Old Point Loma Lighthouse
Old Point Loma Lighthouse is a historic site in California, at a modelled elevation of 126 m. Otay Mountain stands 1,067 m to the east-southeast, 24 miles off. 33 named summits stand within 25 miles.
The story
lighthouse in California, United States
Dates from 1855.
Wikidata Q7084751, matched on coordinates and name (101 m apart).
What the record says
- Material
- metal
- Inscription
- This lighthouse built in 1854, was one of the first eight lighthouses on the Pacific Coast. It continued in use until 1891, when the new Pelican Point Lighthouse began operating. The Point Loma Lighthouse became the site of the Cabrillo National....
How to reach it
Named places within 25 miles
- Old Point Loma Lighthouse: 0.0 mi
- The Heart and Soul of Lighthouses: 0.1 mi
- Stephen Tyng Mather: 0.1 mi
- In Homage to the Spanish Expedition: 0.1 mi
- João Rodrigues Cabrilho 1542: 0.1 mi
- The Coast Defenses of Point Loma: 0.1 mi
- Mistletoe: 4.8 mi
- Californian: 5.1 mi
- San Salvador: 5.1 mi
- Star of India: 5.1 mi
- Juan Rodriguez Cabrillo: 0.1 mi
- Pacific Spirit: 2.5 mi
- The Girl in Red Shoes: 2.5 mi
- "Tunaman's Memorial": 2.7 mi
- "Bubble Bath": 2.7 mi
- Point Loma Ecological Reserve: 0.2 mi
- Smuggler's Cove Park: 0.9 mi
- Bennington Monument: 1.2 mi
- Yokohama Friendship Bell;横浜友好の鐘: 2.5 mi
- Sunset Park: 2.7 mi
- Portuguese Historical Center: 3.4 mi
- Coronado Historical Association: 3.6 mi
- Ice House Museum: 3.7 mi
- USS Recruit: 4.1 mi
- USS Midway Museum: 4.8 mi
- Grand Marina Garden: 2.9 mi
- The Garden: 3.7 mi
- The Chuang Garden: 5.2 mi
- Phil Swing Memorial Garden: 5.5 mi
- Victory Garden: 5.8 mi
- Marston Point: 6.1 mi
- La Jolla Mesa: 10.8 mi
- Soledad Mountain: 11.6 mi
- Spooners Mesa: 12.7 mi
- Gobblers Knob: 14.5 mi
- Smuggler's Cove: 1.0 mi
- Breakers Beach: 2.0 mi
- Kellogg's Beach: 2.6 mi
- North Beach: 3.0 mi
- Shoreline Beach Park: 3.1 mi
- Silver Strand Natural Preserve: 7.3 mi
- Northern Wildlife Preserve: 8.2 mi
- Kendall-Frost Mission Bay Marsh Reserve: 8.4 mi
- Tijuana River National Estuarine Research Reserve: 10.6 mi
- Adobe Falls Ecological Reserve: 12.3 mi
- Point Loma: 0.4 mi
- Sunset Cliffs: 3.0 mi
- Sunset Cliffs: 3.2 mi
- Swordfish Point: 3.8 mi
- Sunset Cliffs: 3.8 mi
- Africa Rocks Waterfall: 6.8 mi
- Lower Adobe Falls: 12.3 mi
- Adobe Falls: 12.4 mi
- Los Penasquitos Waterfall: 18.0 mi
- Dog Spring: 15.3 mi
- Sweetwater Spring: 16.1 mi
- La Honda Spring: 21.0 mi
- Hubbard Spring: 24.9 mi
Summits around it
The highest named summits within 25 miles of Old Point Loma Lighthouse. Elevation from each summit’s own record; bearing measured between the two coordinates.
| Summit | Bearing | Elevation | Distance |
|---|---|---|---|
| Otay Mountain | ESE 103° | 1,067 m | 23.7 mi |
| San Miguel Mountain | E 85° | 782 m | 17.8 mi |
| McGinty Mountain | ENE 79° | 701 m | 23.9 mi |
| White Cross Peak | ESE 110° | 539 m | 23.2 mi |
| Cowles Mountain | NE 51° | 485 m | 15.5 mi |
| Black Mountain | NNE 19° | 475 m | 22.5 mi |
| Mother Miguel Mountain | E 87° | 461 m | 16.1 mi |
| Jamul Butte | E 86° | 425 m | 23.1 mi |
When to go
Light through the year
| Date | Sunrise | Golden hour | Sunset |
|---|---|---|---|
| March equinox | 06:53 | 18:28 | 19:01 |
| June solstice | 05:42 | 19:24 | 20:01 |
| September equinox | 06:38 | 18:15 | 18:47 |
| December solstice | 06:48 | 16:10 | 16:48 |
Local time (America/Los_Angeles).
Climate normals
Months averaging 50–80 °F: year-round.
| Jan | Feb | Mar | Apr | May | Jun | Jul | Aug | Sep | Oct | Nov | Dec | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Avg °F | 58 | 58 | 60 | 62 | 64 | 66 | 70 | 72 | 71 | 67 | 62 | 57 |
| Precip in | 1.7 | 1.9 | 1.4 | 0.6 | 0.5 | 0.1 | 0.1 | 0.0 | 0.2 | 0.6 | 0.8 | 1.5 |
1991–2020 U.S. Climate Normals, NOAA NCEI — N IS NAS, 2 mi away.
Where this comes from
Location and category confirmed against OpenStreetMap.
OpenStreetMapOpenStreetMap element node/10969022121
Day trips start here
- Chula Vista · 12 mi
- La Mesa · 14 mi
- El Cajon · 18 mi
- Poway · 23 mi
- Encinitas · 26 mi
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