Albany Bulb
The Albany Bulb is a former landfill largely owned by the City of Albany, in California. The Bulb is the west end of a landfill peninsula jutting west from the east shore of San Francisco Bay.| Tap on a place to explore it |
Photo: Naib, CC BY-SA 3.0.
- Opening hours: 5:30 AM—10:00 PM
- Type: Park
- Description: former landfill in Albany, California
Places of Interest
Highlights include Albany Beach and Point Isabel Regional Shoreline.
Albany Beach
Beach
Photo: Tbo47, CC BY-SA 4.0.
Albany Beach is a sand beach located in Albany, California on the east shore of San Francisco Bay. The wide beach is backed by low dunes with scenic access to the East Bay shoreline.
Point Isabel Regional Shoreline
Nature reserve
Photo: Theblog, Public domain.
Point Isabel Regional Shoreline in Richmond, California, is operated by East Bay Regional Park District, and is a multi-use park for joggers, windsurfers, kayakers, photographers, picnickers, and people walking dogs.
Golden Gate Fields
Grandstand
Photo: NapoliRoma, CC BY-SA 3.0.
Golden Gate Fields was an American horse racing track straddling both Albany, California and Berkeley, California along the shoreline of San Francisco Bay adjacent to the Eastshore Freeway in the San Francisco Bay Area.
Places in the Area
Nearby places include Albany Hill and UC Village.
Albany Hill
Neighborhood
Photo: Coro, CC BY-SA 3.0.
Albany Hill is a prominent hill along the east shore of San Francisco Bay in the city of Albany, California. Geologically, the hill is predominantly Jurassic sandstone, carried to the western edge of North America on the Pacific Plate and scraped off there in the course of subduction.
UC Village
Neighborhood
Photo: Coro, CC BY-SA 3.0.
UC Village, also called University Village or University Village Albany, is a housing community for students and postdocs who are married or have dependents.
Richmond Annex
Neighborhood
Richmond Annex or The Annex is a neighborhood in southeastern Richmond, California. It is mostly residential and located between San Pablo Avenue/El Cerrito to the east, San Francisco Bay to the west, Central Avenue/Cerrito Creek/Albany Hill/Albany/Alameda County to the south, and Potrero Avenue/Pullman to the north.
Albany Bulb
- Categories: landfill and recreation area
- Location: California, United States, North America
- View on OpenStreetMap
Latitude
37.89019° or 37° 53′ 25″ northLongitude
-122.32569° or 122° 19′ 33″ westElevation
43 feet (13 metres)Operator
City of AlbanyOpen location code
849VVMRF+3POpenStreetMap ID
way 27771166OpenStreetMap feature
leisure=parkGeoNames ID
9645476Wikidata ID
Q4709297
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In Other Languages
“Albany Bulb” goes by many names.
- Cebuano: “Albany Bulb”
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Notable Places Nearby
Highlights include Albany Neck and Point Isabel Dog Park.
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