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  1. Point Reyes Station, California

    ref Point Reyes Station is located along California State Route 1 State Route 1 and is a gateway ... to the Sausalito, California Sausalito ferry. Point Reyes Station is very close to the San Andreas ... from Marin County, California References reflist External links Commons category Point Reyes Station ...cleanup date February 2012 Infobox settlement official name Point Reyes Station settlement type census designated place image skyline Point Reyes Station 6474 .JPG imagesize image caption State Route 1 runs through Point Reyes Station image seal image map Marin County California Incorporated and Unincorporated areas Point Reyes Station Highlighted.svg mapsize 250x200px map caption Location in Marin ... footnotes ref Gnis 1659413 Point Reyes Station ref elevation ft 39 population as of 2010 population ... ID blank1 info 1659413 footnotes website Point Reyes Station formerly, Marin and Olema Station ref name CGN is small unincorporated town located in western Marin County, California . Point Reyes ... . Point Reyes Station is in blue. Point Reyes Station is located at Coord 38 04 09 N 122 48 25 ... an actual port and railway terminus, Point Reyes Station, CA nominally borders Tomales Bay the introduction ... the level of former salt marshes and has left Point Reyes Station approximately convert 0.8 mi km ... 1 abbr on , all land. History Once land of the Coast Miwok Indians, Point Reyes Station gets its name ... it back to Point Reyes later in 1891, and changed it to Point Reyes Station later in 1891. Demographics ... area. 2010 The 2010 United States Census ref USCensus 2010CA ref reported that Point Reyes Station had ... makeup of Point Reyes Station was 725 85.5 White U.S. Census White , 7 0.8 African American U.S. Census ... Light homepage http www.co.marin.ca.us depts lb main wmarin PRSindex.cfm Point Reyes Station Public ... Category West Marin ca Point Reyes Station es Point Reyes Station nl Point Reyes Station pt Point Reyes Station vo Point Reyes Station ...   more details



  1. Point Reyes Lifeboat Station

    Infobox NRHP name Point Reyes Lifeboat Station nrhp type nhl image Pore lifesavingsation nhl 03.JPG caption view from the west northwest, circa 1960 nearest city Inverness, California lat degrees 37 lat minutes 59 lat seconds 38 lat direction N long degrees 122 long minutes 58 long seconds 26 long direction W locmapin California area built 1927 architect Maurer,Fred J. US Coast Guard architecture designated nrhp type December 20, 1989 ref name nhlsum cite web url http tps.cr.nps.gov nhl detail.cfm?ResourceId 1938&ResourceType Building title Point Reyes Lifeboat Station accessdate 2007 11 18 work National Historic Landmark summary listing publisher National Park Service ref added November 7, 1985 ref name nris NRISref 2007a ref governing body NATIONAL PARK SERVICE refnum 85002756 Point Reyes Lifeboat Station , also known as Point Reyes Lifeboat Rescue Station , was built in 1927 by the United States Lifesaving Service precursor to the United States Coast Guard . It used rail launched 36 foot motorized lifeboats to aid ships foundering on Point Reyes . ref name nhlwriteup http www.nr.nps.gov ... National Register of Historic Places Registration Point Reyes Lifeboat Station 658  KB date .... 818  KB ref File Point Reyes Lifeboat Rescue Station Inverness CA 5 31 2010 2 22 51 PM.JPG thumb left See also Point Reyes Lighthouse References references External links http www.nps.gov pore Point Reyes Official Site http www.nps.gov pore historyculture people maritime lifeboatstation.htm History of Station Registered Historic Places Category West Marin Category Buildings and structures in Marin County, California Category History of Marin County, California Category National Historic Landmarks in the San Francisco Bay Area Category Transportation in Marin County, California Category Point Reyes National Seashore California NRHP stub ... to another station that was built in 1888. It remains the only unaltered instance of this type of station ...   more details



  1. Point Reyes (former settlement), California

    Infobox settlement See the Table at Infobox Settlement for all fields and descriptions of usage Basic info name Point Reyes other name native name nickname settlement type Former settlement image skyline imagesize image caption pushpin map California pushpin label position bottom pushpin mapsize pushpin map caption Location in California Location coordinates region US CA subdivision type Country subdivision name United States subdivision type1 State subdivision name1 California subdivision type2 County subdivision name2 Marin County, California Marin County subdivision type3 subdivision name3 Politics established title Settled established date latd 38 latm 05 lats 11 latNS N longd 122 longm 57 longs 14 longEW W coordinates display inline,title elevation footnotes ref name gnis gnis 1732482 ref elevation m 24 elevation ft 79 footnotes Point Reyes is a former settlement in Marin County, California Marin County , California . ref name gnis It was located convert 7.25 mi km 0 north northeast of Point Reyes Lighthouse , ref name CGN California s Geographic Names 683 ref convert 9 mi km 0 along Sir Francis Drake Boulevard , convert 6.5 mi km 0 from Inverness, California at an elevation of 79 feet 24 m . ref name gnis Point Reyes still appeared on maps as of 1947. ref name gnis A post office operated at Point Reyes from 1891 to 1942, moving in 1919. ref name CGN References reflist Marin County, California Category Former settlements in Marin County, California Category Former populated places in California MarinCountyCA geo stub ...   more details



