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Welcome to Fort Winfield Scott ...

Fort Winfield Scott is located in San Francisco County<1>.

A typical abbreviation for Fort Winfield Scott: Ft. Winfield Scott

Fort Winfield Scott is 230 feet [70 m] above sea level.<2>.

Time Zone: Fort Winfield Scott lies in the Pacific Time Zone (PST/PDT) and observes daylight saving time

Communities near Fort Winfield Scott ...

We have created a list of 10 communities that are near Fort Winfield Scott.

  • San Francisco
    (3 miles [4.8 km] to the southeast)
  • Oakland
    (11 miles [17.7 km] to the east)
  • Berkeley
    (11 miles [17.7 km] to the northeast)
  • Richmond
    (11 miles [17.7 km] to the northeast)
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Richmond
    • Richmond is located in Contra Costa County
    • Population from the 2020 Census: 110,038 people
    • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Richmond <3>
  • Daly City
    (7 miles [11.3 km] to the south)
  • San Mateo
    (18 miles [29 km] to the southeast)
  • San Leandro
    (18 miles [29 km] to the east)
  • Alameda
    (12 miles [19.3 km] to the east)
  • South San Francisco
    (10 miles [16.1 km] to the south)
  • San Rafael
    (12 miles [19.3 km] to the north)

To Help With Your Genealogy Research ...

We have a couple of sections for those tracing their genealogy.

We created a list of cemeteries that are in the area around Fort Winfield Scott. Our list includes the location of those cemeteries and we provide an overhead view. See our Cemetery List for Fort Winfield Scott.

Using the information from an 1895 Atlas, we've created a list of communities that were in the area of Fort Winfield Scott. Our list includes information such as whether the 1895 community had a post office or railroad service. See our List of 1890's Communities around Fort Winfield Scott.

We also have a detailed list of newspapers that have been published in the area around Fort Winfield Scott. See our Newspapers Page for Fort Winfield Scott.

TripAdvisor Tourism Pages for Fort Winfield Scott ...

Looking for more information about Fort Winfield Scott? A wonderful source is the TripAdvisor website. We always start with the TripAdvisor Tourism page, where you can read an overview with links that will help you find lodging, restaurants and attractions.

While we are unaware of a Tourism page that is specific to Fort Winfield Scott, there are neighboring communities that do have Tourism pages. A map of those communities can be found with our TripAdvisor Page for Fort Winfield Scott.

Footnotes ...

<1>If you're interested in how the shape of California's counties, including San Francisco, have changed over time, we recommend the Atlas of Historical County Boundaries.
<2>The elevation is an estimate for the area around Fort Winfield Scott - it will be higher in some places and lower in others.
<3>While we're fans and frequent users of TripAdvisor, you should know that we're also members of the TripAdvisor affiliate program.