Point San Pablo, Richmond, California
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Point San Pablo is a small historic community isolated at the far end of Point San Pablo
in Richmond, California
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and alongside a small cove the opens to San Pablo Bay
, where the marina is protected from waves, in addition to a breakwater. The village is also the starting point for visitors to East Brother Light Station a historic landmark.
The hills surrounding the town are completely undeveloped and feature chaparral landscaping. The area is near the Chevron Richmond Refinery
and some tank farm containers are visible in addition to the Richmond Landfill across the waters of Castro Cove
a contaminated estuarine habitat. Point San Pablo Beach is also located here. The village has spectacular panoramic views of the undeveloped coastlines of southern Napa, Sonoma, and Solano counties and eastern central Marin County. The isolation of the area and undeveloped lands make deer sightings commonplace. Other animals in the area include the endangered Salt Marsh Harvest Mouse and California Clapper Rail. The areas around the marina and breakwaters have many egrets, herons and other birds that enjoy the small wetlands areas there.
Point San Pablo
Point San Pablo is a small historic community isolated at the far end of the Potrero Hills at Point San Pablo in Richmond, California.-Overview:...
in Richmond, California
Richmond, California
Richmond is a city in western Contra Costa County, California, United States. The city was incorporated on August 7, 1905. It is located in the East Bay, part of the San Francisco Bay Area. It is a residential inner suburb of San Francisco, as well as the site of heavy industry, which has been...
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The village is home to a few dozen individuals living in hundreds of boats and a few dozen stilt houses. The area also features the Point San Pablo Marina and Yacht Club. The village is located in a ravine on at the northern tip of the Potrero HillsPotrero Hills (Richmond, California)
The Potrero Hills also known as the Potrero Ridge and Point Molate Hills is a chaparral and forested escarpment of that crests northwest to southeast along the San Pablo Peninsula in Richmond, California.-History:...
and alongside a small cove the opens to San Pablo Bay
San Pablo Bay
San Pablo Bay is a tidal estuary that forms the northern extension of San Francisco Bay in northern California in the United States. Most of the Bay is shallow; however, there is a deep water channel approximately in mid bay, which allows access to Sacramento, Stockton, Benicia, Martinez, and...
, where the marina is protected from waves, in addition to a breakwater. The village is also the starting point for visitors to East Brother Light Station a historic landmark.
The hills surrounding the town are completely undeveloped and feature chaparral landscaping. The area is near the Chevron Richmond Refinery
Chevron Richmond Refinery
The Chevron Richmond Refinery is a 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. The refinery processes approximately of crude oil a day in the...
and some tank farm containers are visible in addition to the Richmond Landfill across the waters of Castro Cove
Castro Cove
Castro Cove is an embayment of the San Pablo Bay in Richmond, California between Point San Pablo and the confluence of Wildcat Creek into Castro Creek.-Overview:...
a contaminated estuarine habitat. Point San Pablo Beach is also located here. The village has spectacular panoramic views of the undeveloped coastlines of southern Napa, Sonoma, and Solano counties and eastern central Marin County. The isolation of the area and undeveloped lands make deer sightings commonplace. Other animals in the area include the endangered Salt Marsh Harvest Mouse and California Clapper Rail. The areas around the marina and breakwaters have many egrets, herons and other birds that enjoy the small wetlands areas there.