Piedmont, Oakland

Name: Piedmont
Address: Oakland, United States

#47 among attractions in Oakland

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Piedmont is a small city located in Alameda County, California, United States, completely surrounded by the city of Oakland. Its residential population was 11,270 at the 2020 census. The name comes from the region of Piedmont in Italy, and it means 'foothill.' Piedmont was incorporated in 1907, and was developed significantly in the 1920s and 1930s. ()

Alternative names: Area: 1.7 mi²Coordinates: 37°49'18"N, 122°13'55"W

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Piedmont – popular in the area (distance from the attraction)

Nearby attractions include: Piedmont Avenue, Mountain View Cemetery, Grand Lake Theatre, Women's Athletic Club of Alameda County.

1.1 miW
Shopping district, Shopping
Piedmont Avenue, Oakland
29 min walk • The Piedmont Avenue neighborhood is a residential and commercial district in the North Oakland region of Oakland, California. It is named for Piedmont Avenue, a commercial street known for dining and retail.
0.9 miN
Cemetery
Mountain View Cemetery, Oakland
24 min walk • The Mountain View Cemetery is a 226-acre rural cemetery in Oakland, Alameda County, California. It was established in 1863 by a group of East Bay pioneers under the California Rural Cemetery Act of 1859.
1.1 miSW
Nightlife, Cinema, Theater
Grand Lake Theatre, Oakland
28 min walk • The Grand Lake Theatre is a historic movie palace located at 3200 Grand Avenue and Lake Park Avenue in the Grand Lake neighborhood of Oakland, California.
1.6 miSW
Neoclassical architecture
Women's Athletic Club of Alameda County, Oakland
40 min walk • The Women's Athletic Club of Alameda County, at 525 Bellevue Ave. in Oakland, California, was built in 1928–29. It was listed on the National Register of Historic Places in 2009. It has also been known as The Bellevue Club, as Women's Athletic Club, and as Bellevue Club Building.
0.8 miW
Park, Garden
Morcom Rose Garden, Oakland
22 min walk • The Morcom Rose Garden is located in a residential neighborhood in Oakland, California, near the Piedmont border. The exact address is 700 Jean St. Oakland, CA 94610.
1.4 miNW
Universities and schools
California College of the Arts, Oakland
37 min walk • California College of the Arts is a private art school with two campuses in California, one in San Francisco and one in Oakland. Founded in 1907, it enrolls approximately 1,239 undergraduates and 380 graduate students.
1.1 miNW
Cemetery
Saint Mary Cemetery, Oakland
28 min walk • Saint Mary Cemetery is a Catholic cemetery in Oakland, Alameda County, California, adjacent to Mountain View Cemetery.
1.2 miSW
Park
Splash Pad Park, Oakland
30 min walk • Splash Pad Park is the name of several parks containing a splash pad. The original is in Oakland, California, along Lake Park Ave, between Grand Ave and Lakeshore Ave, and north of the 580 Freeway.
1.1 miSW
37°48'43"N • 122°14'49"W
Studio Grand, Oakland
28 min walk • Museum, Art gallery
1 miSW
Winery, Nightlife, Restaurant
Ordinaire, Oakland
25 min walk • Ordinaire is a wine bar, wine shop, and bistro-style restaurant in Oakland, California. Located on Grand Avenue in the Grand Lake District, Ordinaire had its grand opening in September 2013.
1 miNW
Church, Historical place, Mysterious site
Chapel of the Chimes, Oakland
27 min walk • Chapel of the Chimes was founded as California Electric Crematory in 1909 as a crematory and columbarium at 4499 Piedmont Avenue, at the entrance of Mountain View cemetery in Oakland, California. The present building dates largely from a 1928 redevelopment based on the designs of the architect Julia Morgan.

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Which popular attractions are close to Piedmont?

Nearby attractions include Trestle Glen, Oakland (17 min walk), Kehilla Community Synagogue, Oakland (17 min walk), Crocker Highlands, Oakland (18 min walk), Morcom Rose Garden, Oakland (22 min walk).

How to get to Piedmont by public transport?

The nearest stations to Piedmont:

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Highland Avenue & Guilford Road • Lines: 33 (4 min walk)
Sheridan Avenue & Sierra Avenue • Lines: 33 (6 min walk)