Battery O’Rourke

Battery O’Rourke is a fort in Marin County, California. Battery O’Rourke is situated nearby to the fort Battery Smith-Guthrie, as well as near Battery Alexander.

Places of Interest Nearby

Highlights include Rodeo Beach and Bird Island.

Rodeo Beach

Beach

Photo: Fuzheado, CC BY-SA 3.0.

Rodeo Beach is a beach in the Golden Gate National Recreation Area located in Marin County, California, United States, two miles west of the Golden Gate Bridge.

Bird Island

Island

Photo: USGS, Public domain.

Bird Island is a small island between Point Bonita and Rodeo Cove in southern Marin County, California. It is located off the coast of Marin Headlands, about three miles from San Francisco.

Headlands Center for the Arts hosts an internationally recognized artist-in-residence program, and interdisciplinary public programs. It is situated in a campus of artist-renovated military buildings in the Marin Headlands, in Marin County, California, United States. Headlands Center for the Arts is situated 2,900 feet east of Battery O’Rourke.

Places in the Area

Nearby places include Marin Headlands and Sausalito.

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.

Sausalito

Photo: Mr. Granger, CC BY-SA 3.0.

Sausalito is a unique and picturesque community, perched on a hillside between the San Francisco Bay and the Marin Headlands. Since it's across the Golden Gate Bridge from San Francisco, it makes a great trip by bike, ferry, bus, or car, for a good meal, a visit to an art studio, and views of the city from across the bay.

Muir Beach

Hamlet

Photo: Frank Schulenburg, CC0.

Muir Beach is a census designated place, unincorporated community, and beach on the Pacific Ocean. The community is located 16.5 miles northwest of San Francisco in western Marin County, California, United States. Muir Beach is situated 3½ miles northwest of Battery O’Rourke.

Battery O’Rourke

Type: Fort
Categories: building, historic site, tourist attraction, and tourism
Location: Marin County, California, United States, North America
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Latitude

37.82823° or 37° 49′ 42″ north

Longitude

-122.53253° or 122° 31′ 57″ west

Open location code

849VRFH8+7X

OpenStreetMap ID

way 968875048

OpenStreetMap feature

building=yes

OpenStreetMap feature

historic=fort

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Notable Places Nearby

Highlights include Battery Smith-Guthrie and Battery Alexander.

Nearby Places

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