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Belvedere Lagoon is situated between the two causeways (Beach Road and San Rafael Avenue) that connect Belvedere Island to the town of Tiburon. Belvedere has a total area of 2.42 sq mi (6.3 km 2 ), of which 0.54 sq mi (1.4 km 2 ) is land and 1.89 sq mi (4.9 km 2 ) (78%) is water.
Belvedere Island (formerly, El Potrero de la Punta del Tiburon, Kashow's Island, Peninsula Island, Promontory Island, and Still Island) [1] is a rocky island in the San Francisco Bay in Marin County, California which was formerly separated by a marsh from the mainland, though has since been linked by two spits.
Besides Belvedere and Tiburon, much of the peninsula is unincorporated, [10] including portions of the north side and the communities of Strawberry and Paradise Cay. The population of Tiburon was 9,146 at the 2020 census and has 6,600 registered voters. [11] Belvedere and Tiburon share a post office, [12] library [13] and recreation agency. [14]
Belvedere Lagoon is an artificial lagoon on San Francisco Bay in Belvedere in Marin County, California. Narrow strips of land separate it from Richardson Bay (to the northwest) and Raccoon Strait. The lagoon is owned and maintained by the Belvedere Lagoon Property Owners' Association. The lagoon is not accessible by boat from San Francisco Bay ...
The Tiburon Peninsula is a landform of the San Francisco Bay Area's Marin County and is home to the incorporated municipalities of Tiburon, Belvedere, and a portion of Corte Madera, California. [2] Much of the peninsula is unincorporated , [ 3 ] including portions of the north side and the communities of Paradise Cay and Strawberry .
Map showing the area of Old Saint Hilary's Preserve. Old Saint Hilary's Open Space Preserve is a county park located in Marin County, California. It is 122 acres large and is connected to the Tiburon Uplands, which is 24 acres. The preserve was created by several local initiatives in the 90’s to save the land from development. [1]
It is in Marin County, California, by the Tiburon Peninsula. [5] [6] Its coordinates are , and the United States Geological Survey gave its elevation as 72 ft (22 m) in 1981. [1] It appears on a 1950 USGS map of the area. [7]
The landmark is situated on the flank of the Tiburon Hills, an area characterized by serpentine soils and hence has a distinct plant community. The area surrounding the church is a Marin County protected area, the Old Saint Hilary's Open Space Preserve. The church building was listed on the National Register of Historic Places in 2020. [1]