New Point Loma Lighthouse

Point Loma Light
New Point Loma
Map
LocationPoint Loma, San Diego
California
United States
Coordinates32°39′54″N 117°14′33″W / 32.665071°N 117.242621°W / 32.665071; -117.242621
Tower
Foundationconcrete base
Constructionmetal skeletal tower
Automated1973
Height70 feet (21 m)
Shapesquare pyramidal tower with central cylinder, balcony and lantern
Markingswhite tower, black lantern and watch room
OperatorUnited States Coast Guard
Fog signal1 blast every 30s.
Light
First lit1891
Focal height88 feet (27 m)
LensThird order Fresnel lens (original), VLB-44 (current)
Range22 nautical miles (41 km; 25 mi)
CharacteristicFl W 15s.

The New Point Loma Lighthouse (officially Point Loma Light) is a lighthouse at the southern tip of the Point Loma peninsula in San Diego, California.[1][2][3]

  1. ^ "Historic Light Station Information and Photography: California". United States Coast Guard Historian's Office. Archived from the original on 2017-05-01.
  2. ^ Light List, Volume VI, Pacific Coast and Pacific Islands (PDF). Light List. United States Coast Guard. 2012. p. 1.
  3. ^ Rowlett, Russ. "Lighthouses of the United States: Central and Southern California". The Lighthouse Directory. University of North Carolina at Chapel Hill.