Eckley, California
38°03′14″N 122°12′10″W / 38.05389°N 122.20278°W
Eckley | |
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Former settlement | |
 The City of San Francisco at Eckley in 1971 | |
  Eckley Location in California | |
| Coordinates: 38°03′14″N 122°12′10″W / 38.05389°N 122.20278°W | |
| Country | United States |
| State | California |
| County | Contra Costa County |
| Elevation | 10 ft (3 m) |
Eckley is an area in Contra Costa County, California, which served as a train-ferry landing for crossings of the Carquinez Strait prior to the opening of the Benicia-Martinez railroad bridge. It lay on the Southern Pacific Railroad 4.5 miles (7.2 km) northwest of Martinez, at an elevation of 10 feet (3 m).
The place's name is in honor of Commodore John L. Eckley who established a yacht harbor at the cove here.
References
- ^ U.S. Geological Survey Geographic Names Information System: Eckley, California
- ^ Durham, David L. (1998). California's Geographic Names: A Gazetteer of Historic and Modern Names of the State. Clovis, Calif.: Word Dancer Press. p. 628. ISBN 1-884995-14-4.
External links
- Aerial view in Google Maps
- Port Costa — on Carquinez Strait.
- U.S. Geological Survey Geographic Names Information System: Eckley, California
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