Coon Island (California)

Coon Island
Aerial image of an island.
USGS aerial imagery of Coon Island
Coon Island is located in San Francisco Bay Area
Coon Island
Coon Island
Coon Island is located in California
Coon Island
Coon Island
Coon Island is located in the United States
Coon Island
Coon Island
Geography
LocationNorthern California
Coordinates38°11′33″N 122°19′24″W / 38.19250°N 122.32333°W / 38.19250; -122.32333 (Coon Island)[1]
Adjacent toNapa River
Highest elevation3 ft (0.9 m)[1]
Administration
United States
State California
CountyNapa
Coon Island as it appears on a 1951 USGS topographic map.
An aerial view, looking toward the west, of the Napa River where it flows into San Pablo Bay through Vallejo. Islands visible include, from bottom of image: Mare, No. 1, Knight, Russ, No. 2, Green, Bull, Edgerly, Coon, Little, and Tubbs.

Coon Island is an island in the Napa River, upstream of San Pablo Bay (an embayment of San Francisco Bay).[2][3][4][5][6][7][8][9][10][11][12][13][14][15][16][17][18] It is in Napa County, California, and managed as part of the Napa-Sonoma Marshes Wildlife Area.[19][20] Its coordinates are 38°11′33″N 122°19′24″W / 38.19250°N 122.32333°W / 38.19250; -122.32333 (Coon Island)[1], and the United States Geological Survey measured its elevation as 3 ft (0.91 m) in 1981.[1]

References

  1. ^ a b c d U.S. Geological Survey Geographic Names Information System: Coon Island
  2. ^ California State Automobile Association (1999). San Francisco Bay Region (Map). 1:190,000. American Automobile Association.
  3. ^ "Fishing Party". The St. Helena Star. St. Helena, California. 1920-10-01. p. 4.
  4. ^ "Are securing more data on U.S. project on Napa River". Napa Journal. Napa, California. 1933-05-18. p. 1.
  5. ^ "Well-Known Vallejo Yachtsman Dies on River Fishing Trip". Napa Journal. Napa, California. 1940-09-25. p. 1.
  6. ^ "The stripers are running". Napa Journal. Napa, California. 1949-09-04. p. 4.
  7. ^ "Fight Mapped Against New County Gnat". The Napa Valley Register. Napa, California. 1953-07-22. p. 1.
  8. ^ "Here's the Pitch". The Napa Valley Register. Napa, California. 1953-12-17. p. 10.
  9. ^ "Daily Real Estate Transcript". The Napa Valley Register. Napa, California. 1955-04-02. p. 2.
  10. ^ "Fisherman Found Safe". The Napa Valley Register. Napa, California. 1965-03-04. p. 1.
  11. ^ "Planners To Consider River Policy". The Napa Valley Register. Napa, California. 1967-04-28. p. 13.
  12. ^ "County Marsh To DFG". The Napa Valley Register. Napa, California. 1975-10-17. p. 1.
  13. ^ "Fish and Game Commission Proposed Coon Island Ecological Reserve, Napa County". The Napa Valley Register. Napa, California. 1975-12-13. p. 14.
  14. ^ "Summary of the Minutes of the Board of Supervisors of Napa County". The St. Helena Star. St. Helena, California. 1976-01-29. p. 7.
  15. ^ "Looking into Napa's past and present". The Napa Valley Register. Napa, California. 1983-01-08. p. 28.
  16. ^ "Where to go to enjoy the outdoors". The Napa Valley Register. Napa, California. 1989-12-28. p. 10.
  17. ^ "Grizzly Island has multiple uses". The Napa Valley Register. Napa, California. 1996-09-27. p. 12.
  18. ^ "Napa Valley blessed with great number of wildlife". The Napa Valley Register. Napa, California. 2002-10-10. p. 12.
  19. ^ "Directional Map Napa-Sonoma Marshes Wildlife Area". California Department of Fish and Wildlife, Bay Delta Region. May 2019. Archived from the original on 23 April 2020. Retrieved 26 February 2021.
  20. ^ URS Corporation (May 2019). "Napa-Sonoma Marshes Wildlife Area Land Management Plan". California Department of Fish and Game. Retrieved 26 February 2021.


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