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Richardson Bay

Richardson Bay is a shallow, ecologically rich arm of , managed under by the Richardson Bay Regional Agency, created under a joint powers agreement by the County of Marin, Town of , and Cities of and .
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  • Type: Bay
  • Description: arm of San Francisco Bay
  • Also known as: “Ensenada De La Carmelita”, “Ensenada Del Carmelita”, “Puerto de los Balleneros”, “Richardson’s Bay”, “Whaler’s Harbor”, and “Whalers Harbor”

Places of Interest

Highlights include Aramburu Island and Benjamin and Hilarita Lyford House.

Island
is a 17-acre island in Richardson Bay, . It, along with Strawberry Spit, came to exist in the 1950s and 1960s as a consequence of dumping dredged material from nearby developments into the bay.

Historic building
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The Lyford House is a Victorian house located in , . Built in 1876, the house is listed on the National Register of Historic Places.

School
was a K-8 public charter school located in Sausalito, California. It is part of the Sausalito Marin City School District and is located on the former campus of Bayside Elementary School next to its namesake, Willow Creek.

Places in the Area

Nearby places include Harbor Point and Hilarita.

Hamlet
Mill Valley is a city in , United States, located about 14 miles north of via the and 52 miles from Napa Valley.

Hamlet
is a former unincorporated community now incorporated in and in , , United States. It lies at an elevation of 13 feet.

Hamlet
is a former unincorporated community now incorporated in in , . It lies at an elevation of 75 feet.

Richardson Bay

Latitude
37.87797° or 37° 52′ 41″ north
Longitude
-122.48905° or 122° 29′ 21″ west
Named after
William A. Richardson
Open location code
849VVGH6+59
Open­Street­Map ID
way 668102607
Open­Street­Map feature
natural=­bay
Geo­Names ID
5387383
Wiki­data ID
Q1652859
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Satellite Map

Discover Richardson Bay from above in high-definition satellite imagery.
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In Other Languages

From Cebuano to Spanish—“Richardson Bay” goes by many names.
  • Cebuano: “Richardson Bay (luuk sa Estados Unidos, California)”
  • Cebuano: “Richardson Bay”
  • Chinese: “理查德森灣”
  • Czech: “Zátoka Richardson”
  • Dutch: “Richardson Bay”
  • German: “Richardson Bay”
  • Spanish: “Bahía de Richardson”
  • “Richardson Bay”

Places with the Same Name

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Localities in the Area

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Notable Places Nearby

Highlights include Richardson Bay Audubon Sanctuary and Guest Dock.

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About Mapcarta. Data © OpenStreetMap contributors and available under the Open Database License". Text is available under the CC BY-SA 4.0 license, except for photos, directions, and the map. Description text is based on the Wikipedia page “Richardson Bay”. Photo: Oleg Alexandrov, CC BY-SA 3.0.