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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 ...
Tomales is located above Keys Creek, about 3 mi (5 km) northeast of Tomales Bay. The nearest city is Petaluma, 16 miles (26 km) to the east by road, and the nearest large city is San Francisco, about 75 minutes (58 miles (93 km)) to the south. [7] The CDP has a total area of 0.33 square miles (0.85 km 2), all of it land. [5]
Tomales Bay State Park is a California state park in Marin County, California. [ 1 ] It consists of approximately 2,000 acres (8 km²) divided between two areas, one on the west side of Tomales Bay and the other on the east side.
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.
The distinctive shapes of Point Reyes, Drakes Bay, and Tomales Bay as seen from the air. Although early explorers and Spanish trading galleons journeying between the Philippines and Acapulco passed by Point Reyes, some even anchoring briefly, it is the landing by Sir Francis Drake that dominates discussion of this era of Point Reyes early history.
Nick's Cove is the site of a long-standing restaurant and vacation camp in Marin County, California. [1] 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]
Map all coordinates using OpenStreetMap. ... (California) San Rafael Bay; Santa Monica Bay; Suisun Bay; T. Tennessee Cove; Tomales Bay; Toyon Bay
Tomales Bay near Marshall, California, looking south. Items portrayed in this file depicts. Tomales Bay. creator. some value. author name string: James Postema.