San Anselmo

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San Anselmo is an incorporated town in Marin County, California, United States. San Anselmo is located 1.5 miles west of San Rafael, at an elevation of 46 feet. It is located about 20 miles north of San Francisco. The town is bordered by San Rafael to the east, Fairfax to the west, and Ross to the south. Mount Tamalpais dominates the view to the south. The population was 12,830 at the 2020 census. ()

Alternative names: Population: 12.7 thous.Area: 2.68 mi²Coordinates: 37°58'33"N, 122°33'47"W

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San Anselmo – popular in the area (distance from the attraction)

Nearby attractions include: Mount Tamalpais, Northgate Mall, Mission San Rafael Arcángel, Christopher B. Smith Rafael Film Center.

3.3 miS
Nature, Natural attraction, Mountain
Mount Tamalpais, Mill Valley
86 min walk • Mount Tamalpais, often affectionately known as Mount Tam, is a prominent peak located in the city of Mill Valley, California. This majestic mountain is a part of the Northern California Coast Ranges and rises to an elevation of 2,571 feet (784 meters), offering...
2.3 miNE
Shopping, Shopping centre
Northgate Mall, San Rafael
58 min walk • Northgate Mall is a shopping mall located in the Terra Linda neighborhood of San Rafael, California, 15 miles north of the Golden Gate Bridge. It's the largest of three shopping centers in San Rafael called Northgate. It was managed by The Macerich Company until 2017 and is now managed by Merlone Geier Partners.
1.9 miE
Church gift shop selling religious wares
Mission San Rafael Arcángel, San Rafael
49 min walk • Mission San Rafael Arcángel is a Spanish mission in San Rafael, California. It was founded in 1817 as a medical asistencia of Mission San Francisco de Asís. It was a hospital to treat sick Native Americans, making it Alta California's first sanitarium. The weather was much...
2 miE
Cinema, Nightlife
Christopher B. Smith Rafael Film Center, San Rafael
52 min walk • The California Film Institute is a non-profit film exhibition organization based in San Rafael, California.
3.1 miSE
Theater, Nightlife, Concerts and shows
Lark Theater, Larkspur
79 min walk • The Lark Theater is a single-screen Art Deco cinema in Larkspur, California.
2.5 miE
Concerts and shows, Theater
Marin Shakespeare Company, San Rafael
63 min walk • The Marin Shakespeare Company was established in 1989 at Dominican College’s Forest Meadows Amphitheatre in San Rafael, California, by Lesley Schisgall Currier and Robert Currier.
2.3 miNE
Civic center
Marin County Civic Center, San Rafael
60 min walk • The Marin County Civic Center, designed by Frank Lloyd Wright, is located in San Rafael, California, United States. Groundbreaking for the Civic Center Administration Building took place in 1960, after Wright's death and under the watch of Wright's protégé, Aaron Green; it was completed in 1962.
3.3 miSE
37°56'3"N • 122°32'6"W
Larkspur Bike, Larkspur
83 min walk • City hall
1.6 miE
37°58'32"N • 122°31'59"W
Falkirk Cultural Center, San Rafael
42 min walk • Museum, Art gallery, Art museum
2.6 miSE
37°57'29"N • 122°31'16"W
Bret Harte Community Association, San Rafael
67 min walk • Park
1 miNE
Cemetery
Mount Tamalpais Cemetery, San Rafael
27 min walk • Mount Tamalpais Cemetery is located in San Rafael, California.