Brother Islands

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The Brothers (East and West Brother Island) lie roughly 1,000 feet off Point San Pablo in San Francisco Bay in Richmond, California. The diseno del Rancho de San Pablo (a plat map used to indicate rancho boundaries) names East Brother Island as 'Isla de Pajaros' or 'Bird Island.'

The Brothers, along with The Sisters (two exposed rocks two miles north of the Marin Islands, just off Point San Pedro) on the opposite side of the strait, were originally reserved for military purposes by order of President Andrew Johnson in 1867.^{[citation needed]} After many a court battle the plans were scrapped.^{[citation needed]}

Today East Brother Island is home to a light house and a Victorian house that serves as a bed and breakfast inn.

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East Brother Light Station

v • d • e Geography of Richmond, California

River	Rivers, creeks, streams: Baxter Creek • Castro Creek • Cerrito Creek • Fluvius Innominatus • Garrity Creek • Meeker Slough (Creek) • Rheem Creek • San Pablo Creek • Wildcat Creek

Wetland	Wetlands, Marshes, mud flats, swamps, sloughs: Albany Mudflats • Breuner Marsh • Brooks Island Salt Marsh • Giant Marsh • Hoffman Marsh • Meeker Slough • Parchester Marsh • Point Molate Marsh • San Pablo Creek Marsh • Stege Marsh • Whitell Marsh • Wildcat Marsh

Lake	Lakes, ponds, reservoirs, lagoons Brickyard Cove Pond • Hilltop Lake (Hilltop) • Hilltop Lake (Point Pinole) • Miller/Knox Lagoon • Nicholl's Knob Pond • North Reservoir • Point Pinole Pond • Potrero Hills Quarry Pond • San Pablo Reservoir

Bay	Bays, habours, wharves, piers, ports, marinas, coves, channels: Brickyard Cove • Campus Bay • Castro Cove • Harbor Channel • Hoffman Channel • Kozy Kove • Lauritzen Canal • Point San Pablo Marina • Richmond Marina Bay • Marina Bay Marina • Parr-Rich Canal • Port of Richmond • Richmond Ferry Terminal • Richmond Inner Harbor • Richmond Outer Harbor • Richmond Rod & Gun Club Yacht Harbor • Richmond Yacht Club • Santa Fe Canal • Santa Rita Channel • Santa Fe Marina • San Pablo Canal • San Francisco Bay • San Pablo Bay • Westshore Marina

Land	Landmasses, Rocks, Islands, Valleys, Canyons, Gorges, Points, Peaks, Beaches, Ranges: Berkeley Hills • Brother Islands • Brooks Island • Castro Point • Castro Rocks • East Brother Lighthouse • Ferry Point • Kellar Beach • Kozy Kove • Richmond Long Wharf • Nicholl's Knob • Point Isabel • Point Molate • Point Pinole • Point San Pablo • Point Richmond Pier • Point Pinole Pier • Potrero Hills • San Pablo Canyon • San Pablo Ridge • Wildcat Canyon