Penguin Island
Penguin Island is in San Francisco, Bay Area, California. Penguin Island is situated nearby to the grassland River Otter, as well as near Lion Fountain.Places of Interest Nearby
Highlights include San Francisco Zoo and Mother’s Building.
San Francisco Zoo
Zoo
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The San Francisco Zoo and Gardens is a 100-acre zoo located on the West Side of San Francisco, in the southwestern corner of the city between Lake Merced and the Pacific Ocean along the Great Highway.
Mother’s Building
Building
The Mother's Building, also known as the Delia Fleishhacker Memorial Building, is a historic building that was once part of the Fleishhacker Pool and Fleishhacker Playfield and features Works Progress Administration-era murals, built in 1925. Mother’s Building is situated 980 feet northwest of Penguin Island.
Pine Lake
Lake
Pine Lake, previously known as Laguna Puerca or Pig Lake, is a freshwater lake in Pine Lake Park on the West Side of San Francisco. The lake is fed from the same aquifer as nearby Lake Merced.
Places in the Area
Nearby places include Parkside and Sunset District.
Parkside
Neighborhood
Photo: Blackguard SF, CC BY-SA 4.0.
The Parkside is a neighborhood on the West Side of San Francisco, California. It is located in the southern part of the Avenues south of Quintara and north of Sloat Boulevard.
Sunset District
Suburb
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The Sunset District is a neighborhood located on the West Side of San Francisco, California, United States. It is the most populous neighborhood in the city.
Parkmerced
Neighborhood
Photo: J. Ash Bowie, CC BY-SA 3.0.
Parkmerced is a neighborhood located on the West Side of San Francisco, California. It was designed by architects Leonard Schultze and Thomas Dolliver Church in the early 1940s. Parkmerced is situated 1½ miles southeast of Penguin Island.
Penguin Island
- Type: Tourist attraction
- Category: tourism
- Location: San Francisco, Bay Area, California, United States, North America
- View on OpenStreetMap
Latitude
37.73246° or 37° 43′ 57″ northLongitude
-122.50181° or 122° 30′ 7″ westOpen location code
849VPFJX+X7OpenStreetMap ID
way 28942138OpenStreetMap feature
attraction=animalOpenStreetMap feature
tourism=attraction
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Satellite Map
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In Other Languages
“Penguin Island” goes by many names.
- Spanish: “Isla del Pingüino de Magallanes”
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Notable Places Nearby
Highlights include River Otter and Lions & Tiger Yards.
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