Fort Point National Historic Site

Fort Point, known historically as the Castillo de San Joaquín is a masonry seacoast fortification located on the southern side of the Golden Gate at the entrance to San Francisco Bay.

Places of Interest

Highlights include Round House Café and Fort Point Light.

Round House Café

Café

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Round House Café is a cafe and diner in the Presidio of San Francisco, California next to the Golden Gate Bridge.

Fort Point Light

Historic site

Photo: Jet Lowe, Public domain.

Fort Point Light is a decommissioned lighthouse built on the third tier of Fort Point, which is now directly beneath the south anchorage of the Golden Gate Bridge in San Francisco, California.

House of Air

Theme park

Photo: Masrur Odinaev, CC BY-SA 3.0.

House of Air is an indoor trampoline park located in San Francisco's Crissy Field. Opened in 2010, it is located in a converted Presidio air hangar. The facility features over 8,000 square feet of trampoline space.

Places in the Area

Nearby places include Sea Cliff and Presidio Terrace.

Sea Cliff

Neighborhood

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Sea Cliff is an affluent neighborhood located on the West Side of San Francisco. Known for its large houses and ocean views, Sea Cliff is one of nine master–planned residence parks in San Francisco; its master plan was developed by landscape architect Mark Daniels. Sea Cliff is situated 1½ miles southwest of Fort Point National Historic Site.

Presidio Terrace

Neighborhood

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Presidio Terrace is a small, extremely affluent gated neighborhood in San Francisco that was the first of the master-planned communities built in the West Side of the city. Presidio Terrace is situated 1½ miles southeast of Fort Point National Historic Site.

Richmond District

Suburb

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The Richmond District is a neighborhood in the northwest corner of San Francisco, on the West Side of the city. Developed initially in the late 19th century, the district is bordered by Golden Gate Park on the south, the Pacific Ocean to the west, and Lincoln Park, Mountain Lake Park and the Presidio of San Francisco to the north, bisected by the Presidio Greenbelt. Richmond District is situated 2 miles south of Fort Point National Historic Site.

Fort Point National Historic Site

Type: Park
Location: San Francisco, Bay Area, California, United States, North America
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Latitude

37.8084° or 37° 48′ 30″ north

Longitude

-122.47372° or 122° 28′ 25″ west

Elevation

125 feet (38 metres)

Open location code

849VRG5G+9G

GeoNames ID

5350090

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