Vincent Landing, California

Vincent Landing
Vincent Landing
	Unincorporated community
	Vincent Landing Location in California Vincent Landing Vincent Landing (the US)
	Coordinates: 38°13′10″N122°56′31″W / 38.21944°N 122.94194°W Coordinates: 38°13′10″N122°56′31″W / 38.21944°N 122.94194°W
Country	United States
State	California
County	Marin County
Elevation [1]	20 ft (6 m)

Last updated April 15, 2019

Vincent Landing (formerly, Vincents Landing) is an unincorporated community in Marin County, California.^[1] It is located on the northeast shore of Tomales Bay 2.5 miles (4 km) southwest of Tomales,^[2] at an elevation of 20 feet (6 m).^[1]

In law, an unincorporated area is a region of land that is not governed by a local municipal corporation; similarly an unincorporated community is a settlement that is not governed by its own local municipal corporation, but rather is administered as part of larger administrative divisions, such as a township, parish, borough, county, city, canton, state, province or country. Occasionally, municipalities dissolve or disincorporate, which may happen if they become fiscally insolvent, and services become the responsibility of a higher administration. Widespread unincorporated communities and areas are a distinguishing feature of the United States and Canada. In most other countries of the world, there are either no unincorporated areas at all, or these are very rare; typically remote, outlying, sparsely populated or uninhabited areas.

Marin County is a county located in the San Francisco Bay Area of the U.S. state of California. As of the 2010 census, the population was 252,409. Its county seat is San Rafael. Marin County is included in the San Francisco-Oakland-Hayward, CA Metropolitan Statistical Area across the Golden Gate Bridge from San Francisco.

California is a state in the Pacific Region of the United States. With 39.6 million residents, California is the most populous U.S. state and the third-largest by area. The state capital is Sacramento. The Greater Los Angeles Area and the San Francisco Bay Area are the nation's second and fifth most populous urban regions, with 18.7 million and 9.7 million residents respectively. Los Angeles is California's most populous city, and the country's second most populous, after New York City. California also has the nation's most populous county, Los Angeles County, and its largest county by area, San Bernardino County. The City and County of San Francisco is both the country's second-most densely populated major city after New York City and the fifth-most densely populated county, behind only four of the five New York City boroughs.

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Drakes Bay is a 4-mile (6.4 km) wide bay named so by U.S. surveyor George Davidson in 1875 along the Point Reyes National Seashore on the coast of northern California in the United States, approximately 30 miles (48 km) northwest of San Francisco at approximately 38 degrees north latitude. The bay is approximately 8 miles (13 km) wide. It is formed on the lee side of the coastal current by Point Reyes. The bay is named after Sir Francis Drake and has long been considered Drake's most likely landing spot on the west coast of North America during his circumnavigation of the world by sea in 1579. An alternative name for this bay is Puerto De Los Reyes.

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Tomales Bay State Park is a California state park in Marin County, California. 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. The main area, on the west, is part of the Point Reyes peninsula, and adjacent to Point Reyes National Seashore, which is operated by the U.S. National Park Service. The park is approximately 40 miles (64 km) north of San Francisco.

Marshall is an unincorporated community in Marin County, California. It is located on the northeast shore of Tomales Bay 6 miles (9.7 km) south of Tomales, at an elevation of 25 feet.

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Tomales High School is located in the town of Tomales, California, United States. It is the comprehensive high school of the Shoreline Unified School District. It serves the western Marin and Sonoma County communities, stretching from the towns of Point Reyes Station and Inverness along Tomales Bay, running north past the fishing port of Bodega Bay to the mouth of the Russian River, a distance of nearly 50 miles (80 km), and widening 13 miles (21 km) east from the west coast. Tomales High School draws its students from approximately 450 square miles (1,200 km²). Tomales High School was recognized as a California Distinguished School in 2011.

Marconi, California Unincorporated community in California, United States

Marconi is an unincorporated community in Marin County, California. It is located on the northeast shore of Tomales Bay, about seven miles (11 km) south-southeast of the village of Tomales, at an elevation of about 70 feet above sea level. Marconi is located in the area of the town of Marshall, California.

Blakes Landing is an unincorporated community in Marin County, California. It is located on Tomales Bay 3.5 miles (5.6 km) south of Tomales, at an elevation of 0 feet.

Cypress Grove is an unincorporated community in Marin County, California. It is located on the northeast shore of Tomales Bay 5.5 miles (8.9 km) south of Tomales, at an elevation of 13 feet.

Fallon is an unincorporated community in Marin County, California. It is located 2 miles (3.2 km) north of Tomales, at an elevation of 75 feet.

Garcia is a former settlement in Marin County, California. It was located on the Northwestern Pacific Railroad 2 miles (3.2 km) east of Point Reyes Station.

Hamlet is an unincorporated community in Marin County, California. It is located on the northeast shore of Tomales Bay and the Northwestern Pacific Railroad 3 miles (4.8 km) south-southwest of Tomales, at an elevation of 23 feet.

Lairds Landing is an unincorporated community in Marin County, California. It is located on the southwest shore of Tomales Bay 6 miles (9.7 km) south of Tomales, at an elevation of 36 feet.

Nick's Cove is a resort and an unincorporated community in Marin County, California. It is located on the northeast shore of Tomales Bay 3.25 miles (5.2 km) south-southwest of Tomales, at an elevation of 7 feet. 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.

Ocean Roar is an unincorporated community in Marin County, California. It is located on the Northwestern Pacific Railroad 2.25 miles (3.6 km) south-southwest of Tomales, at an elevation of 20 feet.

Reynolds is an unincorporated community in Marin County, California. It is located on the northeast shore of Tomales Bay and on the Northwestern Pacific Railroad 7 miles (11 km) south of Tomales, at an elevation of 30 feet.

Sacramento Landing is an unincorporated community in Marin County, California. It is located on the southwest shore of Tomales Bay 6.5 miles (10 km) south of Tomales, at an elevation of 23 feet.

References

1 2 3 U.S. Geological Survey Geographic Names Information System: Vincent Landing, California
↑ Durham, David L. (1998). California's Geographic Names: A Gazetteer of Historic and Modern Names of the State. Clovis, Calif.: Word Dancer Press. p. 719. ISBN 1-884995-14-4.

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[gnis-1] 1 2 3 U.S. Geological Survey Geographic Names Information System: Vincent Landing, California

[CGN-2] Durham, David L. (1998). California's Geographic Names: A Gazetteer of Historic and Modern Names of the State. Clovis, Calif.: Word Dancer Press. p. 719. ISBN 1-884995-14-4.

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County seat: San Rafael
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Vincent Landing
Unincorporated community
Vincent Landing Location in California Show map of California Vincent Landing Vincent Landing (the US) Show map of the US
Coordinates: 38°13′10″N122°56′31″W / 38.21944°N 122.94194°W / 38.21944; -122.94194 Coordinates: 38°13′10″N122°56′31″W / 38.21944°N 122.94194°W / 38.21944; -122.94194
Country	United States
State	California
County	Marin County
Elevation^[1]	20 ft (6 m)