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Discover West Oakland
West Oakland in Alameda County (California) is a town in United States about 2,428 mi (or 3,907 km) west of Washington DC, the country's capital city.
Current time in West Oakland is now 10:55 AM (Thursday). The local timezone is named America / Los Angeles with an UTC offset of -8 hours. We know of 8 airports near West Oakland, of which 4 are larger airports. The closest airport in United States is Metropolitan Oakland International Airport in a distance of 7 mi (or 12 km), South-East. Besides the airports, there are other travel options available (check left side).
Also, if you like playing golf, there are a few options in driving distance. We discovered 10 points of interest in the vicinity of this place. Looking for a place to stay? we compiled a list of available hotels close to the map centre further down the page.
When in this area, you might want to pay a visit to some of the following locations: Oakland, San Francisco, Martinez, San Rafael and Redwood City. To further explore this place, just scroll down and browse the available info.
Local weather forecast
Todays Local Weather Conditions & Forecast: 16°C / 61 °F
Morning Temperature | 15°C / 58 °F |
Evening Temperature | 16°C / 61 °F |
Night Temperature | 15°C / 58 °F |
Chance of rainfall | 6% |
Air Humidity | 75% |
Air Pressure | 1019 hPa |
Wind Speed | Fresh Breeze with 17 km/h (11 mph) from North |
Cloud Conditions | Overcast clouds, covering 100% of sky |
General Conditions | Moderate rain |
Thursday, 21st of November 2024
15°C (59 °F)
14°C (57 °F)
Heavy intensity rain, moderate breeze, overcast clouds.
Friday, 22nd of November 2024
14°C (57 °F)
11°C (52 °F)
Moderate rain, gentle breeze, clear sky.
Saturday, 23rd of November 2024
10°C (50 °F)
10°C (50 °F)
Moderate rain, gentle breeze, overcast clouds.
Hotels and Places to Stay
Oakland Marriott City Center
Four Points by Sheraton San Francisco Bay Bridge
Courtyard Oakland Emeryville
THE WASHINGTON INN
Waterfront Hotel
Courtyard Oakland Downtown
Barkissimo classic yacht hotel
Hilton Garden Inn San Francisco-Oakland Bay Bridge
Travel Inn
Bayview Motel
Videos from this area
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CHOW Tour Oakland: Unpretentious Street Food
Way before people sold crème brûlée on the sidewalk, there was great street food thriving in Oakland that didn't involve tweeting or "liking" on Facebook.
Noothgrush (live) @ 1-2-3-4 Go! Records Oakland 2015.4.12 (full set) sludge \m/
Noothgrush's full set live at 1-2-3-4 Go! Records on Saturday April 11, 2015; sludge from Oakland. Songs in order: "Useless", "Oil Removed", "Draize", "Diseased Mammal", "Humandemic", "Starvation",.
Bike Oakland: Fresh Peralta
Riding from American Steel Studios in West Oakland to the Emeryville Home Depot along the newly paved and striped bike lane on Peralta St north of Grand.
Bike Oakland: Waiting for the light, Mandela, Peralta
Stuck trying to trigger the light to get onto Mandela Parkway at the West Oakland BART station, what is that, 3 cycles? Then up Mandela Parkway and switching after Grand to the FRESHLY paved...
Bike Oakland: Sunrise Commute to Uptown
Riding from the West Oakland BART station to Uptown in Oakland.
Bike Oakland: Sunset AmSteel to BART
A sunset ride from American Steel Studios to West Oakland BART.
Bike Oakland: Night Drizzle with the Oculus
First night ride with my new Oculus light from Barry Beams. From 20th and Telegraph, west on 18th St to Mandela Parkway to West Oakland BART. Second part of the commute is at http://youtu.be/Bzo6.
Bike Oakland: West Oakland BART to Uptown
Commute from the West Oakland BART station to Oakland primarily via Mandela Parkway and 17th St.
Bike Oakland: Foggy Morning Commute through Acorn
Less foggy on this side of the bay than the first part in San Francisco http://youtu.be/IPSRWryMH4w . Riding from the West Oakland BART Station through Acorn to Broadway and to Uptown.
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Attractions and noteworthy things
Distances are based on the centre of the city/town and sightseeing location. This list contains brief abstracts about monuments, holiday activities, national parcs, museums, organisations and more from the area as well as interesting facts about the region itself. Where available, you'll find the corresponding homepage. Otherwise the related wikipedia article.
