Gallinas Creek
Gallinas Creek is a stream in Marin County, California. Gallinas Creek is situated nearby to the hamlet McNears Beach, as well as near Point San Pedro.| Tap on a place to explore it |
Places of Interest
Highlights include Jakes Island and Rat Rock.
Jakes Island
Islet
Jakes Island is an island in San Francisco Bay. It is in Marin County, California. Its coordinates are, and the United States Geological Survey gives its elevation as 52 ft. Egrets can be seen there.
Rat Rock
Islet
Rat Rock is an uninhabited, 18-foot tall rock island in the San Francisco Bay, located just north of China Camp. It serves to protect part of the beach at China Camp from winds which come from the northwest.
The Sisters
Island
The Sisters are two small rock islands in San Pablo Bay, located 500 meters northeast of Point San Pedro in Marin County, California. The Sisters were shown in an 1850 survey map of the San Francisco Bay area made by Cadwalader Ringgold. The Sisters is situated 2½ miles southeast of Gallinas Creek.
Places in the Area
Nearby places include McNears Beach and Santa Venetia.
McNears Beach
Hamlet
Photo: Mx. Granger, CC0.
McNears Beach was the site of a fashionable beach resort established in the 1880s on San Pablo Bay in Marin County, California. It was located 0.5 miles north-northwest of Point San Pedro, and 3.4 miles northeast of San Rafael. McNears Beach is situated 2 miles southeast of Gallinas Creek.
Santa Venetia
Hamlet
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Santa Venetia is a census-designated place in Marin County, California, United States. It is located 1.5 miles north of downtown San Rafael, at an elevation of 56 feet. The population was 4,289 at the 2020 census. Santa Venetia is situated 2½ miles west of Gallinas Creek.
Gallinas
Hamlet
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. Gallinas is situated 2½ miles west of Gallinas Creek.
Gallinas Creek
- Type: Stream
- Also known as: “El Arroyo de Gallinas”
- Category: body of water
- Location: Marin County, California, United States, North America
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Latitude
38.01103° or 38° 0′ 40″ northLongitude
-122.47636° or 122° 28′ 35″ westElevation
3 feet (1 metre)Open location code
84CV2G6F+CFGeoNames ID
5351415
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