Grand Island (California) facts for kids
USGS aerial imagery of the island.
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Geography | |
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Location | Northern California |
Coordinates | 38°14′08″N 121°34′45″W / 38.23556°N 121.57917°W |
Adjacent bodies of water | Sacramento-San Joaquin River Delta |
Administration | |
State | California |
County | Solano |
This page is about the island. For the unincorporated community in Colusa County, see Grand Island, California.
Grand Island (formerly referred to as Taylor Island or La Isla de los Quenensias) is an island lying between Sycamore Slough and the Sacramento River. A post office operated at Grand Island from 1854 to 1919. It is shown, labeled "Taylor Island", on an 1850 survey map of the San Francisco Bay area made by Cadwalader Ringgold and an 1854 map of the area by Henry Lange.
Grand Island is located in Sacramento County, California at 38°14′08″N 121°34′45″W / 38.23556°N 121.57917°W, and managed by Reclamation District 3.
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