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.
Wikimedia, Public domain.- Lighthouse
- …lies at an elevation of around 200 feet (60 metres)
- Description: lighthouse in California, United States
- Also known as“Farallon Island”“Farallon Island Lighthouse”“Farallon Islands Light Station”
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Latitude
37.69922° or 37° 41′ 57″ north
Longitude
-123.00183° or 123° 0′ 7″ west
Open location code
849RMXXX+M7
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OpenStreetMap feature
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man_made = lighthouse
Satellite Map
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In Other Languages
From French to Swedish—“Farallon Island Light” goes by many names.
Farallon Island LightSwedish
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