San Diego Entrance Range Rear Lighthouse

San Diego Entrance Range Rear Lighthouse assists vessels approaching 5 nearby ports. The closest is OCEAN BEACH at 2.6 NM to the NNW. Other ports served include National City (3.4 NM E), Coronado (3.7 NM ESE), San Diego (6.9 NM ESE), Spring Valley, San Diego (12.8 NM E). Mariners should consult the relevant chart for full approach and pilotage information.

Yes, San Diego Entrance Range Rear Lighthouse is currently operational. It is actively maintained and continues to emit its characteristic light signal for marine navigation. Most modern lighthouses are automated and monitored remotely by the national maritime authority.

San Diego Entrance Range Rear Lighthouse is located within the US West Coast shipping lane — a major trans-Pacific trade route serving West Coast ports of the United States. This makes it an important navigation reference for commercial shipping traffic in the region.

You can track vessels near San Diego Entrance Range Rear Lighthouse in real time using MarineRadar. The platform shows live AIS positions of ships in the area, including vessel name, type, flag, speed, and course.

It is a fixed navigational aid on the coast at Central and Southern California, US. Mariners identify it by its light characteristic — the pattern, colour and timing of its flashes — which is unique among the lights in its area, so a bearing on it fixes a vessel’s position without instruments.