Deer Island
Deer Island is a former island in Marin County, California, close to the Novato Creek, upstream of San Pablo Bay. It is now the location of Deer Island Preserve.| Tap on a place to explore it |
Places of Interest
Highlights include Novato Downtown station and Novato San Marin station.
Novato Downtown station
Railway station
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Novato Downtown station is a train station in Novato, California. It opened as an infill station for the Sonoma–Marin Area Rail Transit service in December 2019. Prior to that, it was in operation from 1879 to 1958 by the Northwestern Pacific Railroad. Novato Downtown station is situated 1½ miles west of Deer Island.
Novato San Marin station
Railway station
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Novato San Marin is a Sonoma–Marin Area Rail Transit station in Novato, California. It opened to preview service on June 29, 2017; and full commuter service commenced on August 25, 2017. Novato San Marin station is situated 2 miles northwest of Deer Island.
Harkleroad wind turbine
Electrical generator
Photo: Comfr, CC BY-SA 4.0.
The Harkleroad wind turbine was a noted landmark in Novato, California. It was built to generate electricity for the workshop on which it was mounted. It was visible from U.S. Route 101, a heavily traveled freeway.
Places in the Area
Nearby places include Bel Marin Keys and Old Town.
Bel Marin Keys
Hamlet
Photo: Stepheng3, Public domain.
Bel Marin Keys is an unincorporated community in Marin County, California. It lies at an elevation of 10 feet.
Old Town
Neighborhood
Novato is a city in Marin County, California, United States, situated in the North Bay region of the San Francisco Bay Area. At the 2020 census, Novato had a population of 53,225. Old Town is situated 1½ miles west of Deer Island.
Novato
Photo: Frank Schulenburg, CC BY-SA 4.0.
Novato is a sprawling suburb in Marin County in the San Francisco Bay Area of California. Novato is in the transition zone between the patchwork of suburban Marin County towns, long oriented towards San Francisco and the bay, and the wineries and pastureland of Sonoma County to the north.
Deer Island
- Type: Island
- Description: island in Marin County, California, United States of America
- Category: landform
- Location: Marin County, California, United States, North America
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Satellite Map
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In Other Languages
“Deer Island” goes by many names.
- Cebuano: “Deer Island”
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Localities in the Area
Explore places such as Black Point-Green Point and Ignacio.
Notable Places Nearby
Highlights include Deer Island Preserve and Vintage Oaks at Novato Shopping Center.
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