West Oakland (BART station)
West Oakland is a Bay Area Rapid Transit station in the neighborhood of West Oakland in Oakland. It has two elevated side platforms, and is located near the eastern end of the Transbay Tube. This is the last stop before entering the Transbay Tube into San Francisco, and all trains except those of the Richmond - Fremont line pass through this station. Since late 2005 parking commuters at this station pay $5 per day.
West Oakland, Oakland, California
West Oakland is a neighborhood situated in the northwestern corner of Oakland, California along the waterfront near the Port of Oakland and San Francisco – Oakland Bay Bridge. It lies at an elevation of 13 feet (4 m).
Cypress Street Viaduct
The Cypress Street Viaduct, often referred to as the Cypress Structure, was a 1.6 mile long, raised two-tier, multi-lane (four lanes per deck) freeway constructed of reinforced concrete that was originally part of the Nimitz Freeway in Oakland, California. It replaced an earlier single-deck viaduct constructed in the 1930s as one of the approaches to the San Francisco – Oakland Bay Bridge. It was located along Cypress Street between 7th Street and Interstate 80 in the West Oakland neighborhood.
16th Street Station (Oakland)
The 16th Street Station is one of three original train stations that served Oakland, California at the start of the 20th century. The building was designed by architect Jarvis Hunt who was a preeminent train station architect at that time and the facility opened in 1912. For many decades, the 16th Street Station was a major railroad station of the Southern Pacific railroad in Oakland as well as local commuter services such as the East Bay Electric Lines via elevated platforms.
Lower Bottoms, Oakland, California
The Lower Bottoms (also known as The Bottoms) is the informal name of a neighborhood in West Oakland in Oakland, California. The neighborhood boundaries are Mandela Parkway to the east, 7th Street to the south, West Grand Avenue to the north, and the former Oakland Army Base to the west. It includes the "central station development" of the former 16th Street Train Station, which served as a film location for the 2005 film Rent and Vallejo rapper E-40's "Tell Me When to Go" video.
The Crucible (arts education center)
The Crucible is a nonprofit industrial arts school in Oakland, California. Established in Berkeley in 1999, the institute was moved to its present location in 2003. The mission of The Crucible is to foster a collaboration of Arts, Industry and Community. Through training in the fine and industrial arts, The Crucible promotes creative expression, reuse of materials, and innovative design while serving as an accessible arts venue for the general public.
Oakland Army Base
The Oakland Army Base, also known as the Oakland Army Terminal, was a former United States Army base in the San Francisco Bay Area of California. The base was located on the Oakland waterfront just south of the eastern entrance to the San Francisco – Oakland Bay Bridge. Construction of the base commenced in 1941, as an expansion of the San Francisco Port of Embarkation based at Fort Mason on the San Francisco waterfront.
Campbell Village Court, Oakland, California
The Campbell Village Court housing projects are a series of complexes located in the Campbell Village part of the Lower Bottoms area of West Oakland California. Campbell Village Court is bound by Willow Street to the west, Campbell Street to the east, 10th street to the north, and 8th street to the south. It is not far from the abandoned 16th Street Train Station and the Mandela Parkway.
Cypress Village, Oakland, California
The Cypress Village housing projects are a series of housing complexes stretching from 10th Street to 14th Street and Kirkham Way. Cypress is located in between the Acorn neighborhood and Lower Bottoms neighborhood in West Oakland. Cypress Village is one of the three housing projects in West Oakland, along with the Campbell Village Court and the Acorn Projects. Cypress Village was built by the Oakland Housing Authority after World War II, when many African-Americans began to migrate to Oakland.
Village Bottoms
The Village Bottoms is a historic cultural district in the predominantly Black neighborhood of West Oakland, California. Its current revitalization and cultural arts renaissance is being catalyzed by artist/cultural worker Marcel Diallo and a neighborhood of young, black artists including Githinji wa Mbire, Eesuu Orundide, letitia ntofon, and rappers Boots Riley of The Coup, Zumbi of Zion I and Adimu Madyun of rap group Hairdooo.
Campbell Village, Oakland, California
Campbell Village is a neighborhood of Oakland, California in Alameda County, California. It lies at an elevation of 16 feet (5 m). Campbell Village is the site of the Campbell Village Court housing projects.
Peralta Villa, Oakland, California
Peralta Villa is a neighborhood in Oakland in Alameda County, California. It lies at an elevation of 20 feet (6 m). It was formerly an unincorporated community.