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Point Reyes
—  Former settlement  —
Point Reyes is located in California
Point Reyes
Location in California
Coordinates: 38°05′11″N 122°57′14″W / 38.08639°N 122.95389°W / 38.08639; -122.95389Coordinates: 38°05′11″N 122°57′14″W / 38.08639°N 122.95389°W / 38.08639; -122.95389
Country United States
State California
County Marin County
Elevation [1] 79 ft (24 m)

Point Reyes is a former settlement in Marin County, California.[1] It was located 7.25 miles (12 km) north-northeast of Point Reyes Lighthouse,[2] (9 miles (14 km) along Sir Francis Drake Boulevard, 6.5 miles (10 km) from Inverness, California) at an elevation of 79 feet (24 m).[1] Point Reyes still appeared on maps as of 1947.[1]

A post office operated at Point Reyes from 1891 to 1942, moving in 1919.[2]

References

  1. ^ a b c d U.S. Geological Survey Geographical Names Information System: Point Reyes (former settlement), California
  2. ^ a b Durham, David L. (1998). California's Geographic Names: A Gazetteer of Historic and Modern Names of the State. Quill Driver Books. p. 683. ISBN 9781884995149.  







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