Rat Rock
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.- Type: Islet
- Description: island in California
- Also known as: “Rat Island” and “Rat Rock Island”
Places of Interest
Highlights include Jakes Island and The Sisters.
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. Jakes Island is situated 1½ miles west of 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. The Sisters is situated 1½ miles southeast of Rat Rock.
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.
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 3½ miles west of Rat Rock.
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 3½ miles west of Rat Rock.
Rat Rock
- Categories: bar, island, coastline, locality, and landform
- Location: Marin County, California, United States, North America
- View on OpenStreetMap
Latitude
38.00438° or 38° 0′ 16″ northLongitude
-122.46199° or 122° 27′ 43″ westElevation
-23 feet (-7 metres)Open location code
84CV2G3Q+Q6OpenStreetMap ID
way 38226380OpenStreetMap feature
natural=coastlineOpenStreetMap feature
place=isletGeoNames ID
5386211Wikidata ID
Q49620752
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In Other Languages
“Rat Rock” goes by many names.
- Cebuano: “Rat Rock (piliw)”
- Cebuano: “Rat Rock”
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Localities in the Area
Explore places such as Point San Pedro and Bayside Acres.
Notable Places Nearby
Highlights include China Camp Historic Area and China Camp State Park Museum.
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