Angel Island Immigration Station
Angel Island Immigration Station is a historic site in California, at a modelled elevation of 12 m. Mount Tamalpais East Peak stands 784 m to the west-northwest, 9.2 miles off. The nearest named place is Detention Barracks Museum, a museum less than a tenth of a mile away.
The story
Angel Island Immigration Station was an immigration station in San Francisco Bay which operated from January 21, 1910, to November 5, 1940, where immigrants entering the United States were detained and interrogated. It is estimated that some 100,000 Chinese immigrants and 85,000 Japanese immigrants (among others) entered the United States through this station. Angel Island is an island in San Francisco Bay. It is currently a State Park administered by California State Parks and a California Historical Landmark. The island was originally a fishing and hunting site for Coastal Miwok Indians and later a haven for Spanish explorer Juan Manuel de Ayala. Later, it was developed as a cattle ranch, then, starting with the Civil War, the island served as a U.S. Army post. During the island's Immigration Station period, the island held hundreds of thousands of immigrants, the majority from China, Japan, India, Mexico, the Philippines, Australia, and New Zealand. The detention facility was considered ideal because of its isolated location, making it very easy to control immigrants, contain outbreaks of disease, and enforce the new immigration laws. After the war the station was abandoned, but the wall inscriptions left by inmates helped spur a preservation movement and the barracks were renovated. The nearby hospital opened as a museum in 2022. The station is listed on the National Register of Historic Places under the title Angel Island, U.S. Immigration Station, and is a National Historic Landmark. The station is open to the public as a museum – "a place for reflection and discovery of our shared history as a nation of immigrants". In 2026, the National Trust for Historic Preservation listed the location on their annual "America’s 11 Most Endangered Historic Places" due to physical, environmental, political, and economic factors.
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Wikidata Q7890688, referenced by the OpenStreetMap record.
What to expect
- Fee
- No
How to reach it
Named places within 25 miles
- Detention Barracks Museum: 0.0 mi
- Railroad Ferry Museum: 1.5 mi
- IDESST Sausalito Portuguese Cultural Center: 3.5 mi
- Bay Area Discovery Museum: 3.6 mi
- Marinship Exhibit: 3.7 mi
- Mount Caroline Livermore: 0.6 mi
- Engagement Hill: 3.8 mi
- Richardson East: 4.2 mi
- Slacker Hill: 4.2 mi
- Nicholl Knob: 4.2 mi
- Shoreline Park: 1.5 mi
- Belvedere Park: 2.2 mi
- Paradise Beach County Park: 2.3 mi
- Hippie Tree: 3.0 mi
- Gabrielson Park: 3.0 mi
- Coming About: 1.7 mi
- Close to the Wind: 3.5 mi
- Tiburon Portugese Mural Wall: 3.5 mi
- Blackie Horse Statue: 3.9 mi
- Open Heart: 4.1 mi
- Old Hilary's Botanical Preserve: 1.9 mi
- Richardson Bay Audubon Sanctuary: 3.7 mi
- Cypress Ridge Open Space: 4.0 mi
- Tern Nesting: 4.2 mi
- Richardson Bay Audubon Center & Sanctuary: 4.3 mi
