Atherton Island
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Island in California
LocationNorthern California
Coordinates37°57′22″N 121°21′01″W / 37.95611°N 121.35028°W / 37.95611; -121.35028 (Atherton Island)[1]
Adjacent toSacramento–San Joaquin River Delta
Highestelevation13 ft (4 m)[1]
 USGS aerial imagery of Atherton Island, only a small part of which appears at the top, across the Smith Canal from the mislabeled Louis Park Peninsula, with Rough and Ready Island across the San Joaquin River to the south. | |
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| Geography | |
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| Location | Northern California |
| Coordinates | 37°57′22″N 121°21′01″W / 37.95611°N 121.35028°W / 37.95611; -121.35028 (Atherton Island)[1] |
| Adjacent to | Sacramento–San Joaquin River Delta |
| Highest elevation | 13 ft (4 m)[1] |
| Administration | |
United States | |
| State |  California |
| County | San Joaquin |
Atherton Island is a small island in the Sacramento–San Joaquin River Delta.[2][3][4][5][6] It is in unincorporated San Joaquin County, California, part of Stockton.[7][8][9][10][11][12] Its coordinates are 37°57′22″N 121°21′01″W / 37.95611°N 121.35028°W / 37.95611; -121.35028 (Atherton Island)[1], and the United States Geological Survey measured its elevation as 13 ft (4.0 m) in 1999.[1] It appears on a 2015 USGS map of the area.[13]
- 1 2 3 4 5 U.S. Geological Survey Geographic Names Information System: Atherton Island
- ↑ "Legion picnic by moonlight being arranged: big time to be on Atherton Island". Stockton Daily Evening Record. Stockton, California. March 17, 1922. p. 4.
- ↑ "Aquatic Sports at Legion Picnic". Stockton Daily Evening Record. Stockton, California. May 2, 1922. p. 14.
- ↑ "Riecks-Coates Defense in Battle Over Testimony". Stockton Daily Independent. Stockton, California. September 13, 1928. p. 2.
- ↑ "Atherton Island Recommended as City Yacht Basin". Stockton Independent. Stockton, California. April 17, 1936. p. 2.
- ↑ "Filming Of Movie Starts In Stockton". The Sacramento Bee. Sacramento, California. December 6, 1948. p. 10.
- ↑ "Sunday Event In Stockton Benefits Opera". Tracy Press. Tracy, California. September 22, 1969. p. 3.
- ↑ "Fete For GI Bill Leader: 300 Will Honor Attorney Atherton At 80th Birthday". The Sacramento Bee. Sacramento, California. December 26, 1971. p. 6.
- ↑ "Opera association sponsors moonlight musical". Tracy Press. Tracy, California. September 15, 1972. p. 6.
- ↑ "Arts Briefs". The Sacramento Bee. Sacramento, California. September 14, 1977. p. 19.
- ↑ "Arts Commission celebrates anniversary". The Ripon Record. Ripon, California. September 17, 1986. p. 8.
- ↑ "Opera carnivale slated". The Ripon Record. Ripon, California. August 12, 1987. p. 8.
- ↑ United States Geological Survey (2015). "Stockton West Quadrangle, California" (Map). United States Department of the Interior Geological Survey. 1:24000.
Map: Islands of Suisun Bay and the Sacramento–San Joaquin River Delta | |
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