Brightside, California

Brightside
Unincorporated community
Brightside

Location in California

Coordinates: 37°35′57″N 121°55′28″W / 37.59917°N 121.92444°WCoordinates: 37°35′57″N 121°55′28″W / 37.59917°N 121.92444°W
Country United States
State California
County Alameda County
Elevation[1] 207 ft (63 m)
GNIS feature IDs 1670302

Brightside (formerly, Brightside Station) is an unincorporated community in Alameda County, California. It is located 2.25 miles (3.6 km) west of Sunol,[2] at an elevation of 207 feet (63 m). At the turn of the 20th century a vacation/resort area and previously a gravel quarry, it is now the site of the train yard belonging to Niles Canyon Railway.

Notes

  1. "Brightside". Geographic Names Information System. United States Geological Survey.
  2. Durham, David L. (1998). California's Geographic Names: A Gazetteer of Historic and Modern Names of the State. Clovis, Calif.: Word Dancer Press. p. 607. ISBN 1-884995-14-4.

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