Harbor Point, California
41 topographic sheets cover this place, the earliest surveyed in 1897 and the latest in 1995. It stands in the Southeast Marin census division. It lies in ZIP code area 94941. It lies near Silva Island. The Survey maps it on the San Quentin quadrangle. It stands 131 feet above sea level.
Then and now
1897 to 1995The same ground, surveyed 98 years apart. Drag the handle to wipe between them. Both sheets are United States Geological Survey originals; neither has been altered.


On record in Harbor Point
Buildings and businesses the archive holds for this place. Each opens its own page, with the source record it came from.
On the National Register within a mile 1 record
The National Register names another town for these. They stand within one mile of this settlement's coordinate.
Benjamin and Hilarita Lyford Houselisted 2000 · 0.9 miles away
Topographic sheets covering this place
17 surveys from 41 printed sheetsMatched by testing this settlement's coordinate against the published boundary of every sheet in the United States Geological Survey's historical collection. Each opens the scanned sheet at the Survey.
- 1897 USGS Tamalpais quadrangle1:62500, 12 printings
- 1941 USGS Tamalpais quadrangle1:62500
- 1947 USGS San Francisco quadrangle1:250000
- 1948 USGS San Francisco quadrangle1:250000
- 1950 USGS Mt. Tamalpais quadrangle1:62500, 4 printings
- 1954 USGS San Rafael quadrangle1:24000, 7 printings
- 1955 USGS San Francisco quadrangle1:250000
- 1956 USGS San Francisco quadrangle1:250000, 4 printings
- 1957 USGS San Francisco quadrangle1:250000
- 1960 USGS San Francisco quadrangle1:250000
- 1961 USGS San Francisco quadrangle1:250000
- 1964 USGS San Francisco quadrangle1:250000
- 1971 USGS San Francisco quadrangle1:250000
- 1978 USGS San Francisco quadrangle1:100000, 2 printings
- 1985 USGS San Francisco quadrangle1:250000
- 1993 USGS San Rafael quadrangle1:24000
- 1995 USGS San Rafael quadrangle1:24000
Fires near this place
152 since 1992Regional context, not property-specific evidence. The federal wildfire occurrence database lists 152 fires within 5 miles of Harbor Point between 1992 and 2020, burning about 400 acres in total. 4 started naturally. 7 were recorded as arson. Distance is straight-line from the map coordinates, so a fire counted here may appear on a neighbouring settlement's page as well.
| Reported cause | Fires |
|---|---|
| Missing data/not specified/undetermined | 71 |
| Recreation and ceremony | 21 |
| Equipment and vehicle use | 16 |
| Smoking | 14 |
| Arson/incendiarism | 7 |
| Fireworks | 6 |
| Power generation/transmission/distribution | 4 |
| Natural | 4 |
| Misuse of fire by a minor | 4 |
| Debris and open burning | 3 |
| Other causes | 2 |
The most recent of them, most recent first, with the day each was reported and the service that recorded it.
| Date | Cause | Size | Reported by | Name on the report |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 8 September 2011 | Missing data/not specified/undetermined | under an acre | Marin County Fire Department | not named |
| 7 September 2011 | Missing data/not specified/undetermined | 3.0 acres | Marin County Fire Department | not named |
| 7 September 1992 | Recreation and ceremony | under an acre | Golden Gate National Recreation Area | LEACH |
| 5 September 2001 | Missing data/not specified/undetermined | under an acre | Golden Gate National Recreation Area | ALTA |
| 3 September 2020 | Missing data/not specified/undetermined | under an acre | Marin County Fire Department | not named |
| 3 September 2018 | Missing data/not specified/undetermined | under an acre | Golden Gate National Recreation Area | BONITA |
| 3 September 2007 | Missing data/not specified/undetermined | under an acre | California Department of Forestry & Fire Protection | not named |
| 24 September 1993 | Power generation/transmission/distribution | 2.0 acres | Golden Gate National Recreation Area | TV#1 |
Settlements close enough to share some of these fires:
Mines and quarries near this place
10 of 19 shownRegional context, not property-specific evidence. The federal mineral resources record lists 19 workings within 5 miles of Harbor Point: 9 occurrences, 4 producers, 4 unknowns, 1 prospect. 4 still produce. What was taken out: Stone, Crushed/Broken, Manganese, Stone, Sand and Gravel, Construction. Distance is straight-line from the map coordinates, so a quarry counted here may appear on a neighbouring settlement's page as well.
| Where | Site | Commodity | Status | Recorded |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Copperopolis Mine | Asbestos | Producer | Chrysotile | |
| Fort Baker | Gold, Manganese | Occurrence | 1914 | |
| Lime Point | Gemstone | Occurrence | 1935 | |
| Tiburon Ridge Flagstone | Stone, Stone, Dimension | Occurrence | ||
| Angel Island Dredge | Sand and Gravel, Construction | Producer | ||
| Escalle Quarry | Stone | Unknown | ||
| Ft Baker | Stone | Unknown | ||
| Greenbrae | Sand and Gravel, Construction | Producer | ||
| Remillard Brick Co. | Clay | Occurrence | ||
| Remillard Brick Company | Clay | Past Producer |
Nearest settlements
The eight closest, with where each one stands in the county. Distances are straight-line, computed from the Geographic Names Information System coordinates.
| Map | Place | Distance | Sheets |
|---|---|---|---|
| Waldo | 0.8 miles | 39 | |
| Manzanita | 0.9 miles | 41 | |
| Marin City | 1.0 miles | 39 | |
| Strawberry Manor | 1.1 miles | 41 | |
| Strawberry | 1.1 miles | 41 | |
| Little Reed Heights | 1.2 miles | 39 | |
| Tamalpais Valley Junction | 1.3 miles | 41 | |
| Bel Aire | 1.3 miles | 39 |
Elsewhere
Matched on this settlement's Geographic Names Information System number rather than its name, so it cannot be a different place of the same name in another state.
| Wikipedia article on Harbor Point | An encyclopaedic summary. Its text is share-alike, so it is linked here rather than copied. |
| Wikidata item Q5654656 | The structured record the population and elevation above come from. Public domain (CC0). |
Provenance
This settlement is recorded in the Geographic Names Information System as feature 1808980. The sheet list is computed by point-in-boundary test against the United States Geological Survey's historical topographic inventory. Both are works of the United States government and carry no copyright under 17 U.S.C. 105.
Wildfire. Short, Karen C. 2022. Spatial wildfire occurrence data for the United States, 1992-2020 [FPA_FOD_20221014]. 6th Edition. Fort Collins, CO: Forest Service Research Data Archive. https://doi.org/10.2737/RDS-2013-0009.6 Collected with United States Government funding and usable without additional permissions or fees.
Mines and quarries. USGS Mineral Resources Data System (MRDS) https://mrdata.usgs.gov/mrds/ A work of the United States government, no copyright under 17 U.S.C. 105.
















