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  2. List of lighthouses in California - Wikipedia

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    Point Knox Light: San Francisco — 1900 Un­known 1963 (Demolished) None Un­known Point Loma Light (old) San Diego 1855 E: Never 1891 Third-order Fresnel (Deactivated) 462 ft (141 m) Point Loma Light (new) San Diego

  3. Ballast Point Lighthouse - Wikipedia

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    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 ...

  4. Fort Point Light (San Francisco) - Wikipedia

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    Fort Point Light is a decommissioned lighthouse built on the third tier of Fort Point, which is now directly beneath the south anchorage of the Golden Gate Bridge in San Francisco, California. The lighthouse is at the south end of the narrowest part of Golden Gate strait. It was preceded by two other lighthouses in nearby locations.

  5. Category:Lighthouses in California - Wikipedia

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    Lighthouses in San Francisco (6 P) L. Lighthouses in the San Francisco Bay Area (1 C, 12 P) M. ... Ballast Point Lighthouse; C. Cape Mendocino Light; D. Desert ...

  6. List of summits of the San Francisco Bay Area - Wikipedia

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    This is a list of named summits in the nine-county San Francisco Bay Area that are more than 1,000 feet (305 m) above sea level. Note that there are no natural features above 1,000 feet (305 m) in the city of San Francisco. Unless otherwise referenced, all data are from the Geographic Names Information System (GNIS). GNIS elevations are imprecise.

  7. Mile Rocks Lighthouse - Wikipedia

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    Mile Rocks Lighthouse is located on a rock about 1 mile (1.6 km) southwest of the Golden Gate Bridge, off of Lands End in San Francisco, California. It was completed in 1906, replacing a nearby bell buoy. In 1966, the light was automated, and the original 85 m (279 ft) tower of the lighthouse was demolished and replaced by a helipad.

  8. Point Blunt Light - Wikipedia

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    In 1960 a new watch room was constructed at Point Blunt which afforded a view of the entire San Francisco Bay. With the new watch room and new quarters completed in 1961 at Point Blunt, the Coast Guard moved the personnel from Angel Island Light Station. Point Blunt, July 2007. Personnel at Point Blunt operate their own light and fog signals.

  9. Fort Guijarros - Wikipedia

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    "El Capitan" is located in San Diego Viejo Plaza. [4] The fort was built in 1797 as the first defensive fortifications for San Diego harbor. It commanded the entrance to San Diego Bay from a rise at the base of Ballast Point at Point Loma. In 1796 the Spanish named the point "Punta de los Guijarros", which means "point of the cobblestones". [5]