Towns & cities

Point Loma

neighborhood of San Diego, California, United States

United States · 32.6700, -117.2419

Point Loma is named as a filming location in the Wikipedia articles of 3 productions, in the section each entry below links back to. No Wikidata filming statement points here yet, so this page says plainly which kind of evidence it rests on.

“Scenes of a shipyard in Patuxent, Maryland were filmed at a submarine base in Point Loma, San Diego.”

The Hunt for Red October (1990) · Wikipedia

Open on the map → Wikipedia Source data

Filmed here, per Wikipedia

Productions whose English Wikipedia article names Point Loma as somewhere it was shot, with no matching statement on Wikidata. Weaker evidence than a Wikidata statement, and labelled as what it is, each production’s own page links the exact section the claim comes from.

The Hunt for Red October 1990
Top Dog 1995
“When the filmmakers wanted to shoot in a residential area of Point Loma, they solicited support from residents by inviting them to the shoot.” Wikipedia
My Son, My Son, What Have Ye Done? 2009
“The main location for the shoot was a real home in Point Loma, San Diego, near Yavorsky's home.” Wikipedia

Named here by Point Loma’s own Wikipedia article

Productions this page’s own Wikipedia article says were shot at Point Loma, where neither Wikidata nor the production’s own article records it. That is the weakest evidence on this atlas, so these get no pin on the map and stay out of the downloads — the sentence is quoted in full below each one so you can judge it.

The Hunt for Red October 1990

“A shipyard set in Patuxent, Maryland, for The Hunt for Red October (1990) was filmed at Naval Base Point Loma.” Wikipedia
My Son, My Son, What Have Ye Done? 2009

“Werner Herzog filmed scenes for My Son, My Son, What Have Ye Done (2009) on the streets of Point Loma.” Wikipedia

Filming locations nearby

Frequently asked questions

What was filmed in Point Loma?

3 productions are recorded as filmed in Point Loma, including The Hunt for Red October (1990), Top Dog (1995) and My Son, My Son, What Have Ye Done? (2009). 3 of the credits come from Wikipedia articles rather than Wikidata statements and are labelled per Wikipedia.

Which is the best known production filmed in Point Loma?

The Hunt for Red October (1990), covered by 49 Wikipedia language editions, which is how this atlas ranks fame.

Where is Point Loma?

Point Loma is in the United States. Its coordinates are 32.6700, -117.2419.

What other filming locations are near Point Loma?

Naval Base Point Loma (under 1 km), Naval Air Station North Island (4 km north-east), San Diego Bay (5 km south-east), Hotel del Coronado (6 km east) and 2 more, all within 40 km and listed on this page with photographs.

Where does this information come from?

Filming location statements on Wikidata, joined to the place's coordinates and Wikipedia article, plus places named in Wikipedia articles, which are labelled per Wikipedia wherever they appear. The photograph is from Wikimedia Commons, by Jstuby at en.wikipedia, Public domain.