Giant
Giant was an unincorporated community, now within Point Pinole Regional Shoreline, and annexed to Richmond in Contra Costa County, California. It lies at an elevation of 23 feet.| Tap on a place to explore it |
- Type: Hamlet
- Description: neighbourhood of Richmond, California, United States of America
- Also known as: “Giant, CA”, “Giant, California”, “Giant, Richmond, California”, and “Nitro”
Places of Interest
Highlights include Contra Costa College and Hilltop Lake.
Contra Costa College
College
Contra Costa College is a public community college in San Pablo, California, United States. It is the west campus of the Contra Costa Community College District. Contra Costa College is situated 2 miles southeast of Giant.
Hilltop Lake
Hilltop Lake is a lagoon in Richmond, California. Hilltop Lake is situated 1½ miles east of Giant.Hilltop Mall
Commercial area
Hilltop Mall is a defunct regional shopping center in the Hilltop neighborhood of Richmond, California. Hilltop was managed and co-owned by Prologis, Inc. Hilltop Mall is situated 1½ miles southeast of Giant.
Places in the Area
Nearby places include Sobrante and Rheem.
Sobrante
Hamlet
The Giant Powder Company was an explosives manufacturing company which operated from the mid 19th century through the first half of the 20th century, located in the San Francisco Bay Area of California.
Rheem
Hamlet
Rheem is a former unincorporated community now annexed to San Pablo in Contra Costa County, California. It lies on the BNSF Railway 2.5 miles north-northwest of downtown Richmond, an elevation of 26 feet.
Montalvin
Hamlet
Montalvin Manor is a census-designated place in Contra Costa County, California. At the 2020 census, its population was 3,099. It lies at an elevation of 69 feet.
Giant
- Categories: human settlement and locality
- Location: Contra Costa, California, United States, North America
- View on OpenStreetMap
Latitude
37.99048° or 37° 59′ 26″ northLongitude
-122.35719° or 122° 21′ 26″ westElevation
23 feet (7 metres)Open location code
849VXJRV+54OpenStreetMap ID
node 150961995OpenStreetMap feature
place=hamlet
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In Other Languages
From Dutch to Irish—“Giant” goes by many names.
- Dutch: “Giant”
- Irish: “Giant”
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Localities in the Area
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