McNears Beach
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.| Tap on a place to explore it |
Photo: Mx. Granger, CC0.
- Type: Hamlet
- Description: unincorporated community in California
- Also known as: “McNear”, “McNear Landing”, “McNear’s Beach”, “McNears Beach, CA”, and “McNears Beach, California”
Places of Interest
Highlights include The Sisters and Rat Rock.
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.
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.
East Brother Lighthouse
Lighthouse
Photo: Frank Schulenburg, CC BY-SA 3.0.
East Brother Island Lighthouse is a lighthouse located on East Brother Island in San Rafael Bay, near the tip of Point San Pablo in Richmond, California. East Brother Lighthouse is situated 2½ miles southeast of McNears Beach.
Places in the Area
Nearby places include Winehaven and Santa Venetia.
Winehaven
Locality
Photo: Wikimedia, Public domain.
Winehaven was a winery and town in Richmond, California, that held the title of "world's largest winery" for 12 years. It later became a fuel depot for the United States Navy. Winehaven is situated 3½ miles southeast of McNears Beach.
Santa Venetia
Hamlet
Photo: Kpapai, CC BY-SA 3.0.
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 4 miles west of McNears Beach.
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 4½ miles northwest of McNears Beach.
McNears Beach
- Categories: unincorporated community in the United States and locality
- Location: Marin County, California, United States, North America
- View on OpenStreetMap
Latitude
37.99326° or 37° 59′ 36″ northLongitude
-122.45331° or 122° 27′ 12″ westElevation
10 feet (3 metres)Open location code
849VXGVW+8MOpenStreetMap ID
node 150973677OpenStreetMap feature
place=hamlet
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Satellite Map
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In Other Languages
From Chinese to Persian—“McNears Beach” goes by many names.
- Chinese: “麥克尼爾斯”
- French: “McNears Beach”
- Irish: “McNears Beach”
- Persian: “مکنیرز بیچ، کالیفرنیا”
- Persian: “مکنیرز بیچ”
Localities in the Area
Explore places such as Point San Pedro and Bayside Acres.
Notable Places Nearby
Highlights include Marin County Parks Ranger Station and McNears Beach Park Pool.
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