Washington Square
Washington Square is a square in San Francisco, Bay Area, California. Washington Square is situated nearby to Saints Peter and Paul Church, as well as near the quarter North Beach.| Tap on a place to explore it |
Places of Interest Nearby
Highlights include Saints Peter and Paul Church and Washington Square.
Saints Peter and Paul Church
Church
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Saints Peter and Paul Church is a Catholic church in San Francisco's North Beach neighborhood. Located at 666 Filbert Street, it is directly across from Washington Square and is administered by the Salesians of Don Bosco.
Washington Square
Park
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Washington Square is an American park in the North Beach district of San Francisco. It was established in 1847 and is one of the city's first parks. The park is bordered by sidewalk cafes and restaurants such as Mama's, Tony’s Pizza Napoletana, and Park Tavern restaurants and the Liguria Bakery, as well as Sts.
Coit Tower
Scenic viewpoint
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Coit Tower is a 210-foot tower in the Telegraph Hill neighborhood of San Francisco, California, overlooking the city and San Francisco Bay. The tower, in the city's Pioneer Park, was built between 1932 and 1933 using Lillie Hitchcock Coit's bequest to beautify the city of San Francisco. Coit Tower is situated 1,300 feet east of Washington Square.
Places in the Area
Nearby places include North Beach and Chinatown-North Beach.
North Beach
Quarter
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North Beach is a neighborhood in the northeast of San Francisco adjacent to Chinatown, the Financial District, and Russian Hill. The neighborhood is San Francisco's "Little Italy" and has historically been home to a large Italian American population, largely from Northern Italy.
Chinatown-North Beach
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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.
Telegraph Hill
Neighborhood
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Telegraph Hill is a hill and surrounding neighborhood in San Francisco, California. It is one of San Francisco's 44 hills, and one of its original "Seven Hills". The iconic Coit Tower stands at the apex of Telegraph Hill.
Washington Square
- Type: Square
- Location: San Francisco, Bay Area, California, United States, North America
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Latitude
37.8012° or 37° 48′ 4″ northLongitude
-122.41° or 122° 24′ 36″ westElevation
82 feet (25 metres)Open location code
849VRH2R+F2GeoNames ID
6948433
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