Bear Creek

Bear Creek is a stream in Contra Costa, California. Bear Creek is situated nearby to the locality Charles Hill, as well as near Silverwood.

Places of Interest

Highlights include Leuschner Observatory and Briones 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.

Briones Reservoir

Reservoir

Photo: Dcoetzee, Public domain.

Briones Reservoir is an open cut terminal water storage reservoir located in western Contra Costa County, in the East Bay region of the San Francisco Bay Area, California. It is owned and operated by the East Bay Municipal Utility District.

Places in the Area

Nearby places include Orinda and Alhambra Valley.

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.

Alhambra Valley

Suburb

Alhambra Valley is a census-designated place in the Briones Hills of central Contra Costa County, California, United States. Alhambra Valley sits at an elevation of 525 feet. Alhambra Valley is situated 4 miles northeast of Bear Creek.

Lafayette

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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.

Bear Creek

Type: Stream
Category: body of water
Location: Contra Costa, California, United States, North America
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Latitude

37.92298° or 37° 55′ 23″ north

Longitude

-122.17163° or 122° 10′ 18″ west

Elevation

535 feet (163 metres)

Open location code

849VWRFH+58

GeoNames ID

5326757

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