Point Orient
Point Orient is a cape in Contra Costa, California. Point Orient is situated nearby to the locality Winehaven, as well as near the hamlet Point San Pedro.Places of Interest
Highlights include East Brother Lighthouse and Point Molate Beach Park.
East Brother Lighthouse
Lighthouse
Photo: Frank Schulenburg, CC BY-SA 3.0.
East Brother Island Lighthouse is a lighthouse located on East Brother Island in San Rafael Bay, near the tip of Point San Pablo in Richmond, California.
Point Molate Beach Park
Park
Point Molate Beach Park is a city-owned park in Richmond, California, accessible only via a narrow road from the Richmond-San Rafael Bridge toll plaza exit "Western Drive", and separate from the rest of the city.
Point Potrero Pond
Pond
Potrero Hills Pond is a small lake in Richmond, California. It was formed from quarrying of hills near Potrero Hills at the Blake Brothers Quarry. It is fed by underground springs. It is now polluted and surrounded by a Chevron Richmond Refinery tank farm. Point Potrero Pond is situated 2 miles southeast of Point Orient.
Places in the Area
Nearby places include Winehaven and Point Richmond.
Winehaven
Locality
Photo: Wikimedia, Public domain.
Winehaven was a winery and town in Richmond, California, that held the title of "world's largest winery" for 12 years. It later became a fuel depot for the United States Navy.
Point Richmond
Neighborhood
Point Richmond, also sometimes referred to locally as The Point, is a neighborhood in Richmond, California, United States, near the eastern end of the Richmond-San Rafael Bridge, between Interstate 580 and the San Francisco Bay. Point Richmond is situated 3 miles southeast of Point Orient.
McNears Beach
Hamlet
Photo: Mx. Granger, CC0.
McNears Beach was the site of a fashionable beach resort established in the 1880s on San Pablo Bay in Marin County, California. It was located 0.5 miles north-northwest of Point San Pedro, and 3.4 miles northeast of San Rafael. McNears Beach is situated 3 miles northwest of Point Orient.
Point Orient
- Type: Cape
- Category: landform
- Location: Contra Costa, California, United States, North America
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Latitude
37.95644° or 37° 57′ 23″ northLongitude
-122.42426° or 122° 25′ 27″ westElevation
59 feet (18 metres)Open location code
849VXH4G+H7GeoNames ID
5383993
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