Black Sands Beach
Black Sands Beach is a beach in Marin County, California. Black Sands Beach is situated nearby to the ruins Battery Construction 129, as well as near the fort Battery Rathbone/McIndoe.Places of Interest Nearby
Highlights include Hawk Hill and Headlands Center for the Arts.
Hawk Hill
Scenic viewpoint
Hawk Hill is a 923-foot peak in the Marin Headlands, just north of the Golden Gate Bridge and across the Golden Gate strait from San Francisco, California. Hawk Hill is situated 3,300 feet northeast of Black Sands Beach.
Headlands Center for the Arts
Arts center
Headlands Center for the Arts hosts an internationally recognized artist-in-residence program, and interdisciplinary public programs. It is situated in a campus of artist-renovated military buildings in the Marin Headlands, in Marin County, California, United States. Headlands Center for the Arts is situated 1 mile northwest of Black Sands Beach.
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 1 mile west of Black Sands Beach.
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 2½ miles southeast of Black Sands Beach.
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.
Black Sands Beach
- Type: Beach
- Category: landform
- Location: Marin County, California, United States, North America
- View on OpenStreetMap
Latitude
37.82391° or 37° 49′ 26″ northLongitude
-122.50874° or 122° 30′ 31″ westOpen location code
849VRFFR+HGOpenStreetMap ID
way 251277049OpenStreetMap feature
natural=beach
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