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Welcome to McNears Beach ...

McNears Beach is located in Marin County<1>.

A typical abbreviation for McNears Beach: McNears Bch.

See our Genealogy Helper Page for McNears Beach for more information about variations on the name of McNears Beach.

McNears Beach is near sea level<2>.

Time Zone: McNears Beach lies in the Pacific Time Zone (PST/PDT) and observes daylight saving time

Communities near McNears Beach ...

We have created a list of 10 communities that are near McNears Beach.

  • San Francisco
    (15 miles [24.1 km] to the south)
  • Oakland
    (16 miles [25.7 km] to the southeast)
  • Berkeley
    (12 miles [19.3 km] to the southeast)
  • Vallejo
    (13 miles [20.9 km] to the northeast)
  • Richmond
    (6 miles [9.7 km] to the southeast)
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Richmond
    • Richmond is located in Contra Costa County
    • Population from the 2020 Census: 110,038 people
    • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Richmond <3>
  • Alameda
    (19 miles [30.6 km] to the southeast)
  • Petaluma
    (19 miles [30.6 km] to the northwest)
  • San Rafael
    (4 miles [6.4 km] to the west)
  • Novato
    (10 miles [16.1 km] to the northwest)
  • Martinez
    (17 miles [27.4 km] to the east)
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Martinez
    • Martinez is located in Contra Costa County
    • Population from the 2020 Census: 38,027 people
    • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Martinez <3>

To Help With Your Genealogy Research ...

We have a couple of sections for those tracing their genealogy.

We created a list of cemeteries that are in the area around McNears Beach. Our list includes the location of those cemeteries and we provide an overhead view. See our Cemetery List for McNears Beach.

Using the information from an 1895 Atlas, we've created a list of communities that were in the area of McNears Beach. Our list includes information such as whether the 1895 community had a post office or railroad service. See our List of 1890's Communities around McNears Beach.

We also have a detailed list of newspapers that have been published in the area around McNears Beach. See our Newspapers Page for McNears Beach.

TripAdvisor Tourism Pages for McNears Beach ...

Looking for more information about McNears Beach? A wonderful source is the TripAdvisor website. We always start with the TripAdvisor Tourism page, where you can read an overview with links that will help you find lodging, restaurants and attractions.

While we are unaware of a Tourism page that is specific to McNears Beach, there are neighboring communities that do have Tourism pages. A map of those communities can be found with our TripAdvisor Page for McNears Beach.

Footnotes ...

<1>If you're interested in how the shape of California's counties, including Marin, have changed over time, we recommend the Atlas of Historical County Boundaries.
<2>The elevation is an estimate for the area around McNears Beach - it will be higher in some places and lower in others.
<3>While we're fans and frequent users of TripAdvisor, you should know that we're also members of the TripAdvisor affiliate program.