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Wheeler Island (California)
Wheeler Island is a small island in Suisun Bay, California.[2][3][4] It is part of Solano County; parts of it are included in Reclamation Districts 2127 (Simmons Wheeler) and 2130 (Honker Bay).[5] Its coordinates are 38°05′06″N 121°56′15″W / 38.08500°N 121.93750°W[1]. An 1850 survey map of the San Francisco Bay area made by Cadwalader Ringgold, and an 1854 map by Henry Lange, show islands partially covering some of the current area of Wheeler Island, labeled "Davis Island" and "Warrington Island".[6][7]
USGS aerial imagery of Wheeler Island | |
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| Geography | |
|---|---|
| Location | Northern California |
| Coordinates | 38°05′06″N 121°56′15″W / 38.08500°N 121.93750°W[1]Coordinates: 38°05′06″N 121°56′15″W / 38.08500°N 121.93750°W[1] |
| Adjacent to | Suisun Bay |
| Administration | |
| State | California |
| County | Solano |
A 2015 aerial photo of Grizzly Bay taken from the southeast. Van Sickle Island is to the east of Wheeler Island, Honker Bay to its south, Dutton Island and Simmons Island to its west, and Hammond Island to its north.
References
- ^ a b U.S. Geological Survey Geographic Names Information System: Wheeler Island
- ^ California State Automobile Association (1999). San Francisco Bay Region (Map). 1:190,000. American Automobile Association.
- ^ "Sportsmen's Corner". Visalia Times-Delta. Visalia, California. 1951-10-17. p. 10.
- ^ "$3.9 Million Project Aimed At Protecting Suisun Marsh". The Sacramento Bee. Sacramento, California. 1978-12-20. p. 5.
- ^ "Municipal Service Review: Solano County Water, Irrigation, Reclamation, and Flood Management Agencies" (PDF). Solano County LAFCO. Michael Brandman Associates. 13 April 2009. (PDF) from the original on 14 March 2021. Retrieved 23 February 2021.
- ^ Ringgold, Cadwalader; Stuart, Fred D.; Everett, Chas.; Harrison (1850). "General Chart embracing Surveys of the Farallones Entrance to the Bay of San Francisco, Bays of San Francisco and San Pablo, Straits of Carquines and Suisun Bay, and the Sacramento and San Joaquin Rivers, to the Cities of Sacramento and San Joaquin, California". David Rumsey Map Collection. San Francisco Common Council. from the original on 7 July 2017. Retrieved 25 February 2021.
- ^ Lange, Henry (1854). "Bai San Francisco und Vereinigung des Sacramento mit dem San Joaquin". David Rumsey Map Collection. George Westermann. from the original on 10 March 2016. Retrieved 25 February 2021.