Silver Strand
Silver Strand, or simply The Strand, is a low, narrow, sandy isthmus or a human-constructed tombolo 7 miles long in San Diego County, California, partially within Silver Strand State Beach.Photo: Wikimedia, Public domain.
- Type: Quarter
- Description: isthmus in San Diego County, California
- Also known as: “Costa Brava” and “The Strand”
Places of Interest
Highlights include Naval Amphibious Base Coronado and National City station.
Naval Amphibious Base Coronado
Military installation
Naval Amphibious Base Coronado is a US naval installation in Coronado, California. The base, situated on Silver Strand between San Diego Bay and the Pacific Ocean, is a major United States Navy shore command, supporting over 30 tenant commands, and is the West Coast focal point for special and expeditionary warfare training and operations. Naval Amphibious Base Coronado is situated 1½ miles northwest of Silver Strand.
National City station
Railway station
Photo: Wikimedia, Public domain.
National City station is a former railway station in National City, California. The California Southern Railroad, a subsidiary of the Atchison, Topeka and Santa Fe Railway, chose National City as the West Coast base of operations at the terminus of their planned transcontinental railroad. National City station is situated 2½ miles northeast of Silver Strand.
Living Coast Discovery Center
Building
The Living Coast Discovery Center is a zoo and public aquarium in Chula Vista, California. An environmental education center, it is located in the Sweetwater Marsh Unit of San Diego National Wildlife Refuge. Living Coast Discovery Center is situated 2 miles east of Silver Strand.
Places in the Area
Nearby places include Barrio Logan and National City.
Barrio Logan
Suburb
Photo: Jlantzy, CC BY-SA 4.0.
Barrio Logan is a neighborhood in south central San Diego, California. It is bordered by the neighborhoods of East Village and Logan Heights to the north, Shelltown and Southcrest to the east, San Diego Bay to the southwest, and National City to the southeast. Barrio Logan is situated 3½ miles north of Silver Strand.
National City
Photo: Pacific Southwest Region USFWS, Public domain.
National City is a city in the South Bay region of southwestern San Diego County, California, United States. The population was 56,173 at the 2020 United States census, down from 58,582 at the 2010 census.
Coronado
Photo: Hortont424, CC BY-SA 3.0.
Coronado is a picturesque resort town in San Diego County in Southern California. It is on a peninsula just across the San Diego Bay from Downtown San Diego and offers quiet beaches, lovely bay scenery, and sights such as the historic Hotel del Coronado.
Silver Strand
- Categories: landform and locality
- Location: San Diego County, Southern California, California, United States, North America
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Latitude
32.647° or 32° 38′ 49″ northLongitude
-117.14688° or 117° 8′ 49″ westElevation
-7 feet (-2 metres)Open location code
8544JVW3+Q6OpenStreetMap ID
node 14141370380OpenStreetMap feature
place=quarter
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Satellite Map
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In Other Languages
From Cebuano to French—“Silver Strand” goes by many names.
- Cebuano: “Silver Strand”
- Dutch: “Silver Strand”
- French: “Silver Strand”
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Localities in the Area
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