Browns Island

Browns Island is a regional preserve of the East Bay Regional Park District in , , California, United States. It is an island in , part of the Sacramento-San Joaquin River Delta, separated from the rest of Pittsburg by New York Slough.
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  • Type: Island
  • Description: island in Contra Costa County, California, United States of America
  • Also known as: “Brown Island” and “Gwin Island”

Places of Interest

Highlights include Winter Island and Pittsburg Center station.

Island
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is a 453-acre island in , in the western Sacramento-San Joaquin River Delta. It is north of Pittsburg, separated from Browns Island to the west by a slough.

Railway station
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is a Bay Area Rapid Transit station on the Yellow Line. It is located at the Railroad Avenue overpass of Highway 4 in and serves the downtown area of about one mile away via connecting buses provided by Tri Delta Transit.

College
is a public community college in , United States. It was established in 1974 and is part of the Contra Costa Community College District.

Places in the Area

Nearby places include Pittsburg and Cornwall.

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is a city of 76,000 people in the east part of Contra Costa County in the Bay Area on the west edge of the San Francisco Bay Delta.

Hamlet
, formerly known as Station, was an unincorporated community in , , United States, before being absorbed into the City of .

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is the third-most populous city in , United States. The city is located in the region of the along the .

Browns Island

Latitude
38.03881° or 38° 2′ 20″ north
Longitude
-121.86468° or 121° 51′ 53″ west
Elevation
3 feet (1 metre)
Open location code
84CW24QP+G4
Open­Street­Map ID
node 358775543
Open­Street­Map feature
place=­island
Geo­Names ID
5331106
Wiki­data ID
Q4976655
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Satellite Map

Discover Browns Island from above in high-definition satellite imagery.
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In Other Languages

“Browns Island” goes by many names.
  • Cebuano: “Browns Island (pulo sa Estados Unidos, California, Contra Costa County)”
  • Cebuano: “Browns Island”

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Localities in the Area

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Notable Places Nearby

Highlights include Los Medanos Energy Center and Pittsburg Marina.

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