Chevron Richmond Refinery

The Chevron Richmond Refinery is a 2,900-acre petroleum refinery in Richmond, California, on San Francisco Bay. It is owned and operated by Chevron Corporation and employs more than 1,200 workers, making it the city's largest employer.

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Places of Interest Nearby

Highlights: Point Potrero Pond and Point Molate Beach Park.

Point Potrero Pond

Pond

Potrero Hills Pond is a small lake in Richmond, California. It was formed from quarrying of hills near Potrero Hills at the Blake Brothers Quarry. It is fed by underground springs. It is now polluted and surrounded by a Chevron Richmond Refinery tank farm. Point Potrero Pond is situated 3,600 feet southwest of Chevron Richmond Refinery.

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 1 mile west of Chevron Richmond Refinery.

The Masquers Playhouse

Theater building

The Masquers Playhouse is an 89-seat community theatre in Point Richmond in Contra Costa County, California. It is home to the Masquers, a local performing group that has been in production since 1955. The Masquers Playhouse is situated 1¼ miles southeast of Chevron Richmond Refinery.

Places in the Area

Nearby places include Point Richmond and Atchison Village.

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.

Atchison Village

Neighborhood

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Atchison Village is a community in Richmond, California which was originally built as housing for defense workers from the Kaiser Shipyards. It lies at an elevation of 13 feet.

Winehaven

Locality

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Winehaven was a winery and town in Richmond, California, United States that held the title of "world's largest winery" for 12 years. It later became a fuel depot for the United States Navy.

Chevron Richmond Refinery

Type: Factory
Description: petroleum refinery in Richmond, California
Categories: built structure and industry
Location: Contra Costa, California, United States, North America
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Latitude

37.94154° or 37° 56′ 30″ north

Longitude

-122.39426° or 122° 23′ 39″ west

Open location code

849VWJR4+J7

OpenStreetMap ID

way 675660356

OpenStreetMap feature

man_made=works

Wikidata ID

Q12054755

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Notable Places Nearby

Highlights: Point Molate Beach and Tewksbury Turnaround.

Nearby Places

Places to explore: Chevron Richmond and Retail gasoline filling station.

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