Suisun Bay
Suisun Bay; Patwin for "where the west wind blows") is a shallow tidal estuary in Northern California. It lies at the confluence of the Sacramento River and San Joaquin River, forming the entrance to the Sacramento–San Joaquin River Delta, an inverted river delta.
Photo: Ryanloney, Public domain.- Type: Bay
- Description: bay on the California coast of the United States
- Also known as: “Bahia De Los Suysunes”, “Bahia Suisun”, “Bahilla De Suysun”, “Bay of Suisun”, “Freshwater Bay”, “Puerto Dulce”, “Sacramento River”, “San Joaquin River”, “vụng Suisun”, “休森湾”, and “休森灣”
Places of Interest
Highlights: Ryer Island and Port Chicago Naval Magazine National Memorial.
Ryer Island
Island
Photo: Dcoetzee, Public domain.Port Chicago Naval Magazine National Memorial
Park
The Port Chicago Naval Magazine National Memorial… Port Chicago Naval Magazine National Memorial is situated 2 miles west of Suisun Bay.
Roe Island
Island
Photo: Dcoetzee, Public domain.Places in the Area
Nearby places include Nichols and Shore Acres.
Nichols
Hamlet
Photo: Wikimedia, Public domain.Shore Acres
Hamlet
Bay Point, formerly West Pittsburg and originally… Shore Acres is situated 2½ miles southeast of Suisun Bay.
Bay Point
Town
Pittsburg is a city of 76,000 people in the east part… Bay Point is situated 3 miles southeast of Suisun Bay.
Suisun Bay
- Categories: estuary and body of water
- Location: Solano County, California, United States, North America
- View on OpenStreetMap
Latitude
38.06381° or 38° 3′ 50″ north
Longitude
-121.99274° or 121° 59′ 34″ west
Elevation
3 feet (1 metre)
Open location code
84CW3274+GW
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In Other Languages
From Armenian to Vietnamese—“Suisun Bay” goes by many names.
- Armenian: “Սեսուն Բեյ”
- Cebuano: “Suisun Bay”
- Chinese: “色遜灣”
- Dutch: “Suisun Bay”
- Esperanto: “Golfo Suisun”
- Finnish: “Suisun Bay”
- French: “baie de Suisun”
- French: “Baie de Suisun”
- German: “Suisun Bay”
- Hebrew: “מפרץ סויסון”
- Japanese: “サスーン湾”
- Korean: “수이선만”
- Norwegian Bokmål: “Suisun Bay”
- Persian: “خلیج سوسون”
- Russian: “Суисун-Бей”
- Russian: “Сэсун-Бэй”
- Serbo-Croatian: “Suisun”
- Slovenian: “Suisun Bay”
- Spanish: “Bahía Suisun”
- Ukrainian: “Сюїсун (затока)”
- Ukrainian: “Сюїсун”
- Vietnamese: “vịnh Suisun”
- Vietnamese: “Vịnh Suisun”
- “Suisun Bay”
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Localities in the Area
Places to explore: McAvoy and Clyde.
Notable Places Nearby
Highlights: West Reach and Middle Ground Island.
Solano County: Must-Visit Destinations
Worth a closer look: Vallejo and Fairfield.
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