Point Arguello

Point Arguello is a headland on the Gaviota Coast, in , near the city of . The area was first used by the United States Navy in 1959 for the launch of military and sounding rockets.
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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.

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Space Launch Complex 8, is a launch pad at in , . 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.

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is a launch pad and associated support infrastructure at in . Construction at the site began in 1966, but the first launch did not occur until 1995 due to program cancellations and subsequent repurposing efforts.

Point Arguello

Latitude
34.57694° or 34° 34′ 37″ north
Longitude
-120.65058° or 120° 39′ 2″ west
Elevation
7 feet (2 metres)
Open location code
846XH8GX+QQ
Geo­Names ID
5324591
Wiki­data ID
Q250621
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Satellite Map

Discover Point Arguello from above in high-definition satellite imagery.
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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”

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