Charleston Slough

Charleston Slough is a former Leslie salt pond that is now reverting to marsh on the western shore of San Francisco Bay.

Photo: Ingrid Taylar, CC BY 2.0.

Places of Interest

Highlights include Shoreline Amphitheatre and Shoreline Park.

Shoreline Amphitheatre

Theater building

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Shoreline Amphitheatre is an outdoor amphitheater located in Mountain View, California, in the San Francisco Bay Area. The venue has a capacity of 22,500, with 6,500 reserved seats and 16,000 general admission on the lawn.

Shoreline Park

Park

Photo: Alexey Komarov, CC BY 3.0.

Shoreline at Mountain View is a park in Mountain View, California, United States. The city park was dedicated in 1983, some fifteen years after the City undertook the daunting task of planning a regional park that would provide citizens with environmentally savvy recreation opportunities, from a site that was originally a landfill.

Hooks Island

Island

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Hooks Island is an uninhabited, approximately 36-acre tidal salt marsh island in San Francisco Bay, in Palo Alto, California, United States. In the 2010s, it was observed to be a home for tens of near-endangered California clapper rails.

Places in the Area

Nearby places include Green Gables and East Palo Alto.

Green Gables

Neighborhood

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Green Gables is a 1950s subdivision located in Palo Alto, California, United States. The subdivision was developed by Joseph Eichler, whose company built its first 63 homes in 1950. Green Gables is situated 2 miles west of Charleston Slough.

East Palo Alto

Town

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East Palo Alto is a city in San Mateo County, California, United States. As of the 2020 census, the population of East Palo Alto was 30,034. It is situated on the San Francisco Peninsula, roughly halfway between the cities of San Francisco and San Jose. East Palo Alto is situated 3½ miles northwest of Charleston Slough.

Professorville

Neighborhood

Photo: Sanfranman59, CC BY-SA 3.0.

Professorville is a registered historic district in Palo Alto, California containing homes that were built by Stanford University professors. The historic district is bounded by Addison Avenue, Waverley Street, Kingsley Avenue, and Ramona Street. Professorville is situated 3½ miles west of Charleston Slough.

Charleston Slough

Type: Inlet
Description: body of water in California, U.S
Categories: slough and body of water
Location: Santa Clara County, California, United States, North America
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Latitude

37.44188° or 37° 26′ 31″ north

Longitude

-122.09246° or 122° 5′ 33″ west

Elevation

-10 feet (-3 metres)

Open location code

849VCWR5+Q2

GeoNames ID

5335992

Wikidata ID

Q17986389

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