Neils Island (sometimes called Neil Island)[1] is a former island in Sonoma County, California,[2] close to (and formerly surrounded by wetlands of) the Petaluma River, upstream of San Pablo Bay (an embayment of San Francisco Bay).[3][4][5][6][7][8][9][10] Its coordinates are 38°11′27″N 122°34′41″W[1], and the United States Geological Survey measured its elevation as 82 ft (25 m) in 1981.[1] It appears in a 1954 USGS map of the region.[11]
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Location | Northern California |
Coordinates | 38°11′27″N 122°34′41″W[1] |
Adjacent bodies of water | Petaluma River |
Highest elevation | 82 ft (25 m)[1] |
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State | California |
County | Sonoma |
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Alameda Bay Farm Brooks Skaggs
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