Lower Sherman Island Wildlife Area

Lower Sherman Island Wildlife Area is a nature reserve in Sacramento County, Sacramento Valley, California. Lower Sherman Island Wildlife Area is situated nearby to the hamlet Los Medanos, as well as near Collinsville.

Places of Interest

Highlights include Antioch–Pittsburg station and Winter Island.

Antioch–Pittsburg station

Railway station

Photo: Mliu92, CC BY-SA 4.0.

Antioch–Pittsburg station is an unstaffed Amtrak station in Antioch, California and is the closest station to Pittsburg, California, which is located about two miles west.

Winter Island

Island

Photo: Pi.1415926535, CC BY-SA 3.0.

Winter Island is a 453-acre island in Suisun Bay, in the western Sacramento-San Joaquin River Delta. It is north of Pittsburg, separated from Browns Island to the west by a slough.

Riverview Union High School Building

Memorial

Photo: Sanfranman59, CC BY-SA 3.0.

The Riverview Union High School was the first high school built in Contra Costa County. Located at 1500 W First Street in Antioch, California. Charles Appleton Hooper donated the land to end a dispute between Antioch and Pittsburg over land that was used for the school.

Places in the Area

Nearby places include Antioch and Cornwall.

Antioch

Photo: Wikimedia, CC0.

Antioch is the third-most populous city in Contra Costa County, California, United States. The city is located in the East Bay region of the San Francisco Bay Area along the Sacramento–San Joaquin River Delta.

Cornwall

Hamlet

Cornwall, formerly known as Cornwall Station, was an unincorporated community in Contra Costa County, California, United States, before being absorbed into the City of Pittsburg.

Lower Sherman Island Wildlife Area

Type: Nature reserve
Category: recreation area
Location: Sacramento County, Sacramento Valley, California, United States, North America
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Latitude

38.0434° or 38° 2′ 36″ north

Longitude

-121.811° or 121° 48′ 40″ west

Operator

California Department of Fish and Wildlife

Open location code

84CW25VQ+8H

OpenStreetMap ID

way 674313650

OpenStreetMap feature

leisure=nature_reserve

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Satellite Map

Discover Lower Sherman Island Wildlife Area from above in high-definition satellite imagery.

Localities in the Area

Explore places such as Los Medanos and Collinsville.

Notable Places Nearby

Highlights include Sherman Lake and Kimball Island.

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