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Discover Lost Valley
The district Lost Valley of in Contra Costa County (California) is a district in United States about 2,420 mi west of Washington DC, the country's capital city.
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Local weather forecast
Todays Local Weather Conditions & Forecast: 19°C / 66 °F
Morning Temperature | 9°C / 49 °F |
Evening Temperature | 16°C / 61 °F |
Night Temperature | 12°C / 53 °F |
Chance of rainfall | 0% |
Air Humidity | 33% |
Air Pressure | 1017 hPa |
Wind Speed | Moderate breeze with 10 km/h (6 mph) from East |
Cloud Conditions | Clear sky, covering 3% of sky |
General Conditions | Sky is clear |
Tuesday, 30th of April 2024
18°C (64 °F)
11°C (52 °F)
Sky is clear, gentle breeze, clear sky.
Wednesday, 1st of May 2024
24°C (74 °F)
14°C (58 °F)
Sky is clear, gentle breeze, clear sky.
Thursday, 2nd of May 2024
25°C (76 °F)
15°C (58 °F)
Sky is clear, gentle breeze, clear sky.
Hotels and Places to Stay
Claremont Club and Spa A Fairmont Hotel
Lafayette Park Hotel and Spa
Graduate Berkeley
EXECUTIVE INN AND SUITES EMBARCADERO
BEST WESTERN PLUS BAYSIDE HTL
Homewood Suites by Hilton - Oakland Waterfront
Highlander Motel
Piedmont Place
Continental Lodge
Americas Best Value Inn
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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.
Oakland firestorm of 1991
The Oakland firestorm of 1991 was a large urban conflagration that occurred on the hillsides of northern Oakland, California, and southeastern Berkeley on Sunday October 20, 1991. The fire has also been called the Oakland hills firestorm, the East Bay Hills Fire, and the Tunnel Fire (because of its origin above the west portal of the Caldecott Tunnel) in Oakland. The fire ultimately killed 25 people and injured 150 others.
KPFA
KPFA is a listener-funded progressive talk radio and music radio station located in Berkeley, California, broadcasting to the San Francisco Bay Area. KPFA airs public news, public affairs, talk, and music programming. The station signed on-the-air April 15, 1949, as the first Pacifica station. The aims of the station are to promote cultural diversity, promote pluralistic cultural expression, contribute to a lasting understanding between individuals of all nations, races, creeds and colours.
Claremont Canyon Regional Preserve
Claremont Canyon Regional Preserve is a small regional park mainly located in the city of Oakland, California, and administered by the East Bay Regional Park District. The park is named for the canyon in which it's situated, Claremont Canyon, out of which Claremont Creek flows on its way to its confluence with Temescal Creek. Originally, the canyon was named "Harwood's Canyon", then "Telegraph Canyon". The name was changed to Claremont by a developer of the nearby Claremont district.
Caldecott Tunnel
The Caldecott Tunnel is a three-bore highway tunnel through the Berkeley Hills between Oakland, California and Orinda, California.
Miramonte High School
Miramonte High School is a public high school located in Orinda, California. It is part of the Acalanes Union High School District, which has a college preparatory program, with 15 Advanced Placement courses offered. Over 98% of its graduates go on to college. 320 students graduated in 2005, with 75% attending a four-year college. 35% are attending out-of-state colleges.
Canyon, California
Canyon (formerly, Sequoya) is an unincorporated community in Contra Costa County, California situated between Oakland and Moraga in the San Francisco Bay Area. The community is named for its location in the upper canyon of San Leandro Creek along the eastern slope of the Berkeley Hills. It lies at an elevation of 1142 feet (348 m). The community is mainly traversed by Pinehurst Road and Canyon Road.
Caldecott Tunnel fire
The Caldecott Tunnel fire killed seven people in the north tube of the Caldecott Tunnel, on State Route 24 between Oakland and Orinda in the US state of California just after midnight on 7 April 1982. It is one of the few major tunnel fires involving a cargo normally considered to be highly flammable, namely gasoline. At the time of the accident, the Caldecott tunnel complex consisted of three tubes (or "bores") side-by-side, each 0.7 mi long .
Montclair, Oakland, California
Montclair (also known as the Montclair District or Montclair Village) is an affluent hillside/canyon neighborhood of Oakland, California. Montclair is located in the Oakland Hills east of Piedmont in a canyon formed by the Hayward Fault. Although there is no formal definition of the neighborhood, the general boundaries are Highway 24 to the north, the city of Piedmont border to the west of Highway 13, Skyline Boulevard to the east, and Joaquin Miller Road to the south.
Orinda (BART station)
Orinda is a Bay Area Rapid Transit station in Orinda, California. The station has an island platform in the center median of State Route 24. The station is east of the Caldecott Tunnel. Service at this station began on May 21, 1973, following the completion of the Berkeley Hills Tunnel, which connects it to Rockridge Station. This station is in BART District 1 and is represented by Gail Murray who is also current BART President.
