Chicken Point
Chicken Point is a neighborhood in Marin County, California. Chicken Point is situated nearby to the hamlet Bayside Acres, as well as near Point San Pedro.| Tap on a place to explore it |
Places of Interest
Highlights include The Sisters and Rat Rock.
The Sisters
Island
The Sisters are two small rock islands in San Pablo Bay, located 500 meters northeast of Point San Pedro in Marin County, California. The Sisters were shown in an 1850 survey map of the San Francisco Bay area made by Cadwalader Ringgold. The Sisters is situated 2 miles northeast of Chicken Point.
Rat Rock
Islet
Rat Rock is an uninhabited, 18-foot tall rock island in the San Francisco Bay, located just north of China Camp. It serves to protect part of the beach at China Camp from winds which come from the northwest. Rat Rock is situated 2 miles northeast of Chicken Point.
Places in the Area
Nearby places include McNears Beach and San Rafael.
McNears Beach
Hamlet
Photo: Mx. Granger, CC0.
McNears Beach was the site of a fashionable beach resort established in the 1880s on San Pablo Bay in Marin County, California. It was located 0.5 miles north-northwest of Point San Pedro, and 3.4 miles northeast of San Rafael. McNears Beach is situated 2 miles northeast of Chicken Point.
San Rafael
Photo: Xyrrus, CC BY-SA 3.0.
Historically home to one of California's original Spanish missions, San Rafael is now a mid-sized Bay Area commuter town with beautiful hills, peaceful nature, interesting architecture, and a bustling downtown area centered around 4th Street.
Santa Venetia
Hamlet
Photo: Kpapai, CC BY-SA 3.0.
Santa Venetia is a census-designated place in Marin County, California, United States. It is located 1.5 miles north of downtown San Rafael, at an elevation of 56 feet. The population was 4,289 at the 2020 census. Santa Venetia is situated 3 miles northwest of Chicken Point.
Chicken Point
- Type: Neighborhood
- Category: locality
- Location: Marin County, California, United States, North America
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Latitude
37.97517° or 37° 58′ 31″ northLongitude
-122.47774° or 122° 28′ 40″ westOpen location code
849VXGGC+3WOpenStreetMap ID
way 1302520202OpenStreetMap feature
place=neighbourhood
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