Bird Island

Bird Island is a scenic viewpoint in Monterey County, Central Coast, California. Bird Island is situated nearby to the peak Vierras Knoll, as well as near Sandy Beach.

Places of Interest Nearby

Highlights include Tor House and Hawk Tower.

Tor House and Hawk Tower

House

Photo: CelesteDavison, Public domain.

Tor House and Hawk Tower is the historic home in Carmel Point, California, of poet Robinson Jeffers and his family from 1919 until 1999. Here Jeffers wrote all his major works of poetry. Tor House and Hawk Tower is situated 2½ miles north of Bird Island.

Places in the Area

Nearby places include Carmel and Pebble Beach.

Carmel

Photo: Cahuck, CC BY-SA 3.0.

Carmel-by-the-Sea, often called just Carmel, is a beautiful oceanside town on California's Highway 1, complete with dramatic views, white beaches, friendly locals and great food.

Pebble Beach

Hamlet

Photo: Sharashish, Public domain.

Pebble Beach is an unincorporated community on the Monterey Peninsula in Monterey County, California, United States. The small coastal residential community of mostly single-family homes is also notable as a resort destination, and the home of the golf courses of Cypress Point Club, Monterey Peninsula Country Club, and Pebble Beach Golf Links. Pebble Beach is situated 4 miles north of Bird Island.

Del Monte Forest

Village

Del Monte Forest is a census-designated place in Monterey County, California, United States. As of the 2020 census, the CDP had a total population of 4,204, down from 4,514 at the 2010 census. Del Monte Forest is situated 5 miles north of Bird Island.

Bird Island

Type: Scenic viewpoint
Category: tourism
Location: Monterey County, Central Coast, California, United States, North America
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Latitude

36.50739° or 36° 30′ 27″ north

Longitude

-121.94195° or 121° 56′ 31″ west

Open location code

848WG345+X6

OpenStreetMap ID

node 12036919094

OpenStreetMap feature

tourism=viewpoint

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Highlights include Bird Island and Vierras Knoll.

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