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HUNTINGTON BEACH, CALIFORNIA Gilbert Island Photos and Information
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Gilbert Island
in Huntington Beach, California features a
neighborhood beach with kid's swings and a
playground, several community parks and spectacular
views of the upscale houses and condos that populate
this residential area that's one of five
Huntington Beach Islands.
Bounded by
waterways and with channel views, Gilbert Island
is a quiet neighborhood. Most the action in these
island on-water homes is on the side of the "street"
you don't normally see, the waterways and channels.
During the annual light decoration contest and
Cruise of Lights boat tours open to the public,
guests realize the beauty of Huntington Harbour is
on the water. Homes, while designed and built to
have great curb appeal, often are most beautiful
seen from the water. That's why some Real Estate
agents in the area own boats and give water tours
for serious buyers looking to invest in Huntington
Harbour.
Gilbert Island, the inner sanctum
of two islands includes a commons area or public
park with treatments added courtesy of the Garden
Club. There's a playground with a bear sculpture,
swing and slide in a children's play area that sits
at the base of a small hill and lush green parkway.
While the playground area is great for children. The
walk over to the beaches of Sunset Beach, an
unincorporated community with services maintained
through the County of Orange, take approximately 10
minutes from Gilbert Island. Many residents simply
drive.
For the tourist
there are larger beaches with more activities for
the family than the small beach at Gilbert Island.
This beach has limited parking in the summer, but is
an enjoyable spot to sit in the shade and watch the
kids play.
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Huntington Beach, California -
Construction began on the Huntington Harbour
complex in 1963. Two islands, Admiralty and
Gilbert, were included in the first phase of
development. Today, Huntington Harbour contains
five manmade islands offering a wide variety of
home styles in both single family and
condominium units. Every year, during the
Christmas season, the Harbour residents present
a “Cruise of Lights” by dressing up their boats
with lights and decorations for a parade through
the Harbour. Residents and visitors attend the
nightly parades which have become a popular
attraction.
The
Huntington Harbour contains several political
organizations and its very own yacht club with
fishing trips. There's even a local magazine
published just for Huntington Harbour residents.
To access
the manmade island, you must turn inland on
Admiralty Drive on Pacific Coast Highway near
Peter's Landing. As you pass through Admiralty
Island, traveling over three sets of bridges to
enter Gilbert Island, you may notice the homes
are fairly similar to those in Admiralty. You
can see kayakers paddling the gentle waters,
large yachts docked at homes and estates and a
variety of landscaping and home decor from
simple, original homes to the re-build houses
and properties designed in scale and fascia to
look like castles.
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Admiralty
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This development contains 90
single-family residences, nearly all with
water frontage. Access is via Pacific Coast Highway
at Admiralty Drive. |
Gilbert
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Bounded by Admiralty Island to
the west and the Main Channel to the east, it
contains 100 home sites, two thirds of which are
on-the-water locations. |
Davenport
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227 home sites are evenly split
between on-water and off-water locations.
The southernmost island is accessed by taking
Davenport Drive which the southern border of
Huntington Harbour Mall. |
Humboldt
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Two-thirds of the 335 homes are
on-water locations with views of Christiana Bay.
Access the Island by taking Saybrook Lane to
Humboldt Drive. |
Trinidad
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No figures provided for the
number of home on what is considered the most
luxurious of the islands. Drive west on Edinger
Avenue and turn left on Trinidad Lane. |
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