Port Chicago Reach

Port Chicago Reach is a channel in Contra Costa, California. Port Chicago Reach is situated nearby to the hamlet Nichols, as well as near the village Clyde.

Places of Interest

Highlights include Port Chicago Naval Magazine National Memorial and Ryer Island.

Port Chicago Naval Magazine National Memorial

Park

The Port Chicago Naval Magazine National Memorial is a memorial dedicated in 1994 recognizing the dead of the Port Chicago disaster, and the critical role played by Port Chicago, California during World War II, in serving as the main facility for the Pacific Theater of Operations.

Ryer Island

Island

Photo: Dcoetzee, Public domain.

Ryer Island is an island in Suisun Bay at the mouth of the Sacramento-San Joaquin River Delta in Solano County, California, eight miles east-northeast of Benicia. Ryer Island is situated 2 miles north of Port Chicago Reach.

Roe Island

Island

Photo: Dcoetzee, Public domain.

Roe Island is an island in Suisun Bay at the mouth of the Sacramento-San Joaquin River Delta in Solano County, California, 10 km east of Benicia. Its western tip is named Preston Point, and its eastern tip is Gillespie Point. Roe Island is situated 2 miles northwest of Port Chicago Reach.

Places in the Area

Nearby places include Nichols and Clyde.

Nichols

Hamlet

Photo: Wikimedia, Public domain.

Nichols is an unincorporated community in Contra Costa County, California, United States. It is on the Atchison, Topeka and Santa Fe Railroad, 5.5 miles west of Pittsburg, at an elevation of 62 feet.

Clyde

Village

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Clyde is a census-designated place in Contra Costa County, California, United States. The population was 729 at the 2020 census. It is located six miles east of Martinez. Clyde is situated 2½ miles southwest of Port Chicago Reach.

Shore Acres

Hamlet

Bay Point, formerly West Pittsburg and originally Bella Vista, is a census-designated place located in the East Bay region of the San Francisco Bay Area in Contra Costa County, California, United States. Shore Acres is situated 2½ miles southeast of Port Chicago Reach.

Port Chicago Reach

Type: Channel
Category: body of water
Location: Contra Costa, California, United States, North America
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Latitude

38.05853° or 38° 3′ 31″ north

Longitude

-122.00441° or 122° 0′ 16″ west

Elevation

-10 feet (-3 metres)

Open location code

84CV3X5W+C6

GeoNames ID

5384332

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