Naval Base Point Loma
Naval Base Point Loma is a United States Navy base in Point Loma, a neighborhood of San Diego, California. It was established on 1 October 1998 when Navy facilities in the Point Loma area of San Diego were consolidated under Commander, Navy Region Southwest.- Type: Military installation
- Description: US Navy installation in San Diego, California, United States
- Also known as: “Fort Rosecrans”
Places of Interest Nearby
Highlights include Fort Rosecrans National Cemetery and 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 1,300 feet northwest of Naval Base Point Loma.
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 Naval Base Point Loma.
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. Ballast Point Lighthouse is situated 2,600 feet east of Naval Base Point Loma.
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 1½ miles north of Naval Base Point Loma.
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 Naval Base Point Loma.
Naval Base Point Loma
- Categories: submarine base and fort
- Location: San Diego County, Southern California, California, United States, North America
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In Other Languages
From Chinese to Swedish—“Naval Base Point Loma” goes by many names.
- Chinese: “洛玛角海军基地”
- Chinese: “洛瑪角海軍基地”
- Chinese: “洛馬岬海軍基地”
- French: “base navale de Point Loma”
- French: “Base navale de Point Loma”
- Japanese: “ポイント・ロマ海軍基地”
- Japanese: “ロマ岬海軍基地”
- Swedish: “Naval Base Point Loma”
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