Hog Island (Petaluma River)
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Geography | |
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Location | Northern California |
Coordinates | 38°09′33″N 122°32′18″W / 38.15917°N 122.53833°W[1]Coordinates: 38°09′33″N 122°32′18″W / 38.15917°N 122.53833°W[1] |
Adjacent bodies of water | Petaluma River |
Administration | |
United States | |
State | ![]() |
County | Sonoma |
Hog Island is an island in the wetlands of the Petaluma River in Sonoma County, California,[2] located at 38°09′33″N 122°32′18″W / 38.15917°N 122.53833°W[1] near the Marin County line. San Antonio Creek enters the river just west of this island.[3] It is mentioned in a newspaper article from 1914.[4]
There are two other islands with the same name in the Bay area: Hog Island, in Tomales Bay in Marin County, and Hog Island in the Sacramento–San Joaquin River Delta in San Joaquin County.
See also[]
References[]
- ^ a b "Hog Island". Geographic Names Information System. United States Geological Survey.
- ^ California State Automobile Association (1999). San Francisco Bay Region (Map). 1:190,000. American Automobile Association.
- ^ TopoQuest topographic map, USGS, retrieved July 5, 2008
- ^ "Page 64". San Francisco Chronicle. 4 January 1914. p. 64 – via Newspapers.com.
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Categories:
- Islands of the San Francisco Bay Area
- Islands of Northern California
- Islands of Sonoma County, California
- Sonoma County, California geography stubs