San Pablo Peninsula
Peninsula in western Richmond, California
San Pablo Peninsula is a peninsula in western Richmond, between San Pablo Bay and San Rafael Bay, in southwestern Contra Costa County, California.
Geography
The peninsula runs between Castro Cove and Point San Pablo, and is dominated by the steep ridges of the Potrero Hills, an escarpment that runs along the entire peninsula.[1]
The peninsula is largely owned by Chevron and is used as a safety buffer for security purposes (see Chevron Richmond Refinery).
Features
Features located on San Pablo Peninsula include:
- Point Molate Beach Park
- Point Molate Regional Shoreline
- Point Molate Marsh
- Point San Pablo
- Point San Pablo Yacht Harbor
- Winehaven
Notes
- ^ Point Molate Casino EIR, Volume I, 2009, accessed May 25, 2010
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Richmond, California
of interest
- Brother Islands
- Castro Rocks
- East Brother Island Lighthouse
- Ford Richmond Plant
- Golden State Model Railroad Museum
- East Bay Science and Technology Center
- Macdonald 80 Shopping Center
- Masquers Playhouse
- Mechanics Bank
- Pacific East Mall
- The Plunge
- Point Molate Naval Fuel Depot
- Red Rock Island
- SS Red Oak Victory Ship Museum
- Richmond Country Club
- Richmond Medical Center
- Richmond Shipyards
- Richmond Transit Village (Metro Walk)
- West County Detention Center
- Winehaven
- Contra Costa College
- West Contra Costa Unified School District
- De Anza High School
- John F. Kennedy High School
- Richmond High School
- Salesian College Preparatory
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- Port of Richmond
- Richmond Pacific Railroad
- Richmond–San Rafael Ferry Company
- Shipyard Railway
37°56′09″N 122°20′52″W / 37.93583°N 122.34778°W / 37.93583; -122.34778
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