Carquinez Bay
Carquinez Bay is a bay in Contra Costa, California. Carquinez Bay is situated nearby to the hamlet South Vallejo, as well as near Carquinez Heights.- Type: Bay
- Description: bay in Contra Costa County, California, United States
- Also known as: “Carquines Bay”, “Karquenas Bay”, and “Karquines Bay”
- Address: CA
Places of Interest
Highlights include California Maritime Academy and Mare Island.
California Maritime Academy
University
Photo: Frijole, CC BY-SA 2.0.
The California Polytechnic State University Maritime Academy is a satellite campus of California Polytechnic State University, San Luis Obispo located in Vallejo, California that operates as a maritime academy.
Mare Island
Island
Photo: Wikimedia, Public domain.
Mare Island is in Vallejo, Solano County. It is a former U.S. Navy shipyard. The architecture is a mix of historic military housing and industrial buildings which have been converted to commercial use. There are park areas and places to eat and drink.
Carquinez Bridge
Bridge
Photo: Doug Brown, CC BY-SA 2.0.
The Carquinez Bridge is a pair of parallel bridges spanning the Carquinez Strait at the northeastern end of San Francisco Bay. They form the part of Interstate 80 between Crockett and Vallejo, California, United States.
Places in the Area
Nearby places include Vallejo and Selby.
Vallejo
Vallejo is a city in Solano County, California, United States, and the second largest city in the North Bay region of the Bay Area. Located on the shores of San Pablo Bay, the city had a population of 126,090 at the 2020 United States census.
Selby
Hamlet
Selby is an unincorporated community in Contra Costa County, in the East Bay region of the San Francisco Bay Area in northern California.
Tormey
Hamlet
Tormey, formerly known as El Cierbo from the (Spanish word 'Ciervo' for 'Elk', is an unincorporated community in Contra Costa County, California, United States.
Carquinez Bay
- Category: body of water
- Location: Contra Costa, California, United States, North America
- View on OpenStreetMap
Latitude
38.08325° or 38° 4′ 60″ northLongitude
-122.25108° or 122° 15′ 4″ westElevation
125 feet (38 metres)Open location code
84CV3PMX+8HOpenStreetMap ID
node 369165873OpenStreetMap feature
natural=bay
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Satellite Map
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In Other Languages
“Carquinez Bay” goes by many names.
- Cebuano: “Carquinez Bay”
Localities in the Area
Explore places such as South Vallejo and Carquinez Heights.
Notable Places Nearby
Highlights include Grand Romance and Mare Island Naval Cemetery.
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