- Michelangelo Community Garden: 4.7 mi
- Filbert Steps Garden: 4.8 mi
- Grace Marchant Garden: 4.8 mi
- 123 Mission Plaza: 5.6 mi
- Compton Community Garden: 5.8 mi
- Wooden watchtower: 0.0 mi
- Fort McDowell (East Garrison): 0.6 mi
- Ayala Cove: 0.6 mi
- SF-91L Nike missile launch site: 0.9 mi
- Battery Drew: 1.1 mi
- Killdeer Picnic Area: 3.8 mi
- Greg & Bev James Picnic Area: 4.5 mi
- Picnic Pod A: 4.9 mi
- Bicentennial Campground picnic area: 6.3 mi
- Camp Elderberry: 8.0 mi
- Quarry Beach: 0.7 mi
- Sand Springs Beach: 1.0 mi
- Perles Beach: 1.2 mi
- Bramble Beach: 2.7 mi
- Swede's Beach: 3.3 mi
- Historic Bake House: 1.0 mi
- Brig Matthew Turner: 3.7 mi
- Alma: 4.1 mi
- SS Red Oak Victory: 4.1 mi
- Pier 45: 4.1 mi
- Rainbow Falls: 7.3 mi
- Huntington Falls: 7.4 mi
- Kent Falls: 8.4 mi
- Dawn Falls: 8.8 mi
- Grey Fox Creek Fountain: 10.3 mi
- El Polín Spring: 5.4 mi
- Old Spring: 5.9 mi
- Lone Tree Spring: 9.9 mi
- Colier Spring: 10.1 mi
- Worn Springs: 10.5 mi
- Yellow Bluff: 3.4 mi
- East Slope Badlands: 4.2 mi
- Vent 5: 10.5 mi
- Rock Fort: 11.2 mi
- Aramai Point: 18.6 mi
- Winehaven: 5.7 mi
- Lynn: 11.5 mi
- Eckley: 17.6 mi
- Russell City: 21.9 mi
- Stokes Landing: 24.4 mi
- Quarters A: 5.5 mi
- Yerba Buena Island Lighthouse: 5.5 mi
- Point Bonita Lighthouse: 6.8 mi
- Bird Island Arch: 6.8 mi
- Temple: 22.0 mi
- Keyhole: 22.5 mi
- Rest Stop: 22.7 mi
- Crystal Springs Safety Roadside Rest Area: 23.1 mi
- Steep Ravine Hot Spring: 11.2 mi
Summits around it
The highest named summits within 9.4 miles of Angel Island Immigration Station. Elevation from each summit’s own record; bearing measured between the two coordinates.
| Summit | Bearing | Elevation | Distance |
|---|---|---|---|
| Mount Tamalpais East Peak | WNW 297° | 784 m | 9.2 mi |
| Richardson East | WSW 252° | 339 m | 4.2 mi |
| Peak 1041 | W 260° | 317 m | 5.4 mi |
| William Rust Summit | ENE 62° | 306 m | 8.3 mi |
| Knob Hill | WNW 301° | 285 m | 8.8 mi |
| Mount Davidson | S 189° | 283 m | 9.2 mi |
| Slacker Hill | SW 236° | 282 m | 4.2 mi |
| Hawk Hill | SW 235° | 281 m | 4.9 mi |
When to go
Light through the year
| Date | Sunrise | Golden hour | Sunset |
|---|---|---|---|
| March equinox | 07:14 | 18:47 | 19:22 |
| June solstice | 05:49 | 19:57 | 20:36 |
| September equinox | 06:58 | 18:34 | 19:08 |
| December solstice | 07:23 | 16:13 | 16:55 |
Local time (America/Los_Angeles).
Climate normals
Months averaging 50–80 °F: year-round.
| Jan | Feb | Mar | Apr | May | Jun | Jul | Aug | Sep | Oct | Nov | Dec | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Avg °F | 51 | 54 | 56 | 58 | 61 | 63 | 63 | 64 | 65 | 63 | 57 | 51 |
| Precip in | 4.8 | 4.8 | 3.2 | 1.6 | 0.7 | 0.3 | 0.0 | 0.1 | 0.0 | 1.4 | 2.7 | 4.9 |
1991–2020 U.S. Climate Normals, NOAA NCEI — Richmond, 4 mi away.
Where this comes from
Location and category confirmed against OpenStreetMap.
National Register of Historic Places, reference 71000164OpenStreetMapWikipediaWikidataOfficial site- National Register of Historic Places — Angel Island Immigration Station, reference 71000164, listed 10/14/71.
OpenStreetMap element way/449024651
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