Smuggler’s Cove
Smuggler’s Cove is a beach in San Diego County, Southern California, California. Smuggler’s Cove is situated nearby to the military installation USCGC Sea Otter, as well as near Patrol Boat Pier.Places of Interest Nearby
Highlights include Ballast Point Lighthouse and Fort Rosecrans National Cemetery.
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 780 feet east of Smuggler’s Cove.
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 3,000 feet west of Smuggler’s Cove.
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 Smuggler’s Cove.
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 Smuggler’s Cove.
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 Smuggler’s Cove.
Smuggler’s Cove
- Type: Beach
- Category: landform
- Location: San Diego County, Southern California, California, United States, North America
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Latitude
32.68584° or 32° 41′ 9″ northLongitude
-117.23524° or 117° 14′ 7″ westOpen location code
8544MQP7+8WOpenStreetMap ID
way 1174537969OpenStreetMap feature
natural=beach
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