Acalanes
Acalanes is a locality in Contra Costa, California. Acalanes is situated nearby to the locality Silverwood, as well as near Northwood - Tara.Places of Interest
Highlights include Leuschner Observatory and Lafayette Reservoir.
Leuschner Observatory
Observatory
Leuschner Observatory, originally called the Students' Observatory, is an observatory jointly operated by the University of California, Berkeley and San Francisco State University.
Lafayette Reservoir
Reservoir
Photo: Dicklyon, CC BY-SA 4.0.
The Lafayette Reservoir is an open-cut human-made terminal water storage reservoir owned and operated by the East Bay Municipal Utility District. Completed in 1933, it was intended solely as a standby water supply for EBMUD customers.
Lafayette Library and Learning Center
Library
The Lafayette Library and Learning Center is a library and learning center in Lafayette, California that opened in 2009. The Lafayette Library and Learning Center is also home to the Glenn Seaborg Learning Consortium, a partnership with the region’s leading arts, culture, and educational institutions.
Places in the Area
Nearby places include Lafayette and Orinda.
Lafayette
Photo: Chevy111, CC BY-SA 4.0.
Lafayette is a city of 25,000 in the East Bay region of the San Francisco Bay Area in California. It is primarily a residential town located in the hills between Berkeley and Walnut Creek, although it does offer shopping and dining, and the Lafayette Reservoir is popular with hikers.
Orinda
Photo: Andwhatsnext, CC BY-SA 3.0.
Orinda is a wealthy suburban refuge of most of the lawyers and bankers in Contra Costa County in the state of California.
Saranap
Village
Saranap is a residential census-designated place within central Contra Costa County, California. Lying at an elevation of 180 feet, it is bounded on the south and east by portions of Walnut Creek and on the north and west by Lafayette. Saranap is situated 3½ miles east of Acalanes.
Acalanes
- Type: Locality
- Location: Contra Costa, California, United States, North America
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Latitude
37.8988° or 37° 53′ 56″ northLongitude
-122.1436° or 122° 8′ 37″ westElevation
761 feet (232 metres)Open location code
849VVVX4+GHGeoNames ID
5322282
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Localities in the Area
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