Niles Canyon Transcontinental Railroad Historic District
Niles Canyon Transcontinental Railroad Historic District is a historic site in Alameda, California. Niles Canyon Transcontinental Railroad Historic District is situated nearby to the hamlet Brightside, as well as near Dresser.| Tap on a place to explore it |
Places of Interest Nearby
Highlights include Mission Pass and Vallejo Flour Mill.
Mission Pass
Mountain saddle
Photo: John, CC BY-SA 2.0.
Mission Pass, also known as the Sunol Grade and formerly as Stockton Pass, is a gap in the hills of the Mount Hamilton Range in Alameda County, California. Mission Pass is situated 2 miles southeast of Niles Canyon Transcontinental Railroad Historic District.
Vallejo Flour Mill
Ruins
Photo: Infosquawk, Public domain.
The first Vallejo Flour Mill, in the Niles district of Fremont, California, was built in 1841 by José de Jesús Vallejo, elder brother of General Mariano Guadalupe Vallejo, on his Rancho Arroyo de la Alameda, along with a dam and aqueduct to power it. Vallejo Flour Mill is situated 2½ miles west of Niles Canyon Transcontinental Railroad Historic District.
California School for the Deaf - Fremont
School
The California School for the Deaf is a school for Ethic deaf and hard of hearing children in Fremont, California. The school educates deaf children from all over Northern California. California School for the Deaf - Fremont is situated 2½ miles southwest of Niles Canyon Transcontinental Railroad Historic District.
Places in the Area
Nearby places include Brightside and Dresser.
Brightside
Hamlet
Brightside is an unincorporated community in Alameda County, California. It is located 2.25 miles west of Sunol.
Dresser
Hamlet
Dresser is an unincorporated community in Alameda County, California. Its ZIP code is 94536 and its area codes are 510 and 341.
Sunol
Photo: Wikimedia, CC BY-SA 3.0.
Sunol is in Alameda County in California. In a valley that marks the beginning of the beautiful Niles Canyon, Sunol is small yet worth visiting if you are in the Tri-Valley region of California.
Niles Canyon Transcontinental Railroad Historic District
- Type: Historic site
- Categories: tourist attraction and tourism
- Location: Alameda, California, United States, North America
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Latitude
37.58649° or 37° 35′ 11″ northLongitude
-121.93113° or 121° 55′ 52″ westOpen location code
849WH3P9+HGOpenStreetMap ID
way 988722892OpenStreetMap feature
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Notable Places Nearby
Highlights include Alameda Creek Bridge and Niles Canyon Railway Brightside Yard.
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