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Lamorinda is located in the western part of Contra Costa County, California. The central part of the county is a valley traversed by Interstate 680 and Highway 24. The towns to the east of the hills, situated on or near Highway 24 and their surrounding areas (Lafayette, Moraga and Orinda) are collectively known as Lamorinda. The major central ...
Lamorinda is an American Viticultural Area (AVA) in the San Francisco Bay Area located due east of the Berkeley Hills in Contra Costa County encompassing the region around the cities of Lafayette, Moraga and Orinda. The name Lamorinda is a portmanteau from the names of the three locales defining the region: Lafayette, Moraga, and Orinda.
The central part of the county is a valley traversed by Interstate 680 and Highway 24. The towns east of the hills, on or near Highway 24 and their surrounding areas (Lafayette, Moraga and Orinda) are collectively known as Lamorinda. The major central county cities along Interstate 680 are Martinez, Concord, Pleasant Hill, Walnut Creek ...
The Moraga Adobe, built in 1841 by Californio ranchero and soldier Joaquín Moraga on his Rancho Laguna de los Palos Colorados. Orinda is located within four Mexican land grants: Rancho Laguna de los Palos Colorados, Rancho Acalanes, Rancho El Sobrante and Rancho Boca de la Cañada del Pinole.
The trail is one part of the Lamorinda Trail Loop. [2] The trail makes a connection to the Briones to Las Trampas Regional Trail via 3rd Street in Lafayette. [3] It passes through the Moraga Commons park in Moraga and near the Lafayette Community Park in Lafayette.
Lafayette Reservoir. Lafayette is located at According to the United States Census Bureau, the city has a total area of 15.4 square miles (40 km 2).15.2 square miles (39 km 2) of it is land and 0.2 square miles (0.52 km 2) of it (1.08%) is water.
Aerial view of Moraga. Moraga is located at 37°50'06" North, 122°07'47" West, at an elevation of 499 feet (152 m). [10] It is located adjacent to the cities of Lafayette and Orinda, as well as the unincorporated community of Canyon.
An internal view of part of the Saclan village on Tice Creek. The boulders bear bedrock mortars (August 10th, 2022) A village of around 80 Saclan Bay Miwok people lived along Tice Creek at the mouth of the Tice Valley. [7] [8] The community in the valley was thought to have been there from around 1500 AD to the Spanish invasion of California in ...