Battery Alexander

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

Places of Interest Nearby

Highlights include Headlands Center for the Arts and Bird Island.

Headlands Center for the Arts

Arts center

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 2,400 feet northeast of Battery Alexander.

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.

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.

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.

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 3½ miles southeast of Battery Alexander.

Battery Alexander

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

37.82608° or 37° 49′ 34″ north

Longitude

-122.52951° or 122° 31′ 46″ west

Open location code

849VRFGC+C5

OpenStreetMap ID

way 968885033

OpenStreetMap feature

building=yes

OpenStreetMap feature

historic=fort

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Satellite Map

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Notable Places Nearby

Highlights include Battery Alexander Trailhead and Battery Wallace.

Nearby Places

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