Bird Island
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.| Tap on a place to explore it |
Photo: USGS, Public domain.
Places of Interest
Highlights include Rodeo Beach and Nike Missile Site SF-88.
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.
Nike Missile Site SF-88
Museum
Photo: Marcin Wichary, CC BY 2.0.
SF-88 is a former Nike Missile launch site at Fort Barry, in the Marin Headlands to the north of San Francisco, California, United States. Opened in 1954, the site was intended to protect the population and military installations of the San Francisco Bay Area during the Cold War, specifically from attack by Soviet bomber aircraft.
Point Bonita Coast Guard Light Station
Photo: Wikimedia, CC BY-SA 3.0.
Point Bonita Lighthouse is a lighthouse located at Point Bonita at the San Francisco Bay entrance in the Marin Headlands. Point Bonita was the last staffed lighthouse on the California coast. It was added to the National Register of Historic Places in 1991.
Places in the Area
Nearby places include Marin Headlands and Muir Beach.
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.
Muir Beach
Hamlet
Photo: Frank Schulenburg, CC0.
Muir Beach is a census designated place, unincorporated community, and beach on the Pacific Ocean. The community is located 16.5 miles northwest of San Francisco in western Marin County, California, United States.
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.
Bird Island
- Type: Island
- Description: small island between Point Bonita and Rodeo Cove in southern Marin County, California, U.S.
- Categories: coastline, locality, and landform
- Location: Marin County, California, United States, North America
- View on OpenStreetMap
Latitude
37.82403° or 37° 49′ 27″ northLongitude
-122.53697° or 122° 32′ 13″ westElevation
43 feet (13 metres)Open location code
849VRFF7+J6OpenStreetMap ID
way 40500791OpenStreetMap feature
natural=coastlineOpenStreetMap feature
place=islandGeoNames ID
5328763Wikidata ID
Q2904412
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Satellite Map
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In Other Languages
From Cebuano to French—“Bird Island” goes by many names.
- Cebuano: “Bird Island (pulo sa Estados Unidos, California, Marin County)”
- Cebuano: “Bird Island”
- Esperanto: “Birdinsulo”
- French: “Bird Island”
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Localities in the Area
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Notable Places Nearby
Highlights include Bird Island Overlook and Battery Smith-Guthrie.
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