Ballast Point Lighthouse
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.
Lighthouse, U.S. Coast Guard Archive | |
| Location | Point Loma, California |
|---|---|
| Coordinates | 32°41′11.0″N 117°13′57.0″W |
| Tower | |
| Constructed | 1890 |
| Height | 34 foot (10 m) |
| Shape | Square |
| Light | |
| First lit | 1891 |
| Deactivated | 1960 (Demolished) |
| Lens | Fifth order Fresnel lens |
| Characteristic | Fixed White |
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