Tomales Beach
Tomales Beach is a beach in Marin County, California. Tomales Beach is situated nearby to the hamlet Lairds Landing, as well as near McDonald.- Type: Beach
- Description: beach in Marin County, California, United States
- Also known as: “Kohoe Bay Beach”
Places of Interest
Highlights include Hog Island and Nick’s Cove.
Hog Island
Islet
Photo: Stepheng3, CC BY-SA 3.0.
Hog Island is an island roughly 2 acres in size located approximately 5 mi south of the entrance to Tomales Bay in the West Marin area of Marin County, California. Hog Island is situated 2 miles north of Tomales Beach.
Nick’s Cove
Restaurant
Photo: Cullen328, CC BY-SA 3.0.
Nick's Cove is the site of a long-standing restaurant and vacation camp in Marin County, California. It is on the northeast shore of Tomales Bay 3.25 miles south-southwest of Tomales, at an elevation of 7 feet. Hog Island is in the middle of Tomales Bay, to the west of Nick's Cove, and Point Reyes National Seashore constitutes the western landmass on the opposite side of the bay. Nick’s Cove is situated 2 miles north of Tomales Beach.
Places in the Area
Nearby places include Lairds Landing and Marshall.
Lairds Landing
Hamlet
Point Reyes National Seashore is a 71,028-acre park preserve located on the Point Reyes Peninsula in Marin County, California. As a national seashore, it is maintained by the US National Park Service as an important nature preserve.
Marshall
Hamlet
Photo: alex roberts, CC BY-SA 2.0.
Marshall is an unincorporated community in Marin County, California. It is located on the northeast shore of Tomales Bay 6 mi south of Tomales, at an elevation of 25 ft. Marshall is situated 2 miles southeast of Tomales Beach.
Hamlet
Hamlet
Hamlet is an unincorporated community in Marin County, California. It is located on the northeast shore of Tomales Bay and the Northwestern Pacific Railroad 3 miles south-southwest of Tomales, at an elevation of 23 feet. Hamlet is situated 2½ miles north of Tomales Beach.
Tomales Beach
- Category: landform
- Location: Marin County, California, United States, North America
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Latitude
38.17298° or 38° 10′ 23″ northLongitude
-122.92305° or 122° 55′ 23″ westOpen location code
84CV53FG+5QOpenStreetMap ID
node 358795144OpenStreetMap feature
natural=beachGeoNames ID
5402895Wikidata ID
Q49325036
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Satellite Map
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In Other Languages
“Tomales Beach” goes by many names.
- Cebuano: “Tomales Beach”
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