Hooks Island
Hooks Island is an uninhabited, approximately 36-acre tidal salt marsh island in San Francisco Bay, in Palo Alto, California, United States. In the 2010s, it was observed to be a home for tens of near-endangered California clapper rails.
Places of Interest
Highlights include Palo Alto Airport of Santa Clara County and Sofia University.
Palo Alto Airport of Santa Clara County
Aerodrome
Jewbacca, Public domain.
Palo Alto Airport is a general aviation airport in the…
Sofia University
University
Sofia University is a private for-profit university…
Shoreline Amphitheatre
Theater building
Shoreline Amphitheatre is an outdoor amphitheater…
Places in the Area
Nearby places include Silicon Valley and Palo Alto.
Silicon Valley
Silicon Valley lies in the South Bay and the southern Peninsula of the San Francisco Bay Area.
Palo Alto
Palo Alto is a bustling suburb in Santa Clara County south of the city of San Francisco.
East Palo Alto
Town
East Palo Alto is a city in San Mateo County, California, United States.
Hooks Island
- Island
- Description: uninhabited marsh island in Palo Alto Baylands where California clapper rails frolic
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Latitude
37.4562° or 37° 27′ 22″ north
Longitude
-122.0971° or 122° 5′ 50″ west
Open location code
849VFW43+F5
OpenStreetMap ID
OpenStreetMap feature
place=island
Wikidata ID
Satellite Map
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In Other Languages
“Hooks Island” goes by many names.
- Chinese: “胡克斯島”
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Notable Places Nearby
Highlights include Harriet Mundy Marsh and Baylands Nature Interpretive Center.
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