Little Alcatraz
Little Alcatraz, formerly known as Paul Pry Rock, is a small rock in San Francisco Bay roughly 81 yards off the Model Industries Building off northwest coast of Alcatraz Island.| Tap on a place to explore it |
Photo: Wikimedia, Public domain.
Places of Interest Nearby
Highlights include Alcatraz Island and Alcatraz Island Lighthouse.
Alcatraz Island
Islet
Photo: Frank Schulenburg, CC BY-SA 4.0.
Alcatraz Island is a small island about 1.25 miles offshore from San Francisco in San Francisco Bay, California, near the Golden Gate Strait. The island was developed in the mid-19th century with facilities for a lighthouse, a military fortification, and a military prison.
Alcatraz Island Lighthouse
Lighthouse
Alcatraz Island Lighthouse is a lighthouse—the first one built on the U.S. West Coast—located on Alcatraz Island in California's San Francisco Bay. It is located at the southern end of the island near the entrance to the prison. Alcatraz Island Lighthouse is situated 1,400 feet southeast of Little Alcatraz.
Model Industries Building
Building
Photo: Superchilum, CC BY-SA 3.0.
The Model Industries building or Industries Building is a three/four-story building on the northwest corner of Alcatraz Island off the coast of San Francisco, USA. Model Industries Building is situated 360 feet east of Little Alcatraz.
Places in the Area
Nearby places include Fisherman’s Wharf and Marina District.
Fisherman’s Wharf
Photo: Miskatonic, CC BY-SA 3.0.
San Francisco's most popular destination among travelers, Fisherman's Wharf is the tourist center of the city. Its historic waterfront, once the hub of the city's fishing fleet, is still famous for the depth and variety of its harvest and for having some of the best seafood restaurants in the city, with scenic vistas over San Francisco Bay and Alcatraz Island.
Marina District
Quarter
The Marina District is a neighborhood located in San Francisco, California. The neighborhood sits on the site of the 1915 Panama–Pacific International Exposition, staged after the 1906 San Francisco earthquake to celebrate the reemergence of the city. Marina District is situated 2 miles south of Little Alcatraz.
Russian Hill
Neighborhood
Photo: BDS2006, CC BY-SA 4.0.
Russian Hill is a neighborhood of San Francisco, California. It is named after one of San Francisco's 44 hills, and one of its original "Seven Hills". Russian Hill is situated 2 miles south of Little Alcatraz.
Little Alcatraz
- Type: Islet
- Description: small rock off the north-west end of Alcatraz Island
- Categories: rock, locality, and landform
- Location: San Francisco, Bay Area, California, United States, North America
- View on OpenStreetMap
Latitude
37.82771° or 37° 49′ 40″ northLongitude
-122.42658° or 122° 25′ 36″ westOpen location code
849VRHHF+39OpenStreetMap ID
way 1455782153OpenStreetMap feature
place=isletWikidata ID
Q15242490
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Satellite Map
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In Other Languages
From Greek to Japanese—“Little Alcatraz” goes by many names.
- Greek: “Μικρό Αλκατράζ”
- Japanese: “リトル・アルカトラズ”
Notable Places Nearby
Highlights include New Industries Building and Power House.
Nearby Places
Explore places such as Quartermaster and Electric Shop.
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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 “Little Alcatraz”. Photo: Wikimedia, Public domain.