Winter Island

Winter Island is a 453-acre island in , in the western Sacramento-San Joaquin River Delta. It is north of Pittsburg, separated from Browns Island to the west by a slough.
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  • Type: Island
  • Description: island in Suisun Bay in Contra Costa County, California, United States
  • Also known as: “Ruckels Island”

Places of Interest

Highlights include Browns Island and Antioch–Pittsburg station.

Island
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is a regional preserve of the East Bay Regional Park District in , , California, United States. It is an island in , part of the Sacramento-San Joaquin River Delta, separated from the rest of Pittsburg by New York Slough.

Railway station
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is an unstaffed Amtrak station in and is the closest station to , which is located about two miles west.

Memorial
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The Riverview Union High School was the first high school built in Contra Costa County. Located at 1500 W First Street in . Charles Appleton Hooper donated the land to end a dispute between Antioch and Pittsburg over land that was used for the school.

Places in the Area

Nearby places include Cornwall and Pittsburg.

Hamlet
, formerly known as Station, was an unincorporated community in , , United States, before being absorbed into the City of .

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is a city of 76,000 people in the east part of Contra Costa County in the Bay Area on the west edge of the San Francisco Bay Delta.

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is the third-most populous city in , United States. The city is located in the region of the along the .

Winter Island

Latitude
38.04214° or 38° 2′ 32″ north
Longitude
-121.84857° or 121° 50′ 55″ west
Elevation
3 feet (1 metre)
Open location code
84CW25R2+VH
Open­Street­Map ID
node 358779145
Open­Street­Map feature
place=­island
Geo­Names ID
5410122
Wiki­data ID
Q27987062
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Satellite Map

Discover Winter Island from above in high-definition satellite imagery.
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In Other Languages

“Winter Island” goes by many names.
  • Cebuano: “Winter Island”

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Localities in the Area

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Notable Places Nearby

Highlights include Los Medanos Energy Center and Delta Energy Center.

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