Pinole Creek

Pinole Creek is a stream in western Contra Costa County, in the East Bay region of the San Francisco Bay Area, California. The creek has one of the last primarily undeveloped watersheds in the Bay Area.

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Places of Interest

Highlights include Pinole Valley High School and Hercules Middle/High School.

Pinole Valley High School

School

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Pinole Valley High School is a high school in Pinole, California, United States, in Contra Costa County. First opened in 1967, the school is part of the West Contra Costa Unified School District. Pinole Valley High School is situated 1½ miles south of Pinole Creek.

Hercules Middle/High School

School

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Hercules High School is a secondary school located at 1900 Refugio Valley Road in Hercules, California, United States. The campus consists of both a middle school and high school on the same premises, with the administrative complex and library separating the two sides. Hercules Middle/High School is situated 2½ miles east of Pinole Creek.

Places in the Area

Nearby places include Hercules and Pinole.

Hercules

Town

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Pinole is in the north of Contra Costa County in the San Francisco Bay Area in California on the southern shore of San Pablo Bay. Hercules is a suburban community next door.

Pinole

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Pinole is in the north of Contra Costa County in the San Francisco Bay Area in California on the southern shore of San Pablo Bay. Hercules is a suburban community next door.

Tara Hills

Hamlet

Tara Hills is a census-designated place in Contra Costa County, California, United States. The population was 5,364 at the 2020 census. Tara Hills is situated 2 miles southwest of Pinole Creek.

Pinole Creek

Type: Stream
Description: river in the United States of America
Category: body of water
Location: Contra Costa, California, United States, North America
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Latitude

38.01409° or 38° 0′ 51″ north

Longitude

-122.29664° or 122° 17′ 48″ west

Elevation

7 feet (2 metres)

Open location code

84CV2P73+J8

GeoNames ID

5383190

Wikidata ID

Q7196400

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In Other Languages

“Pinole Creek” goes by many names.

Cebuano: “Pinole Creek”

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