Point Arguello
Point Arguello is a headland on the Gaviota Coast, in Santa Barbara County, California, near the city of Lompoc. The area was first used by the United States Navy in 1959 for the launch of military and sounding rockets.| Tap on a place to explore it |
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- Type: Cape
- Description: landform
- Also known as: “Arguelia”, “Arguella Point”, “Pedernales”, “Point Arguilla”, “Punta Arguello”, and “Punta Pedernales”
Places of Interest
Highlights include Vandenberg Space Launch Complex 8 and Vandenberg Space Launch Complex 6.
Vandenberg Space Launch Complex 8
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Space Launch Complex 8, is a launch pad at Vandenberg Space Force Base in California, United States. It is currently only used by Minotaur rockets. It was originally part of the California Spaceport and was known as the Commercial Launch Facility or Space Launch Facility.
Vandenberg Space Launch Complex 6
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Vandenberg Space Launch Complex 6 is a launch pad and associated support infrastructure at Vandenberg Space Force Base in California. Construction at the site began in 1966, but the first launch didn't occur until 1995 due to program cancellations and subsequent repurposing efforts.
Point Arguello
- Categories: headland and landform
- Location: Santa Barbara County, Central Coast, California, United States, North America
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Satellite Map
Discover Point Arguello from above in high-definition satellite imagery.
In Other Languages
From Cebuano to Ukrainian—“Point Arguello” goes by many names.
- Cebuano: “Point Arguello”
- Dutch: “Point Arguello”
- French: “Point Arguello”
- German: “Point Arguello”
- Japanese: “アルグエロ岬”
- Polish: “Pacific Missile Range”
- Russian: “Пойнт-Аргуэльо”
- Spanish: “Punta Argüello”
- Ukrainian: “Пойнт-Аргуельо”
Localities in the Area
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Notable Places Nearby
Highlights include Point Arguello Light and North Point.
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About Mapcarta. Text is available under the CC BY-SA 4.0 license, except for photos, directions, and the map. Description text is based on the Wikipedia page “Point Arguello”. Photo: Doc Searls, CC BY-SA 2.0.