Mile Rocks Lighthouse - San Francisco, CA, USA
Posted by: Groundspeak Premium Member T-Team!
N 37° 48.621 W 122° 28.620
10S E 546036 N 4184902
At the entrance of Fort Point, you will find several NPS and Lighthouse stamps. One of them is the Mile Rocks Lighthouse. The Mile Rocks Lighthouse is located on a rock about 1 mile (1.6 km) southwest of the Golden Gate Bridge,
Waymark Code: WM185Y2
Location: California, United States
Date Posted: 06/05/2023
Published By:Groundspeak Premium Member tiki-4
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About the Mile Rocks Lighthouse
"The lighthouse was completed in 1906, replacing a nearby bell buoy. In 1966, the light was automated, and the original 85 m (279 ft) tower of the lighthouse was demolished and replaced by a helipad. The lighthouse was at one time painted with alternating red and white rings, but as of 2017, the lighthouse is painted plain white."
Source: (visit link)

About Fort Point:
"Fort Point, known historically as the Castillo de San Joaquín (Spanish for "Saint Joachim Castle") is a masonry seacoast fortification located on the southern side of the Golden Gate at the entrance to San Francisco Bay. It is also the geographic name of the promontory upon which the fort and the southern approach of the Golden Gate Bridge were constructed.

The fort was completed just before the American Civil War by the United States Army, to defend San Francisco Bay against hostile warships. The fort is now protected as Fort Point National Historic Site, a United States National Historic Site administered by the National Park Service as a unit of the Golden Gate National Recreation Area. It is now popular as a tourist viewing point of the Golden Gate Bridge directly over top of it."
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Fort Point is open on Friday, Saturday and Sunday from 10:00 to 17:00
Address:
201 Marine Dr, San Francisco, CA 94129


Lighthouse Website: [Web Link]

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