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Old Point Loma Lighthouse

Old Point Loma Lighthouse from directly overhead

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. The nearest named place is The Heart and Soul of Lighthouses, a historic site 0.1 miles away. 33 named summits stand within 25 miles.

About

The story

Lighthouse in California, United States.

Dates from 1855.

Wikidata Q7084751, matched on coordinates and name (101 m apart).

The record

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....
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Coordinates32.67258, -117.24079
Around it

Named places within 25 miles

Attractions
Artworks
  • 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
Parks
  • 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
Museums
Historic sites: 58
Gardens: 37
Peaks: 33
Beaches: 23
Nature reserves: 21
Cliffs: 14
  • Point Loma: 0.4 mi
  • Sunset Cliffs: 3.0 mi
  • Swordfish Point: 3.8 mi
  • Middle Earth: 15.2 mi
  • Limbo - Deviation: 15.3 mi
Waterfalls: 4
  • Africa Rocks Waterfall: 6.8 mi
  • Lower Adobe Falls: 12.3 mi
  • Adobe Falls: 12.4 mi
  • Los Penasquitos Waterfall: 18.0 mi
Springs: 4
  • Dog Spring: 15.3 mi
  • Sweetwater Spring: 16.1 mi
  • La Honda Spring: 21.0 mi
  • Hubbard Spring: 24.9 mi
On the horizon

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.

SummitBearingElevationDistance
Otay MountainESE1,067 m23.7 mi
San Miguel MountainE782 m17.8 mi
McGinty MountainENE701 m23.9 mi
White Cross PeakESE539 m23.2 mi
Cowles MountainNE485 m15.5 mi
Black MountainNNE475 m22.5 mi
Mother Miguel MountainE461 m16.1 mi
Jamul ButteE425 m23.1 mi
Conditions

When to go

Light through the year

DateSunriseGolden hourSunset
March equinox06:5318:2819:01
June solstice05:4219:2420:01
September equinox06:3818:1518:47
December solstice06:4816:1016:48

Local time (America/Los_Angeles).

Climate normals

Months averaging 50–80 °F: year-round.

JanFebMarAprMayJunJulAugSepOctNovDec
Avg °F585860626466707271676257
Precip in1.71.91.40.60.50.10.10.00.20.60.81.5

1991–2020 U.S. Climate Normals, NOAA NCEI — N IS NAS, 2 mi away.

Sources

Where this comes from

Location and category confirmed against OpenStreetMap.

OpenStreetMap

OpenStreetMap element node/10969022121

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