Marina District, California
39 topographic sheets cover this place, the earliest surveyed in 1895 and the latest in 1995. It stands in the Richmond-Presidio-Marina census division. It lies in ZIP code area 94123. It lies near Russian Hill. The Survey maps it on the San Francisco North quadrangle.
Then and now
1895 to 1995The same ground, surveyed 100 years apart. Drag the handle to wipe between them. Both sheets are United States Geological Survey originals; neither has been altered.


On record in Marina District
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 12 of 28 shown
The National Register names another town for these. They stand within one mile of this settlement's coordinate.
San Francisco Port of Embarkation, US ArmyNational Historic Landmark · listed 1985 · 0.5 miles away
Pioneer Woolen Mills and D. Ghirardelli CompanyNational Historic Landmark · listed 1982 · 0.8 miles away
Aquatic Park Historic DistrictNational Historic Landmark · listed 1984 · 0.8 miles away
BALCLUTHANational Historic Landmark · listed 1976 · 0.9 miles away
ALMA (Scow Schooner)National Historic Landmark · listed 1975 · 0.9 miles away
WAPAMANational Historic Landmark · 1.0 miles away
HERCULES (tugboat)National Historic Landmark · listed 1975 · 1.0 miles away
C.A. THAYERNational Historic Landmark · listed 1966 · 1.0 miles away
EUREKANational Historic Landmark · listed 1973 · 1.0 miles away
Swedenborgian ChurchNational Historic Landmark · listed 2004 · 1.0 miles away
Burr Houselisted 2015 · 0.6 miles away
Palace of Fine Artslisted 2005 · 0.6 miles away
Topographic sheets covering this place
19 surveys from 39 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.
- 1895 USGS San Francisco quadrangle1:62500
- 1899 USGS San Francisco quadrangle1:62500, 7 printings
- 1915 USGS San Francisco quadrangle1:62500, 6 printings
- 1947 USGS San Francisco quadrangle1:250000
- 1947 USGS San Francisco North quadrangle1:24000
- 1948 USGS San Francisco quadrangle1:250000
- 1950 USGS San Francisco North quadrangle1:24000
- 1955 USGS San Francisco quadrangle1:250000
- 1956 USGS San Francisco quadrangle1:250000, 4 printings
- 1956 USGS San Francisco North quadrangle1:24000, 6 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 Francisco North quadrangle1:24000
- 1995 USGS San Francisco North quadrangle1:24000
Fires near this place
248 since 1992Regional context, not property-specific evidence. The federal wildfire occurrence database lists 248 fires within 5 miles of Marina District between 1992 and 2020, burning about 815 acres in total. 5 started naturally. 6 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 | 103 |
| Recreation and ceremony | 62 |
| Smoking | 27 |
| Misuse of fire by a minor | 22 |
| Equipment and vehicle use | 8 |
| Fireworks | 7 |
| Arson/incendiarism | 6 |
| Natural | 5 |
| Power generation/transmission/distribution | 3 |
| 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 |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 9 September 1994 | Missing data/not specified/undetermined | under an acre | Golden Gate National Recreation Area | DOYLE5 |
| 8 September 2009 | Smoking | 200 acres | California Department of Forestry & Fire Protection | not named |
| 7 September 2013 | Recreation and ceremony | under an acre | Golden Gate National Recreation Area | SUTRO |
| 6 September 2008 | Misuse of fire by a minor | 1.0 acres | California Department of Forestry & Fire Protection | not named |
| 5 September 2020 | Missing data/not specified/undetermined | under an acre | San Mateo-Santa Cruz Unit | not named |
| 4 September 2011 | Recreation and ceremony | 1.0 acres | San Mateo-Santa Cruz Unit | not named |
| 30 September 2011 | Missing data/not specified/undetermined | 1.0 acres | San Mateo-Santa Cruz Unit | not named |
| 3 September 2019 | Missing data/not specified/undetermined | under an acre | Golden Gate National Recreation Area | MEADOW |
Settlements close enough to share some of these fires:
Mines and quarries near this place
10 within 5 milesRegional context, not property-specific evidence. The federal mineral resources record lists 10 workings within 5 miles of Marina District: 3 occurrences, 2 past producers, 2 producers, 2 unknowns. 2 still produce. What was taken out: Sand and Gravel, Construction, Mercury, Manganese, Gemstone. 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 |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Fort Baker | Gold, Manganese | Occurrence | 1914 | |
| Ft Baker | Stone | Unknown | ||
| Lime Point | Gemstone | Occurrence | 1935 | |
| Marin Co.No.25 | Manganese | Unknown | ||
| Mining Claim Loc. Quicksilver Fnd. | Mercury | Prospect | ||
| Sausalito Point | Manganese | Producer | ||
| Unnamed Occurrence | Mercury | Occurrence | 1892 | |
| Angel Island Dredge | Sand and Gravel, Construction | Producer | ||
| Quarry | Sand and Gravel, Construction | Past Producer | Sedimentary | |
| Quarry | Sand and Gravel, Construction | 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 |
|---|---|---|---|
| North Point Public Housing | 1.2 miles | 39 | |
| Little Osaka | 1.3 miles | 39 | |
| Western Addition | 1.3 miles | 39 | |
| North Beach | 1.4 miles | 39 | |
| Saint Francis Square | 1.4 miles | 39 | |
| Amanico Ergina Village | 1.4 miles | 39 | |
| Little Italy | 1.4 miles | 39 | |
| Laguna Heights | 1.4 miles | 39 |
Provenance
This settlement is recorded in the Geographic Names Information System as feature 1659062. 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.


















