San Francisco County
The centerpiece of the Bay Area, San Francisco is one of the most visited cities in the world, and with good reason. The cultural center of northern California, San Francisco is renowned for its mixture of scenic beauty and unique culture that makes it one of the most vibrant and desirable cities in the nation, if not the world.| Tap on a place to explore it |
Places of Interest
Highlights include Golden Gate and Internet Archive.
Golden Gate
Photo: Kevin Cole, CC BY 2.0.
With some of the most beautiful scenery and intact natural environments in the city, the Golden Gate area is the spectacular northern tip of the San Francisco peninsula.
Internet Archive
Library
Photo: Girl2k, Public domain.
The Internet Archive is an American non-profit library founded in 1996 by Brewster Kahle that runs a digital library website, archive.org. It provides free access to collections of digitized media including websites, software applications, music, audiovisual, and print materials.
Golden Gate Bridge
The Golden Gate Bridge is a suspension bridge spanning the Golden Gate, the one-mile-wide strait connecting San Francisco Bay and the Pacific Ocean in California, United States. Golden Gate Bridge is situated 3½ miles northwest of San Francisco County.
Places in the Area
Nearby places include Chinatown-North Beach and Civic Center-Tenderloin.
Chinatown-North Beach
Photo: Dschwen, CC BY-SA 3.0.
Chinatown-North Beach in San Francisco combines two adjoining neighbors, both of which are among the city's most popular immigrant neighborhoods. Culturally and aesthetically, they could not be more different yet their streets mesh seamlessly together.
Civic Center-Tenderloin
Photo: Almonroth, CC BY-SA 3.0.
As the name implies, the Civic Center is the primary center of government within San Francisco, housing many important civic institutions. Aside from its official duties, it also moonlights as a cultural center with many fine museums, theaters, opera houses, and symphony halls located here.
San Francisco County
- Also known as: “City and County of San Francisco”
- Location: California, United States, North America
- View on OpenStreetMap
Latitude
37.7782° or 37° 46′ 42″ northLongitude
-122.4425° or 122° 26′ 33″ westPopulation
874,000Elevation
256 feet (78 metres)Open location code
849VQHH5+72GeoNames ID
5391997
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Satellite Map
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In Other Languages
“San Francisco County” goes by many names.
- French: “Comté de San Francisco”
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Localities in the Area
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Notable Places Nearby
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