Eckley, California
38°03′14″N 122°12′10″W / 38.05389°N 122.20278°W / 38.05389; -122.20278
Former settlement in California, United States
Eckley
Location in California
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,[2] 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.[2]
References
- ^ U.S. Geological Survey Geographic Names Information System: Eckley, California
- ^ a b 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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