Point Blunt Rock

Point Blunt Rock is an islet in , , . Point Blunt Rock is situated nearby to the hamlet , as well as near .
  • Type: Islet
  • Description: island in San Francisco County, California, United States
  • Also known as: “Blunt Point Rock”

Places of Interest

Highlights include Angel Island and Point Blunt Coast Guard Light Station.

Photo: Richard N Horne, CC BY-SA 4.0.
is a historic immigration station and military post turned state park in the San Francisco Bay. Sometimes considered the Ellis Island of the west coast, was for decades the first place that many immigrants to the United States arrived, especially coming from .

Building
Point Blunt Light is a lighthouse on the portion of in , .

Peak
Photo: Dargasea, CC BY-SA 4.0.
is the high point of , in Angel Island State Park, near the city of in the , in the U.S. state of .

Places in the Area

Nearby places include Belvedere Tiburon and Tiburon.

Village
Photo: Wikimedia, CC BY 2.0.
Belvedere is a residential incorporated city located on the San Francisco Bay in , , United States. Consisting of two islands and a lagoon, it is connected to the by two causeways. is situated 2½ miles west of Point Blunt Rock.

Photo: Frank Schulenburg, CC BY-SA 4.0.
is a small historic town in 's , located across the bay from . 's Main Street has been preserved as it was when the town was a Gold Rush train town and lumber yard.

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.

Point Blunt Rock

Latitude
37.8526° or 37° 51′ 9″ north
Longitude
-122.41821° or 122° 25′ 6″ west
Elevation
-3 feet (-1 metres)
Open location code
849VVH3J+2P
Open­Street­Map ID
way 1176577345
Open­Street­Map feature
natural=­bare_rock
Open­Street­Map feature
place=­islet
Geo­Names ID
5383940
Wiki­data ID
Q49669892
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Satellite Map

Discover Point Blunt Rock from above in high-definition satellite imagery.
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In Other Languages

“Point Blunt Rock” goes by many names.
  • Cebuano: “Point Blunt Rock”

Localities in the Area

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