Coast Guard Island
Coast Guard Base Alameda also referred to as Coast Guard Island is an artificial island in the Oakland Estuary between Oakland and Alameda, California.| Tap on a place to explore it |
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- Type: Island
- Description: artificial island in Alameda County, California, United States
- Also known as: “Coast Guard Station Oakland;Coast Guard Island” and “Government Island”
Places of Interest
Highlights include Kaiser Center for the Arts and Oakland Buddha.
Kaiser Center for the Arts
Arts center
Photo: Wikimedia, Public domain.
The Henry J. Kaiser Center for the Arts is a historic, publicly owned multi-purpose building located in Oakland, California. Originally known as the Oakland Civic Auditorium, it was renamed in honor of Henry J.
Oakland Buddha
Buddhist temple
The Oakland Buddha is a statue of a Buddha placed in a traffic median in Oakland, California, in 2009. The statue was placed by neighborhood resident Dan Stevenson who was upset about the frequent use of the median for illegal dumping.
Places in the Area
Nearby places include San Antonio and Jingletown.
San Antonio
Neighborhood
San Antonio is a large district in Oakland, California, encompassing the land east of Lake Merritt to Sausal Creek. It is one of the most diverse areas of the city.
Jingletown
Neighborhood
Jingletown is a pocket arts community in Oakland, California, adjacent to the Oakland Estuary, and about two miles southeast of Lake Merritt. It is bounded by the Coast Guard Island Bridge and Fruitvale Bridges, which connect Oakland to the city of Alameda.
Clinton
Neighborhood
Photo: Semiautonomous, CC BY-SA 4.0.
Clinton is a neighborhood in Oakland, California, United States. It lies at an elevation of 36 feet. Clinton started when brothers named Patten leased land on the east side of the San Antonio Slough from Vincent Peralta in 1850, and joined with others to found the town in 1852.
Coast Guard Island
- Categories: artificial island, coastline, locality, military installation, and landform
- Location: Alameda, California, United States, North America
- View on OpenStreetMap
Latitude
37.78217° or 37° 46′ 56″ northLongitude
-122.24992° or 122° 14′ 60″ westElevation
13 feet (4 metres)Open location code
849VQQJ2+V2OpenStreetMap ID
way 56008206OpenStreetMap feature
landuse=militaryOpenStreetMap feature
natural=coastlineOpenStreetMap feature
place=island
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Satellite Map
Discover Coast Guard Island from above in high-definition satellite imagery.
In Other Languages
From Cebuano to Russian—“Coast Guard Island” goes by many names.
- Cebuano: “Coast Guard Island”
- Dutch: “Coast Guard Island”
- French: “Coast Guard Island”
- German: “Coast Guard Island”
- German: “Government Island”
- Japanese: “コーストガード島”
- Russian: “Кост-Гард”
- Russian: “Остров Береговой охраны”
- Russian: “Остров Береговой Охраны”
Localities in the Area
Explore places such as Eastlake and Alameda.
Notable Places Nearby
Highlights include Coast Guard Isand Historic Distric and Coast Guard Island Swimming Pool.
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