Point Knox
Point Knox is a bunker in Marin County, California. Point Knox is situated nearby to Chapel of St. Marie, as well as near Perles Beach.Places of Interest Nearby
Highlights include Angel Island and Mount Caroline Livermore.
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.
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.
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. Angel Island Immigration Station is situated 1¼ miles northeast of Point Knox.
Places in the Area
Nearby places include Belvedere Tiburon and Tiburon.
Belvedere Tiburon
Village
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.
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.
Point Knox
- Type: Bunker
- Categories: building, tourism, ruins, historic site, and military installation
- Location: Marin County, California, United States, North America
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Latitude
37.85617° or 37° 51′ 22″ northLongitude
-122.44252° or 122° 26′ 33″ westOpen location code
849VVH44+FXOpenStreetMap ID
way 1013563381OpenStreetMap feature
building=bunkerOpenStreetMap feature
historic=ruinsOpenStreetMap feature
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tourism=ruins
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