Ballast Point Light, Integral lighthouse at San Diego Bay, California, US.
The lighthouse structure contained a square wooden tower connected to keeper dwellings at the channel entrance to San Diego harbor.
Constructed in 1890 with a $25,000 congressional allocation, the lighthouse operated with a fixed white light until its deactivation in 1960.
The lighthouse marked the location where Juan Rodriguez Cabrillo first anchored in 1542, naming the harbor San Miguel before Vizcaino renamed it San Diego.
The current automated light system operates from a piling in the water, flashing white every four seconds to guide vessels into San Diego Bay.
The original fifth-order Fresnel lens from Ballast Point Light remains preserved and displayed at the Cabrillo National Monument museum.
Location: San Diego County
Inception: 1890
Height: 10 m
GPS coordinates: 32.68639,-117.23250
Latest update: March 6, 2025 21:23
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