Tiburon is an incorporated town in Marin County, California. It occupies most of the Tiburon Peninsula, which reaches south into the San Francisco Bay. The smaller city of Belvedere (formerly a separate island) occupies the south-east part of the peninsula and is contiguous with Tiburon. Tiburon is bordered by Corte Madera to the north and Mill Valley to the west, but is otherwise surrounded by the Bay.
The city’s name derives from the Spanish word tiburón, which means “shark”. The name was first given to the peninsula on which the city is situated, and probably inspired by the prevalence of locally native leopard sharks in the surrounding waters. Tiburon was formerly the southern terminus of the Northwestern Pacific Railroad. This railroad carried freight, mostly lumber, to the town for transfer to barges for shipping to cities around San Francisco Bay. It is now a commuter and tourist town, linked by fast ferry services to San Francisco and with a concentration of restaurants and clothes shops. It is the nearest mainland point to Angel Island and a regular ferry service connects to the island.
The former railroad right of way now forms part of the San Francisco Bay Trail, used by hikers and cyclists. Within the Tiburon town limits, the rail trail passes through the Richardson Bay Park and next to the Audubon Society’s Richardson Bay Sanctuary. These provide excellent opportunities for observing wildlife. (source: Wikipedia)
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$4,500,000 : 79 Saint Thomas Way, Tiburon4 beds, 3 full, 1 part baths
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$995,000 : 2175 Centro East St, Tiburon3 beds, 2 full baths
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$1,735,000 : MLS # 21211715 in Tiburon6 beds, 4 full, 1 part baths
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$2,200,000 : MLS # 21211542 in Tiburon2 beds, 2 full baths
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$6,275,000 : MLS # 21210481 in Tiburon6 beds, 8 full, 2 part baths
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$6,295,000 : MLS # 21211041 in Tiburon4 beds, 4 full, 2 part baths
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$898,000 : MLS # 21211052 in Tiburon2 beds, 2 full baths
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$7,800,000 : 450 Ridge Rd, Tiburon4 beds, 4 full, 1 part baths
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$7,495,000 : 60 Mount Tiburon Rd, Tiburon6 beds, 7 full, 1 part baths
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$2,995,000 : 81 Eastview Ave, Tiburon4 beds, 3 full baths
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