Hooks Island
Island in San Francisco Bay, California
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Hooks Island is an uninhabited, approximately 36-acre (15 ha) tidal salt marsh island in San Francisco Bay, in Palo Alto, California, United States. In the 2010s, it was observed to be a home for tens of near-endangered California clapper rails.
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Adobe Creek (Santa Clara County)
Stream in Santa Clara County, California
0.4 mi away
San Francisquito Creek
River in California, United States
1.2 mi away
Palo Alto Baylands Nature Preserve
Marshland in the San Francisco Bay, California
0.6 mi away
Charleston Slough
Body of water in California, U.S.
1.0 mi awayPlaces to eat nearby
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