Farallon Island Light
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.
Photo: Wikimedia, Public domain.- Type: Lighthouse
- Description: lighthouse in California, United States
- Also known as: “Farallon Island”, “Farallon Island Lighthouse”, and “Farallon Islands Light Station”
Farallon Island Light
- Categories: building, tourist attraction, and tourism
- Location: San Francisco, Bay Area, California, United States, North America
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Latitude
37.69922° or 37° 41′ 57″ north
Longitude
-123.00183° or 123° 0′ 7″ west
Elevation
200 feet (61 metres)
Open location code
849RMXXX+M7
OpenStreetMap ID
OpenStreetMap feature
building=yes
OpenStreetMap feature
man_made=lighthouse
GeoNames ID
Wikidata ID
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Satellite Map
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In Other Languages
From French to Swedish—“Farallon Island Light” goes by many names.
- French: “phare des îles Farallon”
- French: “Phare des îles Farallon”
- German: “Farallon Island Light Station”
- German: “Farallon Island Light”
- Swedish: “Farallon Island Light”
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