Fort Point Light
Fort Point Light is a decommissioned lighthouse built on the third tier of Fort Point, which is now directly beneath the south anchorage of the Golden Gate Bridge in San Francisco, California.| Tap on a place to explore it |
Photo: Jet Lowe, Public domain.
Photo: Frank Schulenburg, CC BY-SA 3.0.
- Type: Historic site
- Description: lighthouse in California, United States
- Also known as: “Fort Point Light (California)” and “Fort Point Light, San Francisco”
Places of Interest Nearby
Highlights include Golden Gate and Golden Gate Bridge.
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.
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 3,500 feet north of Fort Point Light.
Places in the Area
Nearby places include Sea Cliff and Presidio Terrace.
Sea Cliff
Neighborhood
Photo: Wng, CC BY-SA 3.0.
Sea Cliff is an affluent neighborhood located on the West Side of San Francisco. Known for its large houses and ocean views, Sea Cliff is one of nine master–planned residence parks in San Francisco; its master plan was developed by landscape architect Mark Daniels. Sea Cliff is situated 1½ miles south of Fort Point Light.
Presidio Terrace
Neighborhood
Presidio Terrace is a small, extremely affluent gated neighborhood in San Francisco that was the first of the master-planned communities built in the West Side of the city. Presidio Terrace is situated 2 miles southeast of Fort Point Light.
Marin Headlands
Photo: Wikimedia, Public domain.
The Marin Headlands are located in southern Marin County, in the North Bay region of the Bay Area of California. Part of the Golden Gate National Recreation Area, the Marin Headlands offer beaches, hiking, history, and spectacular views of the California coast.
Fort Point Light
- Categories: lighthouse, tourist attraction, and tourism
- Location: San Francisco, Bay Area, California, United States, North America
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Latitude
37.81054° or 37° 48′ 38″ northLongitude
-122.4773° or 122° 28′ 38″ westOpen location code
849VRG6F+63OpenStreetMap ID
way 1358282761OpenStreetMap feature
historic=yesWikidata ID
Q5471860
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Satellite Map
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In Other Languages
From Chinese to French—“Fort Point Light” goes by many names.
- Chinese: “堡岬灯塔”
- Chinese: “堡岬燈塔”
- French: “phare de Fort Point”
- French: “Phare de Fort Point”
Places with the Same Name
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Notable Places Nearby
Highlights include Battery Lancaster and Round House Café.
Nearby Places
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About Mapcarta. Data © OpenStreetMap contributors and available under the Open Database License". Text is available under the CC BY-SA 4.0 license, except for photos, directions, and the map. Description text is based on the Wikipedia page “Fort Point Light”. Photo: Jet Lowe, Public domain.