West Brother Island
West Brother Island is an islet in Contra Costa, California. West Brother Island is situated nearby to East Brother Lighthouse, as well as near the islet East Brother Island.Places of Interest Nearby
Highlights include East Brother Lighthouse and The Sisters.
East Brother Lighthouse
Lighthouse
Photo: Frank Schulenburg, CC BY-SA 3.0.
East Brother Island Lighthouse is a lighthouse located on East Brother Island in San Rafael Bay, near the tip of Point San Pablo in Richmond, California. East Brother Lighthouse is situated 510 feet east of West Brother Island.
The Sisters
Island
The Sisters are two small rock islands in San Pablo Bay, located 500 meters northeast of Point San Pedro in Marin County, California. The Sisters were shown in an 1850 survey map of the San Francisco Bay area made by Cadwalader Ringgold. The Sisters is situated 2 miles north of West Brother Island.
Point Molate Beach Park
Park
Point Molate Beach Park is a city-owned park in Richmond, California, accessible only via a narrow road from the Richmond-San Rafael Bridge toll plaza exit "Western Drive", and separate from the rest of the city. Point Molate Beach Park is situated 2 miles southeast of West Brother Island.
Places in the Area
Nearby places include Winehaven and McNears Beach.
Winehaven
Locality
Photo: Wikimedia, Public domain.
Winehaven was a winery and town in Richmond, California, that held the title of "world's largest winery" for 12 years. It later became a fuel depot for the United States Navy.
McNears Beach
Hamlet
Photo: Mx. Granger, CC0.
McNears Beach was the site of a fashionable beach resort established in the 1880s on San Pablo Bay in Marin County, California. It was located 0.5 miles north-northwest of Point San Pedro, and 3.4 miles northeast of San Rafael. McNears Beach is situated 2½ miles northwest of West Brother Island.
Point Richmond
Neighborhood
Point Richmond, also sometimes referred to locally as The Point, is a neighborhood in Richmond, California, United States, near the eastern end of the Richmond-San Rafael Bridge, between Interstate 580 and the San Francisco Bay. Point Richmond is situated 3½ miles southeast of West Brother Island.
West Brother Island
- Type: Islet
- Categories: coastline, locality, and landform
- Location: Contra Costa, California, United States, North America
- View on OpenStreetMap
Latitude
37.96274° or 37° 57′ 46″ northLongitude
-122.43527° or 122° 26′ 7″ westOpen location code
849VXH77+3VOpenStreetMap ID
way 161075092OpenStreetMap feature
natural=coastlineOpenStreetMap feature
place=islet
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