Ascension Greek Orthodox Cathedral of Oakland
The Greek Orthodox Christian community of the Greek Orthodox Cathedral of the Ascension in Oakland, California, is located at 4700 Lincoln Avenue, next door to Oakland's Mormon Temple. The original community, formed in 1917, worshiped in a rented hall until it built the first Greek Orthodox church in the East Bay. The Assumption Greek Orthodox Church (in Greek, Κοίμησις τῆς Θεοτόκου), opened its doors on May 21, 1921, on Brush Street in Downtown Oakland.
Holy Names University
Holy Names University is a private, coeducational university located in Oakland, California. It is affiliated with the Roman Catholic Church and is administered by the Sisters of the Holy Names of Jesus and Mary.
Oakmore, Oakland, California
Oakmore is a neighborhood in Oakland, California that is off Leimert Street and above Dimond Park. This neighborhood was built in the 1920s and 1930s for people who worked in San Francisco and took the Key Route to work. The Key System was a primary user of the Leimert Bridge, which connects Oakmore to Park Boulevard.
Chabot Space and Science Center
Chabot Space and Science Center, located in Oakland, California, is a hands-on center featuring interactive exhibits, a digital planetarium, a large screen theater, hands-on activities and three powerful telescopes. The Center is the continuation and expansion of a public observatory that has served San Francisco Bay Area schools and citizens with astronomy and science education programs since 1883.
Campolindo High School
Campolindo High School is a public high school located in Moraga, California, and is in the Acalanes Union High School District. Campolindo offers an advanced education system in the Acalanes School District, with particular emphasis on its participation in the Advanced Placement Program. In 2003, Campolindo ranked 49th in Newsweek's top high schools, and top ten of California high schools. In 2009, Campolindo ranked 26th in Newsweek's top high schools.
Piedmont Pines, Oakland, California
Piedmont Pines is a residential district in Oakland, California. It is generally bounded by Highway 13 (the Warren Freeway) to the west, Shepherd Canyon Rd. to the north, Skyline Dr. to the east, and Joaquin Miller Park to the south. Two Oakland public schools are included in the area, Montera Middle School and Joaquin Miller Elementary School. There is no business section in Piedmont Pines.
Joaquin Miller Park
Joaquin Miller Park is a large open space park in the Oakland Hills owned and operated by the city of Oakland, California. It was named after early California writer and poet Joaquin Miller, who lived here in his house "The Hights", now preserved as the Joaquin Miller House.
Huckleberry Botanic Regional Preserve
Huckleberry Botanic Regional Preserve is a 241 acres regional park and nature reserve in the eastern San Francisco Bay Area, in Alameda and Contra Costa Counties, Northern California. It is a park within the East Bay Regional Parks District system. The Preserve is named after the California Huckleberry (Vaccinium ovatum) which grows abundantly within its habitat.
Roberts Regional Recreation Area
Roberts Regional Recreation Area is a regional park located in Oakland, CA that is part of the East Bay Regional Parks system.
Oakland Hills, Oakland, California
Oakland Hills is an informal term used to indicate the city neighborhoods lying within the eastern portion of Oakland, California.
Valle Vista, Contra Costa County, California
Valle Vista is a small unincorporated community in Contra Costa County, California, United States. It lies along Canyon Road between Moraga and Canyon. It is also on the Oakland, Antioch and Eastern Railroad 4.5 miles south-southeast of Orinda, at an elevation of 577 feet (176 m). The ZIP Code is 94517. The community is inside area code 510.
Lafayette Reservoir
The Lafayette Reservoir is an open cut terminal water storage reservoir owned and operated by the East Bay Municipal Utility District (EBMUD). It is located off of Highway 24 and a mile from the Lafayette BART station, in Contra Costa County, California. This all-year, day-use area is ideal for hiking, jogging, fishing, boating and picnicking. The reservoir is on the Orinda border. The reservoir is on a 925-acre site and holds 1.4 billion US gallons Rowboats and pedal boats can be rented.
Holden High School (California)
Holden High School is a private, non-profit school. Founded in 1969, it is accredited by the Western Association of Schools and Colleges and its diplomas are recognized by the State of California. The students are from all over the Bay Area, and reported to reflect the Bay Area's diversity.
Rheem, California
Rheem (also, Rheem Valley and Rheem Center) is an unincorporated community in Contra Costa County, California. It is located 7.5 miles north-northwest of Danville, at an elevation of 587 feet (179 m). The place was named after its developer, Donald I. Rheem, the son of William Rheem, President of Standard Oil Company.
Glorietta, Orinda, California
Glorietta is a former unincorporated community now annexed to Orinda in Contra Costa County, California. It lies at an elevation of 597 feet (182 m).
Alden, California
Alden (also, North Temescal) is a former settlement in Alameda County, California. It was located 2 miles north of Oakland. A post office opened in North Temescal in 1877, the name was changed to Alden in 1899, and the post office closed in 1908. The name commemorated S.E. Alden, farmer and landowner. Coordinates for the post office are listed at USGS website.