Ballast Point Lighthouse
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.| Tap on a place to explore it |
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- Type: Historical site
- Description: lighthouse in California, United States
- Also known as: “Ballast Point Light”
Places of Interest Nearby
Highlights include Fort Rosecrans National Cemetery and Old Point Loma Lighthouse.
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 Ballast Point Lighthouse.
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 Ballast Point Lighthouse.
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 Ballast Point Lighthouse.
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 Ballast Point Lighthouse.
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 3 miles north of Ballast Point Lighthouse.
Ballast Point Lighthouse
- Categories: Integral Lighthouse, tourist attraction, and tourism
- Location: California, United States, North America
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In Other Languages
“Ballast Point Lighthouse” goes by many names.
- French: “phare de Ballast Point”
- French: “Phare de Ballast Point”
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