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Marinship Park

Marinship Park from directly overhead

Marinship Park is a park in California, at a modelled elevation of 4 m. Mount Tamalpais East Peak stands 784 m to the northwest, 6.3 miles off. The nearest named place is Bay Model Visitor Center, a museum 0.1 miles away.

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Coordinates37.86473, -122.49613
Around it

Named places within 25 miles

Museums
Attractions
Parks
Nature reserves
Artworks
Peaks
Historic sites
Picnic sites
Gardens
  • Compton Community Garden: 5.0 mi
  • Michelangelo Community Garden: 6.2 mi
  • Argonne School Edible Garden and Outdoor Classroom: 6.3 mi
  • Argonne School Native Garden and Outdoor Classroom: 6.3 mi
  • Promenade Gardens: 6.5 mi
Beaches: 45
Waterfalls: 16
Springs: 12
Cliffs: 7
Ghost towns: 4
Natural arches: 3
  • Bird Island Arch: 3.6 mi
  • Temple: 18.6 mi
  • Keyhole: 19.1 mi
Lighthouses: 3
Hot springs: 1
  • Steep Ravine Hot Spring: 7.5 mi
Rest areas: 1
On the horizon

Summits around it

The highest named summits within 8.4 miles of Marinship Park. Elevation from each summit’s own record; bearing measured between the two coordinates.

SummitBearingElevationDistance
Mount Tamalpais East PeakNW 315°784 m6.3 mi
Mount Tamalpais West PeakNW 307°778 m6.8 mi
Mount Tamalpais Middle PeakNW 310°744 m6.6 mi
Ballou PointWNW 295°612 m7.7 mi
Twin KnollsWNW 298°597 m8.3 mi
Mount Tamalpais West PointNW 304°527 m6.4 mi
Bare KnollWNW 291°478 m7.1 mi
Wooded KnollWNW 290°465 m7.2 mi
Conditions

When to go

Light through the year

DateSunriseGolden hourSunset
March equinox07:1418:4819:22
June solstice05:4919:5720:36
September equinox06:5918:3419:09
December solstice07:2316:1416:55

Local time (America/Los_Angeles).

Climate normals

Months averaging 50–80 °F: Feb–Nov.

JanFebMarAprMayJunJulAugSepOctNovDec
Avg °F495255586266686867635549
Precip in8.88.76.02.61.40.40.00.00.12.04.69.8

1991–2020 U.S. Climate Normals, NOAA NCEI — Kentfield, 7 mi away.

Wildlife nearby
  • Harbor Seal231 obs
  • Harlequin flower225 obs
  • Great Blue Heron212 obs
  • Western Gull195 obs
  • Black-crowned Night Heron181 obs
  • Snowy Egret174 obs
  • Striped Shore Crab171 obs
  • Brown Pelican161 obs

Research-grade iNaturalist community observations within 3 km — what people have recorded, not a species inventory.

Sources

Where this comes from

Location and category confirmed against OpenStreetMap.

OpenStreetMapWikidata

OpenStreetMap element way/385148762

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