Ballast Point Lighthouse, San Diego

Name: Ballast Point Lighthouse
Address: San Diego, United States

#194 among attractions in San Diego

Vernacular architecture, Lighthouse

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Ballast Point Lighthouse was a lighthouse in California, situated on Ballast Point, a tiny peninsula extending into San Diego Bay from Point Loma, San Diego, California. The lighthouse was torn down in 1960; the site is now on the grounds of Naval Base Point Loma. Ballast Point Lighthouse was the last lighthouse displaying a fixed light on the Pacific Coast. An automated light is left in its place and operates on a piling in the water off of the original site. ()

Coordinates: 32°41'11"N, 117°13'55"W

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Ballast Point Lighthouse – popular in the area (distance from the attraction)

Nearby attractions include: Cabrillo National Monument, Old Point Loma Lighthouse, Fort Rosecrans National Cemetery, USS Bennington Monument.

0.9 miSW
Historic lighthouse with expansive views
Cabrillo National Monument, San Diego
24 min walk • Perched on the southern tip of the Point Loma Peninsula in San Diego, Cabrillo National Monument stands as a testament to the age of discovery and exploration. This historic site commemorates the landing of Juan Rodriguez Cabrillo, who stepped onto the shores of the...
1.1 miSW
Vernacular architecture, Lighthouse, Historical place
Old Point Loma Lighthouse, San Diego
28 min walk • Perched on the southern tip of the Point Loma Peninsula in San Diego, California, the Old Point Loma Lighthouse stands as a beacon of history, guiding not ships, but the curiosity of visitors through time. This storied lighthouse, now a museum, was first lit on...
0.8 miW
Cemetery
Fort Rosecrans National Cemetery, San Diego
20 min walk • Nestled in the city of San Diego, Fort Rosecrans National Cemetery stands as a solemn and dignified final resting place for thousands of United States military veterans and their eligible family members. Overlooking the deep blue expanse of the Pacific Ocean to the...
0.7 miW
Monuments and statues
USS Bennington Monument, San Diego
19 min walk • The USS Bennington Monument is a 60-foot granite obelisk in the Fort Rosecrans National Cemetery, Point Loma, San Diego, California, United States. It serves as a memorial to the crew of the USS Bennington, a gunboat of the United States Navy, whose boiler exploded on the morning of 21 July 1905, in San Diego Bay.
1.3 miSW
Forts and castles
Fort Guijarros, San Diego
33 min walk • Fort Guijarros was a Spanish fort in what is now San Diego, California, USA. Its name means "Fort Cobblestones" in English. It was built in 1797 on Ballast Point as the first defensive fortifications for San Diego Bay.
1.3 miSW
Neighbourhood
Point Loma, San Diego
33 min walk • Point Loma is a seaside community within the city of San Diego, California. Geographically it is a hilly peninsula that is bordered on the west and south by the Pacific Ocean, the east by the San Diego Bay and Old Town, and the north by the San Diego River.
0.6 miN
Forts and castles
Sea mark, San Diego
17 min walk • A sea mark, also seamark and navigation mark, is a form of aid to navigation and pilotage that identifies the approximate position of a maritime channel, hazard, or administrative area to allow boats, ships, and seaplanes to navigate safely.
1.2 miNW
Neighbourhood
Wooded Area, San Diego
30 min walk • The Wooded Area is a neighborhood within the community of Point Loma, 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.

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Nearby attractions include Sea mark, San Diego (17 min walk), USS Bennington Monument, San Diego (19 min walk), Fort Rosecrans National Cemetery, San Diego (20 min walk), Cabrillo National Monument, San Diego (24 min walk).