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Cabrillo National Monument (Spanish: Monumento nacional Cabrillo) is a U.S. national monument at the southern tip of the Point Loma peninsula in San Diego, California. It commemorates the landing of Juan Rodríguez Cabrillo at San Diego Bay on September 28, 1542.
The original Point Loma Lighthouse is a historic lighthouse located on the Point Loma peninsula at the mouth of San Diego Bay in San Diego, California. It is situated within Cabrillo National Monument. It is no longer in operation as a lighthouse but is open to the public as a museum.
Point Cabrillo Light in May 1972, likely taken from Lighthouse Road within Point Cabrillo Light Station State Historic Park. The Point Cabrillo Lighthouse complex is located about 1.5 miles (2.4 km) north of Mendocino, California, and includes the lighthouse itself together with several outbuildings.
Cabrillo. California. Named after a Mexican explorer who was the first to land on North America's west coast, this year-round San Diego monument has history, views, and nature to offer visitors ...
1857 map showing Point Loma in relation to San Diego Bay. More than 200 years were to pass before a permanent European settlement was established in San Diego in 1769. Mission San Diego itself was in the San Diego River valley, but its port was a bayside beach in Point Loma called La Playa (Spanish for beach).
MCRD San Diego Command Museum: San Diego: Military: History of the Marines in the 20th and 21st centuries, the Marines' presence in the Southern California region, and the history of Marine Corps Recruit Depot San Diego McKinney House and Museum: La Mesa: Historic house: Operated by the La Mesa Historical Society, early 20th-century house [9]
10 miles (16 km) from San Diego off U.S. 10, near S tip of Point Loma 32°40′18″N 117°14′26″W / 32.671667°N 117.240556°W / 32.671667; -117.240556 ( Cabrillo National San Diego
A beach on Point Cabrillo. Point Cabrillo is a sandstone headland on the Pacific Ocean coast of Mendocino County, California, [1] between the towns of Mendocino, California and Fort Bragg, California. It is the location of the Point Cabrillo Light. Geography-wise, it lies between Point Arena headland/peninsula to the south, and Cape Mendocino ...