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Alcatraz Island

Alcatraz Island is a scenic viewpoint in , , . Alcatraz Island is situated nearby to the ruins , as well as near the neighborhood .
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Places of Interest Nearby

Highlights include Alcatraz Island and Alcatraz Island Lighthouse.

Islet
Photo: Frank Schulenburg, CC BY-SA 4.0.
is a small island about 1.25 miles offshore from in , , near the . The island was developed in the mid-19th century with facilities for a , a military fortification, and a military prison.

Lighthouse
Photo: Drittich, CC BY 2.5.
is a lighthouse—the first one built on the U.S. —located on in 's . It is located at the southern end of the island near the entrance to the prison. is situated 400 feet northwest of Alcatraz Island.

Ruins
Photo: CLI, CC BY-SA 3.0.
The Warden's House was the home of the wardens of the federal penitentiary on , off . It is located at the southeastern end of the Main Cellblock, next to Alcatraz Lighthouse. is situated 390 feet northwest of Alcatraz Island.

Places in the Area

Nearby places include Fisherman’s Wharf and Russian Hill.

Photo: Miskatonic, CC BY-SA 3.0.
's most popular destination among travelers, Fisherman's Wharf is the tourist center of the city. Its historic waterfront, once the hub of the city's fishing fleet, is still famous for the depth and variety of its harvest and for having some of the best seafood restaurants in the city, with scenic vistas over San Francisco Bay and Alcatraz Island.

Neighborhood
Photo: BDS2006, CC BY-SA 4.0.
is a neighborhood of , . It is named after one of San Francisco's 44 hills, and one of its original "Seven Hills". is situated 2 miles south of Alcatraz Island.

Quarter
Photo: Lana, CC BY 2.0.
The is a neighborhood located in , . The neighborhood sits on the site of the 1915 Panama–Pacific International Exposition, staged after the 1906 San Francisco earthquake to celebrate the reemergence of the city. is situated 2 miles southwest of Alcatraz Island.

Alcatraz Island

Latitude
37.82533° or 37° 49′ 31″ north
Longitude
-122.42136° or 122° 25′ 17″ west
Elevation
105 feet (32 metres)
Open location code
849VRHGH+4F
Open­Street­Map ID
node 1526523442
Open­Street­Map feature
tourism=­viewpoint
Open­Street­Map attribute
wheelchair=­limited
Geo­Names ID
5322896
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In Other Languages

From Albanian to Western Panjabi—“Alcatraz Island” goes by many names.
  • Albanian: “Alkatrazi”
  • Arabic: “جزيرة ألكتراز”
  • Azerbaijani: “Alkatraz”
  • Basque: “Alcatrazeko kartzela”
  • Bengali: “অ্যালকাট্র্যাজ দ্বীপ”
  • Bosnian: “Ostrvo Alcatraz”
  • Bulgarian: “Алкатрас”
  • Catalan: “Presó dAlcatraz”
  • Chinese: “阿爾卡特拉斯島”
  • French: “Île dAlcatraz”
  • German: “Alcatraz”
  • Greek: “Αλκατράζ”
  • Hebrew: “אלקטרז”
  • Hungarian: “Alcatraz-sziget”
  • Indonesian: “Pulau Alcatraz”
  • Japanese: “アルカトラズ島”
  • Javanese: “Pakunjaran Alcatraz”
  • Kazakh: “Алькатрас аралы”
  • Korean: “앨커트래즈 섬”
  • Lithuanian: “Alkatraso kalėjimas”
  • Macedonian: “Алкатраз”
  • Malay: “Pulau Alcatraz”
  • Persian: “جزیره آلکاتراز”
  • Portuguese: “Ilha de Alcatraz”
  • Russian: “Алькатрас”
  • Serbian: “Алкатраз”
  • Spanish: “Isla de Alcatraz”
  • Thai: “เกาะอัลคาทราซ”
  • Turkish: “Alcatraz Adası”
  • Ukrainian: “Алькатрас”
  • Vietnamese: “Đảo Alcatraz”
  • Western Panjabi: “القطراز”

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