Niles Canyon
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Niles Canyon is a scenic, historic gorge in the East Bay of California known for its winding route, railroad heritage, and picturesque drive between Fremont and Sunol.
All labels observed (2)
| Label | Occurrences |
|---|---|
| Niles Canyon canonical | 4 |
| Niles Canyon, California | 1 |
Statements (47)
| Predicate | Object |
|---|---|
| instanceOf |
canyon
ⓘ
geographic feature ⓘ gorge ⓘ |
| accessibleVia | Niles Canyon Road ⓘ |
| closestCity | Fremont ⓘ |
| closestTown | Sunol ⓘ |
| connects |
Fremont
ⓘ
Sunol ⓘ |
| country |
United States of America
ⓘ
surface form:
United States
|
| drainage |
Alameda Creek
ⓘ
surface form:
Alameda Creek to San Francisco Bay
|
| hasBridge |
railroad bridges
ⓘ
road bridges ⓘ |
| hasFeature |
narrow valley floor
ⓘ
riparian vegetation ⓘ steep canyon slopes ⓘ |
| hasRailLine |
Niles Canyon Railway
ⓘ
Union Pacific Railroad ⓘ historic transcontinental railroad route ⓘ |
| hasRoute | California State Route 84 ⓘ |
| hasTransportationCorridor |
railway
ⓘ
roadway ⓘ |
| historicalSignificance |
development of rail transportation in Northern California
ⓘ
early transcontinental rail route to San Francisco Bay ⓘ |
| knownFor |
historic railroad
ⓘ
railroad heritage ⓘ rocky canyon walls ⓘ scenic drive ⓘ winding road ⓘ |
| locatedIn |
Alameda County
ⓘ
California, United States ⓘ
surface form:
California
East Bay ⓘ |
| near |
Niles district of Fremont
ⓘ
Sunol Regional Wilderness ⓘ |
| offers | heritage railway excursions ⓘ |
| operatedBy | Pacific Locomotive Association ⓘ |
| partOf |
Alameda Creek
ⓘ
surface form:
Alameda Creek watershed
San Francisco Bay Area ⓘ |
| popularFor |
cycling
ⓘ
historic train rides ⓘ motorcycle rides ⓘ scenic photography ⓘ |
| region |
Tri-Valley
ⓘ
surface form:
Tri-Valley area vicinity
|
| traversedBy | Alameda Creek ⓘ |
| usedFor |
commuter traffic
ⓘ
hiking access ⓘ railfan photography ⓘ recreational driving ⓘ |
Referenced by (5)
Full triples — surface form annotated when it differs from this entity's canonical label.
this entity surface form:
Niles Canyon, California