San Pablo Strait
San Pablo Strait is a channel in Contra Costa, California. San Pablo Strait is situated nearby to the hamlet McNears Beach, as well as near Point San Pedro.Places of Interest
Highlights include East Brother Lighthouse and The Sisters.
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.
The Sisters
Island
The Sisters are two small rock islands in San Pablo Bay, located 500 meters northeast of Point San Pedro in Marin County, California. The Sisters were shown in an 1850 survey map of the San Francisco Bay area made by Cadwalader Ringgold.
Rat Rock
Islet
Rat Rock is an uninhabited, 18-foot tall rock island in the San Francisco Bay, located just north of China Camp. It serves to protect part of the beach at China Camp from winds which come from the northwest. Rat Rock is situated 2½ miles northwest of San Pablo Strait.
Places in the Area
Nearby places include McNears Beach and Winehaven.
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.
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. Winehaven is situated 2 miles southeast of San Pablo Strait.
North Richmond
Village
North Richmond is an unincorporated area in Contra Costa County, California, a census-designated place with a population of 4,175 adjacent to and nearly surrounded by the city of Richmond. North Richmond is situated 4 miles east of San Pablo Strait.
San Pablo Strait
- Type: Channel
- Also known as: “Estrecho De San Pablo” and “Straits of San Pablo”
- Category: body of water
- Location: Contra Costa, California, United States, North America
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Latitude
37.97687° or 37° 58′ 37″ northLongitude
-122.43858° or 122° 26′ 19″ westElevation
-23 feet (-7 metres)Open location code
849VXHG6+PHGeoNames ID
5392513
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