๐บ๐ธ Albany is a city on the east shore of San Francisco Bay in north-western Alameda County, California. The principal shopping street in Albany is Solano Avenue, which cuts across the city from west to east. Another important street is San Pablo Avenue, which travels from north to south.
Albany is located on the eastern shore of San Francisco Bay, bordering the city of Berkeley to the south and east, and the Contra Costa County cities of El Cerrito and Richmond to the north. Albany's northern and southern borders are defined by two creeks, Codornices Creek on the south and Cerrito Creek on the north. Cerrito Creek takes its name from "El Cerrito de San Antonio", now known as Albany Hill. The hill's unusual location near the bay shore makes it a prominent landmark in the East Bay. The rest of the city is relatively flat by Bay Area standards, except for a small area near the base of the Berkeley Hills.
Albany's waterfront has undergone significant man-made changes; the most prominent landform is now the Albany Bulb, a former garbage landfill jutting out into San Francisco Bay. The bulb was the site of a small art colony and shanty town until it was cleared to turn the area into part of the new Eastshore State Park.
University Village, a housing unit of the University of California Berkeley, is located in Albany.
Economy The major retail and business areas in Albany are Solano Avenue, which is a pedestrian-oriented street lined with mainly small shops, restaurants, and services; San Pablo Avenue, which is more automobile-oriented; and an area near the Eastshore Freeway, which currently houses a two-story Target store.
In 2006 voters approved of measure D which allows one medical cannabis dispensary in the town in addition to measure C to build a new emergency operations centre with "sustainable features", an addition to the civic centre of Albany.
Albany is the site of Golden Gate Fields, the only horse racing track in the Bay Area.
Real estate prices have been rising steeply in recent years. The median price of a single family home and condo in Census 2000, June 2007, November 2009, July 2011, August 2013 and August 2014 were $334,800, $687,500, $610,000, $590,000, $625,750 and $820,050 respectively.
Albany has a population of over 20,271 people. Albany also forms part of the wider Alameda County which has a population of over 1,682,353 people. Albany is situated 13 km north of Oakland.
๐ฐ๐ท Pocheon-si 37.895
๐ฌ๐ท Moschato-Tavros 37.9
๐บ๐ธ Belvedere Tiburon 37.867
๐น๐ท Kuลadasฤฑ 37.86
๐บ๐ธ Alameda County -122.272
๐บ๐ธ Redwood City -122.233
๐บ๐ธ Mount Vernon -122.317
๐จ๐ฆ Abbotsford -122.329
๐บ๐ธ Federal Way -122.333
๐บ๐ธ South San Francisco -122.417
๐บ๐ธ San Francisco -122.429
Locations Near: Albany -122.283,37.8833
๐บ๐ธ Berkeley -122.271,37.87 d: 1.9
๐บ๐ธ Alameda County -122.272,37.805 d: 8.8
๐บ๐ธ Richmond -122.343,37.936 d: 7.9
๐บ๐ธ Oakland -122.267,37.8 d: 9.4
๐บ๐ธ Alameda -122.267,37.75 d: 14.9
๐บ๐ธ Belvedere Tiburon -122.45,37.867 d: 14.8
๐บ๐ธ Martinez -122.133,38.017 d: 19.8
๐บ๐ธ Vallejo -122.245,38.1 d: 24.3
๐บ๐ธ Walnut Creek -122.05,37.9 d: 20.5
๐บ๐ธ San Rafael -122.517,37.967 d: 22.5
Antipodal to: Albany 57.717,-37.883
๐ซ๐ท Saint-Pierre 55.478,-21.342 d: 18163.2
๐ซ๐ท Le Tampon 55.515,-21.278 d: 18156.6
๐ซ๐ท Rรฉunion 55.532,-21.133 d: 18140.8
๐ซ๐ท Saint-Benoรฎt 55.713,-21.034 d: 18131.6
๐ซ๐ท Saint-Paul 55.27,-21.01 d: 18124.1
๐ซ๐ท Saint-Paul 55.279,-21 d: 18123.1
๐ซ๐ท Saint-Denis 55.457,-20.867 d: 18110.5
๐ฒ๐บ Mahรฉbourg 57.7,-20.407 d: 18071.8
๐ฒ๐บ Curepipe 57.517,-20.317 d: 18061.7
๐ฒ๐บ Vacoas-Phoenix 57.493,-20.3 d: 18059.8