Your National Marine Sanctuary
Your National Marine Sanctuary is in Marin County, California. Your National Marine Sanctuary is situated nearby to the protected area Point Bonita Light Station, as well as near Point Bonita Lifesaving Station (ruins).| Tap on a place to explore it |
Places of Interest Nearby
Highlights include Point Bonita Coast Guard Light Station and Bird Island.
Point Bonita Coast Guard Light Station
Photo: Wikimedia, CC BY-SA 3.0.
Point Bonita Lighthouse is a lighthouse located at Point Bonita at the San Francisco Bay entrance in the Marin Headlands. Point Bonita was the last staffed lighthouse on the California coast. It was added to the National Register of Historic Places in 1991. Point Bonita Coast Guard Light Station is situated 1,200 feet south of Your National Marine Sanctuary.
Bird Island
Island
Photo: USGS, Public domain.
Bird Island is a small island between Point Bonita and Rodeo Cove in southern Marin County, California. It is located off the coast of Marin Headlands, about three miles from San Francisco.
Nike Missile Site SF-88
Museum
Photo: Marcin Wichary, CC BY 2.0.
SF-88 is a former Nike Missile launch site at Fort Barry, in the Marin Headlands to the north of San Francisco, California, United States. Opened in 1954, the site was intended to protect the population and military installations of the San Francisco Bay Area during the Cold War, specifically from attack by Soviet bomber aircraft. Nike Missile Site SF-88 is situated 3,200 feet north of Your National Marine Sanctuary.
Places in the Area
Nearby places include Marin Headlands and Sea Cliff.
Marin Headlands
Photo: Wikimedia, Public domain.
The Marin Headlands are located in southern Marin County, in the North Bay region of the Bay Area of California. Part of the Golden Gate National Recreation Area, the Marin Headlands offer beaches, hiking, history, and spectacular views of the California coast.
Sea Cliff
Neighborhood
Photo: Wng, CC BY-SA 3.0.
Sea Cliff is an affluent neighborhood located on the West Side of San Francisco. Known for its large houses and ocean views, Sea Cliff is one of nine master–planned residence parks in San Francisco; its master plan was developed by landscape architect Mark Daniels. Sea Cliff is situated 3 miles southeast of Your National Marine Sanctuary.
Sausalito
Photo: Mr. Granger, CC BY-SA 3.0.
Sausalito is a unique and picturesque community, perched on a hillside between the San Francisco Bay and the Marin Headlands. Since it's across the Golden Gate Bridge from San Francisco, it makes a great trip by bike, ferry, bus, or car, for a good meal, a visit to an art studio, and views of the city from across the bay.
Your National Marine Sanctuary
- Type: Sign
- Categories: information and tourism
- Location: Marin County, California, United States, North America
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Latitude
37.81871° or 37° 49′ 7″ northLongitude
-122.53025° or 122° 31′ 49″ westOperator
Golden Gate National Recreation AreaOpen location code
849VRF99+FWOpenStreetMap ID
node 4227394130OpenStreetMap feature
tourism=information
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