Redwood Heights, Oakland

Name: Redwood Heights
Address: Oakland, United States

#171 among attractions in Oakland

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Redwood Heights is a mostly middle-class and highly diverse residential neighborhood in the hills of East Oakland, California. It is centered on Redwood Road, which was once a logging road. Currently, Redwood Road is the designation for 35th Avenue starting about a mile north of MacArthur Boulevard between Victor Avenue and the Warren Freeway. It includes Redwood Heights Elementary School Of the 2 Redwood trees on the school premises. One was planted in 1963 in remembrance of John F Kennedy. And a recreation center that doubles as an after-school daycare. It lies at an elevation of 476 feet. ()

Coordinates: 37°47'51"N, 122°11'18"W

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Lower Hills District (Redwood Heights)Oakland United States

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Redwood Heights – popular in the area (distance from the attraction)

Nearby attractions include: Oakland California Temple, Joaquin Miller Park, Ascension Greek Orthodox Cathedral of Oakland, Roberts Regional Recreation Area.

0.9 miNW
Church, Sacred and religious sites, Temple
Oakland California Temple, Oakland
24 min walk • The Oakland California Temple is the 15th constructed and 13th operating temple of The Church of Jesus Christ of Latter-day Saints. During a January 23, 1961 meeting, plans for the temple were announced by David O. McKay. Ground was broken on May 26, 1962, with the cornerstone laid May 25, 1963, and dedication on November 19, 1964.
1.1 miN
Park
Joaquin Miller Park, Oakland
29 min walk • Joaquin Miller Park is a large open space park in the Oakland Hills owned and operated by the city of Oakland, California. It is named after early California writer and poet Joaquin Miller, who bought the land in the 1880s, naming it "The Hights", and lived in the house preserved as the Joaquin Miller House.
1.1 miNW
Church
Ascension Greek Orthodox Cathedral of Oakland, Oakland
28 min walk • The Greek Orthodox Cathedral of the Ascension is a church in Oakland, California. It is located at 4700 Lincoln Avenue.
1.3 miNE
Park, Hiking trail, Outdoor activities
Roberts Regional Recreation Area, Oakland
34 min walk • Roberts Regional Recreation Area is an area adjacent to Redwood Regional Park located in Alameda County next to Oakland, CA and is part of the East Bay Regional Parks. It is across Skyline Drive from the City of Oakland's Joaquin Miller Park. Kaiser Aluminum and Chemical Corp...
1 miS
Museum, Art museum
Mills College Art Museum, Oakland
27 min walk • Mills College Art Museum is a museum and art gallery in Oakland, California. The originally all-girls' school Mills College was founded by Susan and Cyrus Mills, who were both interested in art and history.
0.7 miNE
37°48'12"N • 122°10'37"W
The Skyline Serpentine Prairie in Redwood Regional Park, Oakland
19 min walk • Park
1.2 miS
Universities and schools
Mills College, Oakland
31 min walk • Mills College is a private women's liberal arts college in Oakland, California. Mills is an undergraduate women's college for women and gender non-binary students with graduate programs for students of all genders.
1 miN
Forest, Park, Hiking trail
Joaquin Miller House, Oakland
27 min walk • The Joaquin Miller House, also known as The Abbey, is a historic house in Joaquin Miller Park, a public park in the Oakland Hills area of Oakland, California, United States. A crude, vaguely Gothic structure, it was the home of poet Joaquin Miller from 1886 until his death in 1913.
0.8 miSE
Tree
Old Survivor, Oakland
21 min walk • Old Survivor, also known as the Grandfather Tree, is the last remaining old-growth coastal redwood of the redwood forest that once populated the Oakland Hills in California.
1.2 miS
Botanical garden
William Joseph McInnes Botanic Garden and Campus Arboretum, Oakland
32 min walk • The William Joseph McInnes Botanic Garden and Campus Arboretum is located at the corner of Seminary Avenue and MacArthur Boulevard on the campus of Mills College in Oakland, California, United States.
1.2 miS
37°46'53"N • 122°10'55"W
F. W. Olin Library, Oakland
30 min walk • Library

Frequently Asked Questions (FAQ)

Which popular attractions are close to Redwood Heights?

Nearby attractions include The Skyline Serpentine Prairie in Redwood Regional Park, Oakland (19 min walk), Old Survivor, Oakland (21 min walk), Leona Heights, Oakland (21 min walk), Oakland California Temple, Oakland (24 min walk).

How to get to Redwood Heights by public transport?

The nearest stations to Redwood Heights:

Bus

Redwood Road & Atlas Avenue • Lines: 54 (3 min walk)
35th Avenue & Jordan Road • Lines: 54 (6 min walk)