Point Bonita Lifesaving Station (ruins)

Point Bonita Lifesaving Station (ruins) is a ruins in Marin County, California. Point Bonita Lifesaving Station (ruins) is situated nearby to the military installation U.S. Coast Guard, as well as near the protected area Point Bonita Light Station.

Places of Interest Nearby

Highlights include Point Bonita Coast Guard Light Station and Bird Island.

Point Bonita Coast Guard Light Station

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Point Bonita Lighthouse is a lighthouse located at Point Bonita at the San Francisco Bay entrance in the Marin Headlands. It was the last staffed lighthouse on the California coast. Point Bonita Coast Guard Light Station is situated 1,500 feet south of Point Bonita Lifesaving Station (ruins).

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.

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 4,200 feet northeast of Point Bonita Lifesaving Station (ruins).

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 Point Bonita Lifesaving Station (ruins).

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 Bonita Lifesaving Station (ruins)

Type: Ruins
Categories: building and historic site
Location: Marin County, California, United States, North America
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Latitude

37.81963° or 37° 49′ 11″ north

Longitude

-122.52924° or 122° 31′ 45″ west

Inception

1911

Open location code

849VRF9C+V8

OpenStreetMap ID

way 968896763

OpenStreetMap feature

building=ruins

OpenStreetMap feature

historic=maritime

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Notable Places Nearby

Highlights include U.S. Coast Guard and Point Bonita Light Station.

Nearby Places

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