Ballast Point Lighthouse

Ballast Point Light
Lighthouse, U.S. Coast Guard Archive
Map
LocationPoint Loma, California
Coordinates32°41′11.0″N 117°13′57.0″W / 32.686389°N 117.232500°W / 32.686389; -117.232500
Tower
Constructed1890
Height34 foot (10 m)
ShapeSquare
Light
First lit1891 Edit this on Wikidata
Deactivated1960 (Demolished)
LensFifth order Fresnel lens
CharacteristicFixed White

Ballast Point Lighthouse was a lighthouse in San Diego, California, situated on Ballast Point, a tiny peninsula extending into San Diego Bay from Point Loma. 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.