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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  • Cape
  • …lies at an elevation of 7 feet (2 metres)
  • Description: landform
  • Also known as
    “Arguelia”
    “Arguella Point”
    “Pedernales”
    “Point Arguilla”
    “Punta Arguello”
    “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 , .
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is a launch pad and…

Point Arguello

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Latitude
34.57694° or 34° 34′ 37″ north
Longitude
-120.65058° or 120° 39′ 2″ west
Open location code
846XH8GX+QQ
Geo­Names ID
5324591
Wiki­data ID
Q250621

Satellite Map

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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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Notable Places Nearby

Highlights include Point Arguello Light and North Point.

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