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Managing Organization:
U.S. Coast Guard
Notes:
This lighthouse replaced the earlier Point Loma Light in 1891 because the old light was so high (422 feet) that it was frequently hidden by fog.
Tower Height: 70
Height of Focal Plane: 88
Description of Tower: White skeletal steel tower with black lantern.
This light is operational
Other Buildings?
1891 Mission Revival two story wood frame keeper's house; barn, cistern.
Earlier Towers?
1855: Old Point Loma Light, Cape Cod style structure with lantern on roof of keeper's quarters.
Date Established: 1855
Date Present Tower Built: 1891
Date Automated: 1973
Optics: 1891: Third order Fresnel lens (removed in 2002).
Fog Signal: Horn at base of tower.
Current Use: Active aid to navigation, Coast Guard housing.
Open To Public? No.
Directions:
Can be viewed from the parking area at Cabrillo National Monument. From I-5 South or I-8 west: Exit at Rosecrans St., right on Canon St., left on Catalina Blvd. From I-5 North: Exit and left on Hawthorne St., right on N. Harbor Drive, left on Rosencrans St., right on Canon St., left on Catalina Blvd. Public transportation: San Diego Transit route 26.
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