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Wheeler Island
Aerial photo of an island partially subsconced beneath water.
USGS aerial imagery of Wheeler Island
Wheeler Island is located in Sacramento-San Joaquin River Delta
Wheeler Island
Wheeler Island
Location in Sacramento-San Joaquin River Delta
Wheeler Island is located in San Francisco Bay Area
Wheeler Island
Wheeler Island
Location in San Francisco Bay Area
Wheeler Island is located in California
Wheeler Island
Wheeler Island
Location in California
Wheeler Island is located in the United States
Wheeler Island
Wheeler Island
Location in the United States
Geography
Location Northern California
Coordinates 38°05′06″N 121°56′15″W / 38.08500°N 121.93750°W / 38.08500; -121.93750 (Wheeler Island)
Adjacent bodies of water Suisun Bay
Administration
State  California
County Solano
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A 2015 aerial photo of Grizzly Bay taken from the southeast. Van Sickle Island is to the east of Wheeler Island, Honker Bay to its south, Dutton Island and Simmons Island to its west, and Hammond Island to its north.

Wheeler Island is a small island in Suisun Bay, California. It is part of Solano County; parts of it are included in Reclamation Districts 2127 (Simmons Wheeler) and 2130 (Honker Bay). Its coordinates are 38°05′06″N 121°56′15″W / 38.08500°N 121.93750°W / 38.08500; -121.93750 (Wheeler Island). An 1850 survey map of the San Francisco Bay area made by Cadwalader Ringgold, and an 1854 map by Henry Lange, show islands partially covering some of the current area of Wheeler Island, labeled "Davis Island" and "Warrington Island".

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