Concord Naval Weapons Station

Concord Naval Weapons Station was a military base established in 1942 north of the city of Concord, California at the shore of the Sacramento River where it widens into Suisun Bay.

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Type: Military installation
Description: US Navy installation at Concord, California, United States
Also known as: “Naval Weapons Station Concord”

Places of Interest Nearby

Highlights include Concord High School and North Concord/Martinez station.

Concord High School

School

Concord High School is a 9–12 comprehensive public high school in Concord, California, United States. It is one of the six high schools in the Mount Diablo Unified School District. Concord High School is situated 1 mile south of Concord Naval Weapons Station.

North Concord/Martinez station

Metro station

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North Concord/Martinez station is a Bay Area Rapid Transit station located in the Sun Terrace neighborhood of Concord, California, United States. The station serves the northern area of Concord and nearby Martinez. North Concord/Martinez station is situated 2½ miles west of Concord Naval Weapons Station.

Places in the Area

Nearby places include Bay Point and Cowell.

Bay Point

Town

Pittsburg is a city of 76,000 people in the east part of Contra Costa County in the San Francisco Bay Area on the west edge of the San Francisco Bay Delta. Bay Point is situated 2½ miles northeast of Concord Naval Weapons Station.

Cowell

Hamlet

Cowell is a former unincorporated community now annexed to Concord in Contra Costa County, California. It lies at an elevation of 259 feet. Cowell was named for Joshua Cowell, local landowner. Cowell is situated 3 miles south of Concord Naval Weapons Station.