Farallon Island

Farallon Island is a meteorological station in San Francisco, Bay Area, California. Farallon Island is situated nearby to the island Southeast Farallon.

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Highlights include Farallon Island Light and Southeast Farallon.

Lighthouse

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Farallon Island Light is a lighthouse on Southeast Farallon Island, California. One of the highest lights in California, it was constructed in 1855 to warn ships approaching San Francisco from the west away from the rocky islands.

Island

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The Farallon Islands, or Farallones, are a group of islands and sea stacks in the Gulf of the Farallones, off the coast of San Francisco, California, United States.

Latitude

37.69895° or 37° 41′ 56″ north

Longitude

-123.00164° or 123° 0′ 6″ west

Elevation

39 feet (12 metres)

ICAO airport code

K50Q

Open location code

849RMXXX+H8

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