Sanctuary

Sanctuary is a building in , . Sanctuary is situated near the forest , as well as near the historic building .

Places of Interest Nearby

Highlights: Joaquin Miller House and Joaquin Miller Park.

Historic building
Photo: Sanfranman59, CC BY-SA 3.0.
The , also known as The Abbey, is a historic house in , a public park in the Oakland Hills area of , United States. is situated 380 feet northwest of Sanctuary.

Park
Photo: Wikimedia, Public domain.
is a large open space park in the owned and operated by the city of , . It is named after early California writer and poet Joaquin Miller, who bought the land in the 1880s, naming it "The Hights", and lived in the house preserved as the .

Church
Photo: Hurling7, Public domain.
The is a temple of in Oakland, California. Notable for its five-spire design influenced by Asian architecture, the temple stands on a hill with panoramic views of the . is situated 2,300 feet southwest of Sanctuary.

Places in the Area

Nearby places include Oakland Hills and Piedmont Pines.

Suburb
Photo: Semiautonomous, CC BY-SA 4.0.
is an informal term used to indicate the city neighborhoods lying within the eastern portion of , . The northernmost neighborhoods were devastated by the Oakland firestorm of 1991.

Neighborhood
is an affluent residential neighborhood in the hills of . It is generally bounded by Highway 13 to the west, Shepherd Canyon Rd. to the north, Skyline Blvd. to the east, and to the south.

Neighborhood
Photo: Semiautonomous, CC BY-SA 4.0.
is a neighborhood in , located east of Park Boulevard and north of Dimond Park. This neighborhood was built in the 1920s and 1930s for people who worked in San Francisco and took the Key Route to work.

Sanctuary

Latitude
37.8102° or 37° 48′ 37″ north
Longitude
-122.19186° or 122° 11′ 31″ west
Open location code
849VRR65+37
Open­Street­Map ID
way 466463066
Open­Street­Map feature
building=­yes
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Highlights: Writer’s Grove and Fire Station #25.

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Places to explore: Joaquin Miller Road & Butters Drive and Joaquin Miller.

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