Bulls Head Channel

Bulls Head Channel is a channel in Contra Costa, California. Bulls Head Channel is situated nearby to the hamlet Mococo, as well as near Avon.

Places of Interest

Highlights include Martinez station and Waterbird Regional Preserve.

Martinez station

Railway station

Photo: Pi.1415926535, CC BY-SA 3.0.

Martinez station is an Amtrak passenger train station in Martinez, California, United States. Located at the west end of downtown Martinez, the station has one side platform and one island platform, which serve three of the four tracks of the Union Pacific Railroad Martinez Subdivision. Martinez station is situated 2 miles southwest of Bulls Head Channel.

Waterbird Regional Preserve

Park

Waterbird Regional Preserve is a 192 acres regional park located in Contra Costa County, California, adjacent to the city of Martinez. It is part of the East Bay Regional Park District. Waterbird Regional Preserve is situated 2 miles southeast of Bulls Head Channel.

Forester

Disaster remains

Photo: Rob Hodgkins, CC BY-SA 2.0.

The Forester was a schooner vessel constructed in Alameda in November 1900. The construction was overseen by Captain Otto Daeweritz who served as the only captain of the vessel during the Forester's 75-year history. Forester is situated 2½ miles southwest of Bulls Head Channel.

Places in the Area

Nearby places include Mococo and Avon.

Mococo

Hamlet

Martinez is a city in and the county seat of Contra Costa County, California, United States, in the East Bay region of the San Francisco Bay Area. Located on the southern shore of the Carquinez Strait, the city's population was 37,287 at the 2020 census.

Avon

Hamlet

The Marathon Martinez Renewable Fuels Facility is located in the San Francisco Bay Area in an unincorporated area known as Avon, East of Martinez, California. Avon is situated 2 miles east of Bulls Head Channel.

Martinez

Photo: Mx. Granger, CC0.

Martinez is in the outer East Bay in the San Francisco Bay Area in California. Martinez has easy access to nature, so it's no wonder the famed naturalist John Muir decided to settle here.

Bulls Head Channel

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

38.04242° or 38° 2′ 33″ north

Longitude

-122.11163° or 122° 6′ 42″ west

Elevation

-10 feet (-3 metres)

Open location code

84CV2VRQ+X8

GeoNames ID

5331779

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Satellite Map

Discover Bulls Head Channel from above in high-definition satellite imagery.

Localities in the Area

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Notable Places Nearby

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