Point Loma Lighthouse Lesson, Page 2

Point Loma Lighthouse

• Point Loma Lighthouse is 462 feet above the water and is painted white with green trim.



• The buildings and grounds are maintained by the U.S. Park Service and include a small museum and gift shop.

Cabrillo National Monument

• Visitors to Cabrillo National Monument can walk along a paved sidewalk and see views of San Diego Bay and the Pacific Ocean.

Statue of Juan Rodriguez Cabrillo

• Cabrillo was the first European to navigate the west coast of North America. He landed at several locations along the California coast.



• Cabrillo was born in 1499 and died in 1543. He was Portuguese, but he sailed for Spain.