Canyon

Canyon, formerly known as Sequoya or Sequoia Canyon, Elkhorn, and The Redwoods, is an unincorporated community located near the border of and counties, in the U.S. state of .
Wikipedia
  • Type: Village
  • Description: unincorporated community located in Contra Costa County, California
  • Also known as: “Canyon, CA”, “Canyon, California”, “Sequoya”, and “کانیون، کالیفرنیا”

Places of Interest

Highlights: Chabot Space and Science Center and Roberts Regional Recreation Area.

Museum
Photo: Daniel Olsen, CC BY 2.5.
, located…

Recreation area
is an area adjacent…

Park
Photo: Wikimedia, Public domain.
is a large open space park in the… is situated 1½ miles southwest of Canyon.

Places in the Area

Nearby places include Piedmont Pines and Oakland Hills.

Neighborhood
is an affluent residential neighborhood in the hills of . is situated 1½ miles west of Canyon.

Suburb
Photo: Semiautonomous, CC BY-SA 4.0.
is an informal term used to indicate the… is situated 2 miles southwest of Canyon.

Photo: JD Lisa, Public domain.
is in in the Bay Area of .

Canyon

Latitude
37.8303° or 37° 49′ 49″ north
Longitude
-122.16587° or 122° 9′ 57″ west
Elevation
1,142 feet (348 metres)
UN/LOCODE
US NYO
Open location code
849VRRJM+4M
Open­Street­Map ID
node 150937256
Open­Street­Map feature
place=­village
Geo­Names ID
5333937
Wiki­data ID
Q3477828
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In Other Languages

From Bavarian to Volapük—“Canyon” goes by many names.
  • Bavarian: “Canyon”
  • Chinese: “峽谷”
  • Czech: “Canyon”
  • Danish: “Canyon”
  • Dutch: “Canyon”
  • Finnish: “Canyon”
  • French: “Canyon”
  • German: “Canyon”
  • Indonesian: “Canyon, California”
  • Irish: “Canyon”
  • Italian: “Canyon”
  • Low German: “Canyon”
  • Min Nan Chinese: “Canyon”
  • Norwegian Bokmål: “Canyon”
  • Norwegian Nynorsk: “Canyon”
  • Persian: “کانیون”
  • Polish: “Canyon”
  • Portuguese: “Canyon”
  • South Azerbaijani: “کانیون، کالیفورنیا”
  • Spanish: “Canyon”
  • Swedish: “Canyon”
  • Turkish: “Canyon”
  • Urdu: “کنیون، کیلیفورنیا”
  • Volapük: “Canyon”

Places with the Same Name

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Localities in the Area

Places to explore: Valle Vista and Glorietta.

Notable Places Nearby

Highlights: Canyon Post Office and Canyon Train Station.

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Worth a closer look: San Francisco and Los Angeles.

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