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Hog Island is an island roughly 2 acres (0.8 ha) in size located approximately 5 mi (8 km) south of the entrance to Tomales Bay in the West Marin area of Marin County, California. While waters to its west are deep enough for small ships to enter Tomales Bay, at low tide the shallows to the east may be wadeable to the eastern shore of the bay.
Hog Island is located in San Joaquin County, California, and is not managed by any reclamation district. [2] [3] Hog Island was separated from Spud Island to its southwest by the dredging of the Hog Island Cut; [4] the two islands are in the San Joaquin River, at a point where McDonald Island lies to the west of the river and Rindge Tract to its east. [5]
The sandbar at the mouth of Tomales Bay is notoriously dangerous, with a long history of small-boat accidents. [7] Tomales Bay oysters. Oyster farming is a major industry on the bay. The two largest producers are Hog Island Oyster Company and Tomales Bay Oyster Company, both of which retail oysters to the public and have picnic grounds on the ...
Island Image Coordinates Counties Description Bird Rock: 5]: Marin : Small Pacific island west of Tomales Point, primarily a seabird colony. It covers 2 acres (0.81 ha). : Hog Island (Tomales Bay): Marin : A 2-acre (0.81 ha) island in Tomales Bay. : Año Nuevo Island: 6]: San Mateo : Small Pacific island, about 0.2 miles (0.32 km) long, near Año Nuevo (New Year's) Point, south of the Golden ...
San Antonio Creek enters the river just west of this island. [3] It is mentioned in a newspaper article from 1914. [4] There are two other islands with the same name in the Bay area: Hog Island, in Tomales Bay in Marin County, and Hog Island in the Sacramento–San Joaquin River Delta in San Joaquin County.
It is on the northeast shore of Tomales Bay 3.25 miles (5.2 km) south-southwest of Tomales, [2] at an elevation of 7 feet (2 m). [1] Hog Island is in the middle of Tomales Bay, to the west of Nick's Cove, and Point Reyes National Seashore constitutes the western landmass on the opposite side of the bay.
Hog Island (Petaluma River) Hog Island (Tomales Bay) J. Jersey Island; Joice Island; K. Kent Island (California) M. Mare Island; Morrow Island; Mussel Rock; R.
It is located on the northeast shore of Tomales Bay 6 mi (9.7 km) south of Tomales, [5] at an elevation of 25 ft (7.6 m). [4] Marshall is located on the east shore of Tomales Bay. It has a population that is unknown. [6] It is located approximately 15 mi (24 km) southeast of Bodega Bay, on State Route 1. Its ZIP code is 94940.