Sierra Point, Brisbane, California
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Sierra Point is a small peninsula
that extends outward into the San Francisco Bay
, located in Brisbane
, San Mateo County, California
(although the south part of the business park extends into South San Francisco
). It is at approximately 37°40′27"N 122°23′04"W. There are several class A office buildings at Sierra Point including the Dakin Building
and the Hitachi Building. The Brisbane Marina is also situated here. The San Francisco Bay Trail
runs along the waterfront of the peninsula and continues south into the Oyster Point area of South San Francisco.
An exit along the San Francisco Peninsula
's principal highway, U.S. Highway 101 (the Bayshore Freeway), leads to "Sierra Point Parkway".
Peninsula
A peninsula is a piece of land that is bordered by water on three sides but connected to mainland. In many Germanic and Celtic languages and also in Baltic, Slavic and Hungarian, peninsulas are called "half-islands"....
that extends outward into the San Francisco Bay
San Francisco Bay
San Francisco Bay is a shallow, productive estuary through which water draining from approximately forty percent of California, flowing in the Sacramento and San Joaquin rivers from the Sierra Nevada mountains, enters the Pacific Ocean...
, located in Brisbane
Brisbane, California
Brisbane is a small city located in the northern part of San Mateo County, California on the lower slopes of San Bruno Mountain. It is on the northeastern edge of South San Francisco, next to the San Francisco Bay and near the San Francisco International Airport.The population was 4,282 as of...
, San Mateo County, California
San Mateo County, California
San Mateo County is a county located in the San Francisco Bay Area of the U.S. state of California. It covers most of the San Francisco Peninsula just south of San Francisco, and north of Santa Clara County. San Francisco International Airport is located at the northern end of the county, and...
(although the south part of the business park extends into South San Francisco
South San Francisco, California
South San Francisco is a city in San Mateo County, California, United States, located on the San Francisco Peninsula in the San Francisco Bay Area...
). It is at approximately 37°40′27"N 122°23′04"W. There are several class A office buildings at Sierra Point including the Dakin Building
Dakin Building
The Dakin Building is an architectural award-winning class A office building on the San Francisco Bay in Brisbane, California. Serving as a corporate headquarters building for several companies of national prominence, it was built from the profits of the Garfield character whose licensed products...
and the Hitachi Building. The Brisbane Marina is also situated here. The San Francisco Bay Trail
San Francisco Bay Trail
The San Francisco Bay Trail is a bicycle and pedestrian trail that will eventually allow continuous travel around the shoreline of San Francisco Bay. As of 2011, approximately 310 miles of trail have been completed...
runs along the waterfront of the peninsula and continues south into the Oyster Point area of South San Francisco.
An exit along the San Francisco Peninsula
San Francisco Peninsula
The San Francisco Peninsula is a peninsula in the San Francisco Bay Area that separates the San Francisco Bay from the Pacific Ocean. On its northern tip is the City and County of San Francisco. Its southern base is in Santa Clara County, including the cities of Palo Alto, Los Altos, and Mountain...
's principal highway, U.S. Highway 101 (the Bayshore Freeway), leads to "Sierra Point Parkway".
External links
- Google Map showing Sierra Point
- Opus Center Sierra Point