Port Costa in California
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Carquinez Strait

The Carquinez Strait is a narrow tidal strait in northern California. It is part of the tidal estuary of the Sacramento and the San Joaquin rivers as they drain into the San Francisco Bay. The strait connects Suisun Bay, which receives the waters of the combined rivers, with San Pablo Bay, a northern extension of the San Francisco Bay. In 1985, an errant humpback whale swam up the Carquinez Strait as far as Rio Vista.

Located at 38.0592, -122.213 (Lat. / Lng.), about 2 miles away.
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Straits of California, Landforms of the San Francisco Bay Area, Landforms of Contra Costa County, California, Landforms of Solano County, California, San Francisco Bay, Sacramento–San Joaquin River Delta

Benicia High School

Benicia High School is a public school serving roughly 1,700 students, grades nine through twelve. It is located in Benicia, California, in the East Bay subregion of the San Francisco Bay Area. Like most California high schools, it is an open-air facility. The campus is adjacent to Mary Farmar Elementary School.

Located at 38.0656, -122.175 (Lat. / Lng.), about 1 miles away.
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High schools in Solano County, California, Benicia, California, Public high schools in California

City Park, Benicia

City Park in Benicia, California features a bus station served by SolTrans and Thruway Motorcoach. It is the site of the first Protestant church in California: a Presbyterian church which stood between 1849 and 1875. It was also home to a seminary.

Located at 38.0536, -122.156 (Lat. / Lng.), about 2 miles away.
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Amtrak Thruway Motorcoach stations in California, Municipal parks in California, Parks in Solano County, California, Parks in the San Francisco Bay Area

Carquinez Strait Regional Shoreline

Carquinez Strait Regional Shoreline is a regional park that is part of the East Bay Regional Parks system. It is located on the shores of the San Pablo Bay and stretches east from the city of Crockett, CA on the west through Port Costa, CA to Martinez, CA {{#invoke:Coordinates|coord}}{{#coordinates:38.0493652|N|122.193023|W|region:US-CA_type:landmark_dim:4km|||| |primary |name= }}

Located at 38.0494, -122.193 (Lat. / Lng.), about 1 miles away.
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East Bay Regional Park District, Parks in Contra Costa County, California

Eckley, California

Eckley was a city in Contra Costa County, California, which served as a ferry landing for crossings of the Carquinez Strait prior to the construction of the Carquinez Bridge. It lay on the Southern Pacific Railroad 4.5 miles northwest of Martinez, at an elevation of 10 feet (3 m). The townspeople were very active in the sport of baseball and about a dozen company teams were supported.

Located at 38.0539, -122.203 (Lat. / Lng.), about 1 miles away.
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Ghost towns in the San Francisco Bay Area, Former settlements in Contra Costa County, California, Former populated places in California

Cal-P Line

Cal-P is an unofficial term for the railroad line from Martinez to Sacramento, California (or perhaps for the whole line from Oakland to Sacramento via Martinez). (Officially the line is the Martinez Subdivision from 10th St Oakland to Roseville. ) It hosts several Amtrak passenger routes, such as the Capitol Corridor, Coast Starlight, and California Zephyr.

Located at 38.045, -122.166 (Lat. / Lng.), about 1 miles away.
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Rail lines in California, Southern Pacific Railroad, Union Pacific Railroad

Glass Beach (Benicia, California)

Glass Beach is an unusual beach in Benicia, California that is abundant in Sea glass created from years of dumping garbage into an area of the coastline. It is located at the 12th Street Park.

Located at 38.0619, -122.179 (Lat. / Lng.), about 1 miles away.
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Beaches of California, Landforms of Solano County, California, Benicia, California, San Francisco Bay Area beaches

Defense Fuel Support Point Ozol

The Defense Fuel Support Point Ozol (DFSP Ozol) is located at Ozol, California along the Carquinez Strait. It is a jet fuel bulk storage and transfer terminal operated by contractors on behalf of the Defense Logistics Agency's Defense Fuel Supply Center, which has recently been renamed DLA - Energy.

Located at 38.026, -122.169 (Lat. / Lng.), about 2 miles away.
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Buildings and structures in Contra Costa County, California, Military in the San Francisco Bay Area, United States Department of Defense facilities