Hercules

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Hercules Furnished Apartments & More

This city is located in Contra Costa county, and is 6 miles from Vallejo and 14 miles from the city of Oakland. As part of the surrounding Oakland metro area, the city is not an isolated city. Hercules furnished apartments can be difficult to find. Let the experts at Key Housing assist in finding the very best temporary housing.

History

The city was founded in 1881 by the California Powder Works Company. It was named after a leading brand of explosives made by the company. The town was initially developed to house the company’s employees, but when the plant shut down in 1976, the town which had already developed well, continued to thrive.

Attractions

• Epperson Gallery.
• Mare Island Officers Mansion & Museum.
• St Peter’s Chapel Mare Island.
• Refugio Valley Park.
• Woodfield Park & Tennis Courts.
• Oakland Museum of California.

Things To Do

The city is located in a beautiful waterfront area. The Parks and Recreation Department has developed several parks, swimming pools and other recreational facilities in the city. They regularly arrange activities for the entertainment and education of the people.

Transportation

Bay Area Rapid Transit has an integrated system of Bus, Ferry, Bridges and Rail that is dedicated to swift travel around the entire San Francisco Bay Area.

Oakland International Airport

San Francisco International Airport

Top Employers in the area

• NuStar Energy
• Kinder Morgan Inc.
• Chevron
• C&H Sugar – A Division of the ASR Group

Local Hospital

• Kaiser Permanente – Pinole

  1301 Pinole Valley Rd, Pinole, CA 94564

  Open ⋅ Closes 5PM

  Phone: (510) 243-4000