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Marin City California Map

Explore Marin City, California, with this interactive street and satellite map.

This page also offers TOPO MAPS — the official USGS topographic sheets — plus USGS aerial imagery, a labelled USNG grid overlay, a distance and bearing tool, and a GPS grid-reference readout. See How to Use This Map below.

Interactive Map of Marin City, California

How to Use This Marin City, California Map

This interactive map shows the street layout and satellite imagery for Marin City, California. Use the Map and Satellite buttons above to switch between street map and aerial imagery views. Use the + and − buttons to zoom in or out, or scroll your mouse wheel while holding the Control key to zoom. On a touchscreen, use a two-finger pinch gesture. Drag the map to pan to any area of California or beyond.

Click ⛶ Fullscreen to expand the map to fill your screen. To return to the normal page view, press the Escape key, click the ✕ Exit Fullscreen button that appears above the map, or on a mobile device tap the back button (Android) or the close icon (iOS).

TOPO MAPS — NEW. Click the green 🔍 Search Maps button below the map to open a second map with a Base map row offering three choices. OSM is the standard OpenStreetMap street map. Topo shows the official USGS topographic maps from The National Map — contours, hydrography, land cover and shaded relief, the same mapping used for hiking, hunting and back-country navigation in the Adirondacks, the Catskills and the Finger Lakes. Imagery shows USGS aerial photography, mostly 1-metre NAIP. The search box finds any US town, county or landmark by name, so you are not limited to Marin City.

Reading the map like a paper quad. Click Grid to overlay the U.S. National Grid (USNG), labelled along the edges exactly as a printed topographic sheet is — at normal zoom the squares are one kilometre across, so you can read a six-figure grid reference by eye and judge distance directly off the map. Click Measure, then tap two points, to get the distance between them together with the grid bearing in degrees and mils, the true bearing, and the magnetic bearing to set on a compass.

Click 📍 My position to take a single GPS reading from your device. It marks where you are and reports your position as a USNG grid reference as well as plain latitude and longitude — USNG being the format FEMA and US search and rescue teams work from — with a Copy position button so you can paste it straight into a text message. It takes one reading and stops, rather than tracking continuously, to conserve your battery. Note that map tiles need cell coverage, but a GPS reading does not — your coordinates stay correct even where the map itself cannot load.

City	Marin City
State	California (CA)
County	Marin County
Country	United States of America
Timezone	Pacific Time (America/Los_Angeles)

Latitude	37.868538
Longitude	-122.50914
Population	2,993
Density	2152.0 /km²
Incorporated	N/A
ZIP Code	94965
Area Code	510
County Seat	San Rafael
School District	Sausalito Elementary School District

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About Marin City, California

Marin City is a locality in Marin County, California, United States. It has a population of approximately 2,993. The population density is 2152.0 people per km². Marin City is located at 37.8685°N, 122.5091°W. It observes the Pacific Time (America/Los_Angeles) timezone. ZIP code: 94965.

Marin City occupies a dramatic depression in the landscape where the steep, verdant slopes descend toward the Pacific Ocean. It lies 1.8 miles east-southeast of Tamalpais-Homestead Valley, CA (from Tamalpais-Homestead Valley, CA: bearing 115°T), and is situated 8.1 miles northwest of San Francisco. The topography is defined by the sharp transition from high ridges to the low-lying basin of Oakwood Valley, creating a natural amphitheater that captures the thick, white fog rolling in from the coast. Coyote Creek carves a quiet path through the terrain, its banks offering a subtle contrast to the arid, sun-bleached grasses that turn a pale straw color during the long, rainless summers. Residents often walk the nearby Hawk Trail, which provides an elevated vantage point to observe the interplay of light across the valley floor and the distant, dark silhouette of the Coast Ranges that frame the horizon.

Marin City carries a profound historical weight, having served as a vital residential hub for workers during the rapid industrial mobilization of the mid-twentieth century. The economy has shifted since those shipyard days, yet the area remains a distinct cultural anchor, marked by a resilient social fabric and a proximity to the protected wilderness of the Golden Gate National Recreation Area. Beyond the residential clusters, the landscape is punctuated by the proximity of Silva Island and the serene, reflective surface of Haypress Pond, which sits quietly in the periphery. While Kent Falls remains a hidden vertical ribbon of water some miles away, the daily life of Marin City is tethered more closely to the rhythm of the Pacific Ocean tides and the persistent, cooling marine air that moves through the neighborhood each evening.

Nearby Outdoor Places

Golden Gate National Recreation Area (National Recreation Area) — 0.1 mi, 177° S · 113k acres
Mill Valley/Sausalito Path (Local Recreation) — 0.4 mi, 024° NE
Cypress Ridge Open Space (Local Recreation) — 0.7 mi, 138° SE
Brickyard Park (Local Park) — 0.8 mi, 019° N
Marinship Exhibit (Museum) — 0.9 mi, 112° E
Marin View (Local Park) — 1.1 mi, 282° W
Bothin Marsh Open Space Preserve (Local Conservation Area) — 1.2 mi, 333° NW
Close to the Wind (Public Artwork) — 1.2 mi, 116° SE
IDESST Sausalito Portuguese Cultural Center (Museum) — 1.2 mi, 117° SE
Bay Bridge & Skyline (Viewpoint) — 1.9 mi, 117° SE
Hill 88 (Historic Ruins) — 2.2 mi, 215° SW
Mount Tamalpais State Park (State Park) — 2.5 mi, 287° W
Battery Construction 129 (Historic Ruins) — 2.8 mi, 171° S
Tiburon Playhouse (Cinema) — 2.9 mi, 083° E
Bay Area Discovery Museum (Museum) — 2.9 mi, 142° SE
Lone Sailor Monument (Monument) — 2.9 mi, 147° SE
Old Hilary's Botanical Preserve (Nature Reserve) — 3.0 mi, 073° E
Nike Missile Site SF-88 (Museum) — 3.0 mi, 199° S
Monterey Bay National Marine Sanctuary (Marine Protected Area) — 3.0 mi, 211° SW
Muir Woods National Monument (National Monument) — 3.2 mi, 296° NW · 527 acres
Lyford's Stone Tower (Monument) — 3.3 mi, 084° E
Angel Island State Park (State Park) — 3.5 mi, 099° E
Redwood Tree Slice (Attraction) — 3.9 mi, 296° NW
Founders Grove (Attraction) — 3.9 mi, 296° NW
California Coastal National Monument (National Monument) — 4.1 mi, 261° W · 8,946 acres
Ft. Point 1861: historic civil engineering landmark (Monument) — 4.4 mi, 156° SE
House of Air (Theme Park) — 4.9 mi, 153° SE
Fort Winfield Scott (Historic Castle / Fort) — 5.0 mi, 158° S
Slide House (Attraction) — 5.0 mi, 355° N
Greater Farallones National Marine Sanctuary (Marine Protected Area) — 6.5 mi, 278° W

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