Point Simpton
Point Simpton is a cape in Marin County, California. Point Simpton is situated nearby to the hamlet Fort McDowell, as well as near the village Belvedere Tiburon.| Tap on a place to explore it |
Places of Interest
Highlights include Angel Island and Angel Island Immigration Station.
Angel Island
Photo: Richard N Horne, CC BY-SA 4.0.
Angel Island is a historic immigration station and military post turned state park in the San Francisco Bay. Sometimes considered the Ellis Island of the west coast, Angel Island was for decades the first place that many immigrants to the United States arrived, especially coming from East Asia.
Angel Island Immigration Station
Museum
Photo: Wikimedia, Public domain.
Angel Island Immigration Station was an immigration station in San Francisco Bay which operated from January 21, 1910, to November 5, 1940, where immigrants entering the United States were detained and interrogated.
Mount Caroline Livermore
Peak
Photo: Dargasea, CC BY-SA 4.0.
Mount Caroline Livermore is the high point of Angel Island, in Angel Island State Park, near the city of Tiburon in the San Francisco Bay, in the U.S. state of California.
Places in the Area
Nearby places include Tiburon and Belvedere Tiburon.
Tiburon
Photo: Frank Schulenburg, CC BY-SA 4.0.
Tiburon is a small historic town in California's Marin County, located across the bay from San Francisco. Tiburon's Main Street has been preserved as it was when the town was a Gold Rush train town and lumber yard.
Belvedere Tiburon
Village
Hilarita
Hamlet
Hilarita is a former unincorporated community now incorporated in Belvedere and Tiburon in Marin County, California, United States. It lies at an elevation of 13 feet. Hilarita is situated 3 miles west of Point Simpton.
Point Simpton
- Type: Cape
- Also known as: “Simpton Point”
- Category: landform
- Location: Marin County, California, United States, North America
- View on OpenStreetMap
Latitude
37.86882° or 37° 52′ 8″ northLongitude
-122.42414° or 122° 25′ 27″ westElevation
157 feet (48 metres)Open location code
849VVH9G+G8GeoNames ID
5396063
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Satellite Map
Discover Point Simpton from above in high-definition satellite imagery.
Localities in the Area
Explore places such as Fort McDowell and Belvedere Island.
Notable Places Nearby
Highlights include Winslow Cove and China Cove.
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