Lake Merritt Wildlife Sanctuary
Lake Merritt Wildlife Sanctuary is a wildlife reserve in Alameda, California. Lake Merritt Wildlife Sanctuary is situated nearby to the neighborhood Adams Point, as well as near Lakeside.Places of Interest
Highlights include Children’s Fairyland and Women’s Athletic Club of Alameda County.
Children’s Fairyland
Theme park
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Children's Fairyland, U.S.A. is an amusement park, located in Oakland, California, on the shores of Lake Merritt. It was one of the earliest "themed" amusement parks in the United States.
Women’s Athletic Club of Alameda County
Photo: Lorahlove, CC BY-SA 4.0.
The Women's Athletic Club of Alameda County, at 525 Bellevue Ave. in Oakland, California, was built in 1928–29. It was listed on the National Register of Historic Places in 2009.
Places in the Area
Nearby places include Adams Point and Grand Lake.
Adams Point
Neighborhood
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Adams Point is a neighborhood of Oakland, California. It is located on the northern shore of Lake Merritt, directly adjacent to Downtown Oakland and the Grand Lake district.
Grand Lake
Neighborhood
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Grand Lake, or the Grand Lake District, is a neighborhood in Oakland, California, United States. The neighborhood is located in the northeast corner of Lake Merritt, where Grand Avenue and Lakeshore Avenue pass under Interstate 580.
Civic Center
Neighborhood
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Oakland's Civic Center neighborhood is a residential and public building district on the east side of Oakland's Central Business District. Its borders are roughly Downtown and Harrison Street to the west, the East Lake Neighborhood and Lakeshore Avenue to the east, the Lakeside Apartments District and 14th Street to the North, and Chinatown and 11th Street to the South.
Lake Merritt Wildlife Sanctuary
- Type: Wildlife reserve
- Also known as: “Lake Merritt Park and Wildlife Refuge”, “Lake Merritt Wild Duck Refuge”, and “Lake Merritt Wild-Fowl Sanctuary”
- Location: Alameda, California, United States, North America
- View on OpenStreetMap
Latitude
37.80632° or 37° 48′ 23″ northLongitude
-122.25469° or 122° 15′ 17″ westElevation
-7 feet (-2 metres)Open location code
849VRP4W+G4GeoNames ID
5364602
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