Battery 243 (San Francisco, California)

USA / California / San Francisco / San Francisco, California

Second World War 1939-1945, military, artillery battery

Constructed in 1943, its guns were not emplaced until 1948. The very next year, they were removed and the battery abandoned. Today, the battery is overgrown and used as a storage area for the Department of Veterans Affairs San Francisco Medical Center. Only Emplacement 2 in accessable as Emplacement 1 is completely overgrown.

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www.militarymuseum.org/Bty243.html

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Coordinates: 37°46'57"N 122°30'29"W

Fort Baker 7.1 km
Angel Island 11 km
Hunter's Point Naval Shipyard 13 km
Treasure Island 13 km
Drakes Bay Dive Bombing Range 45 km
Skaggs Island 48 km
Two Rock U.S. Coast Guard Training Center 59 km
The Veterans Home of California 69 km
Naval Auxiliary Air Station, Santa Rosa (site) 75 km
Gualala Bombing Target (site) 141 km

Golden Gate National Recreation Area: Land's End 0.1 km
Fort Miley 0.2 km
Vista del Mar 0.5 km
Sutro Heights Park 0.6 km
Lincoln Park Golf Course 0.8 km
Lincoln Park 0.8 km
Outer Richmond 1.5 km
Golden Gate Park 2.7 km
Golden Gate 2.8 km
Ocean Beach 3.4 km

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Golden Gate National Recreation Area: Land's End Fort Miley Vista del Mar Sutro Heights Park Lincoln Park Golf Course Lincoln Park Outer Richmond Golden Gate Park Golden Gate Ocean Beach