimeOpenStreetMap feature
man_made=lighthouse
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In Other Languages
From French to German—“Point Loma Lighthouse” goes by many names.
- French: “phare de Point Loma”
- French: “Phare de Point Loma”
- German: “New Point Loma Lighthouse”
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