  1. Point Reyes

    scrub . The Mount Vision fire in 1995 burned part of Inverness Ridge . Point Reyes lends its name to the town of Point Reyes Station, California . The point may once have been known as Lobes Lighthouse ... are also taken in nearby Point Reyes Station, California Point Reyes Station and published ...For the former settlement with this name Point Reyes former settlement , California Image PRlight.jpg 200px thumb Point Reyes Lighthouse Image Wpdms usgs photo point reyes large.jpg 200px right thumb Point Reyes Aerial View Point Reyes is a prominent Cape geography cape and popular Northern California ... some of them from another source Point Reyes many shipwrecks. When Mexico lost California to the United ... of Point Reyes, Bolinas, Olema, Inverness , and Point Reyes Station . For centuries, Bolinas ... society. Virtually deserted when the railroad stopped at Point Reyes Station instead of Olema ..., instead, two miles away. When the first train arrived early in 1875, Point Reyes Station was a cow ..., Geology of the Point Reyes Peninsula, Marin County, California California division of mines and geology ... is often applied to the Point Reyes Peninsula , the region bounded by Tomales Bay on the northeast and Bolinas Lagoon on the southeast. The headland is protected as part of Point Reyes National ... from erosion events and the point is of that shape out to sea . History Image Point Reyes 1.jpg thumb South Beach and Point Reyes Peninsula Point Reyes was originally named Punto de los Reyes Kings ... 6, 1603. ref http www.ptreyeslight.com stories jan09 03 400 anniversary.html Point Reyes name now 400 years old Bot generated title ref The Coast Miwok Point Reyes first inhabitants, the Coast ... Drake s 1579 anchorage at Point Reyes is still being debated,, evidence has confirmed that he landed ... and padres began journeying to Point Reyes to recruit them to move to the mission. While attempting ... held in the Point Reyes National Seashore recreated Coast Miwok village. Despite the tragic loss of their peaceful ...   more details



  1. Point Reyes Lighthouse

    Infobox lighthouse image name Point Reyes Lighthouse April 2012 .jpg caption Point Reyes Light location Point Reyes , California yearlit 1870 automated 1975 foundation Concrete construction Cast Iron with Brick ... s admiralty G4356 ARLHS USA 636 USCG 6 0385 Infobox nrhp embed yes name Point Reyes Light Station nrhp ... mpsub Light Stations of California MPS refnum 91001100 The Point Reyes Lighthouse , also known as Point Reyes Light or the Point Reyes Light Station , is a lighthouse in the Gulf of the Farallones on Point Reyes in Marin County, California , U.S.A. History A lighthouse was assigned to Point Reyes ... from March 1962 is maintained on the USCG web site blockquote Point Reyes Light Station was established in 1870 at Point Reyes, Calif., 19 miles 31 km from the nearest town of Inverness, California ... the area. Point Reyes Light Station is one of the District s outstanding tourist attractions. On fair ... .jpg Long stairs leading down to the lighthouse. gallery See also Point Reyes Lifeboat Station , also ... A short video of Pt. Reyes Light Station , Public Domain, archive.org. Lighthouses of California ... County, California Category Point Reyes National Seashore pl Latarnia Point Reyes ... garage and a four car carport with adjoining office and work shop. Point Reyes is, by official records ... in 1991. ref name nris Image gallery gallery Image Point Reyes Lighthouse 1871.jpg Point Reyes light tower in 1871, shortly after completion. Eadweard Muybridge photograph Image Point Reyes Lighthouse 1871 002.jpg Point Reyes Light Station, shortly after the completion of the tower but before the construction of the work room. Image USCGpointreyes.JPG Point Reyes Light Station before automation undated USCG photo . Image Point Reyes Lighthouse current in use light.jpg Emergency light on fog signal building. Image Point Reyes Lighthouse top.jpg Detail of light tower and lantern house in 2009, with first order Fresnel lens visible. File Point Reyes Lighthouse interior.jpg Interior of the light ...   more details



  1. Point Reyes National Seashore

    town of Point Reyes Station, California Point Reyes Station , although not actually located on the peninsula ... Park Service Image Wpdms usgs photo point reyes national seashore.jpg right 300px thumb Point Reyes National Seashore Point Reyes National Seashore is a convert 71028 acre km2 adj on park preserve located on the Point Reyes Point Reyes Peninsula in Marin County, California , USA . As a national seashore ... Convert 3 mi south of Point Reyes Station, serves as the gateway to the Seashore and its visitor ... Elk The Point Reyes Lighthouse attracts whale watching whale watchers looking for the Gray Whale migrating south in mid January and north in mid March. The Point Reyes Lifeboat Station is a National ... to pass the California Wilderness Act of 1984 . The Point Reyes National Seashore attracts 2.5 million ... Seashore. Point Reyes lies within the California interior chaparral and woodlands ecoregion . In his ... at Point Reyes National Seashore, California year 1999 volume 73 issue 3 pages 205 216 journal Northwest ... in 1962 Category United States National Park Service areas in California Category Point Reyes ...Infobox protected area name Point Reyes National Seashore iucn category V map USA relief map caption ... 234493 Point Reyes National Seashore ref area convert 71028 acre km2 ref name area NPS area year 2010 ... for the establishment of Point Reyes National Seashore in 1962 to protect the peninsula from residential ... , May 27, 2010 by Carolyn Jones, San Francisco Chronicle ref Point Reyes was one of the locations where ... title The Fog 1980 Filming Locations accessdate 2008 10 05 ref Description The Point Reyes peninsula ... geology parks pore index.cfm Point Reyes National Seashore , National Park Service, U.S. ... center. More than convert 30000 acre km2 of the Point Reyes National Seashore are designated ... bed Hostel youth hostel at the Seashore. ref http www.hiusa.org hostels usa hostels california point reyes 60109 ref Marine Protected Areas Point Reyes State Marine Reserve & Point Reyes State Marine ...   more details



  1. The Point Reyes Light

    About the weekly newspaper in Point Reyes Station, California Point Reyes Station Point Reyes Light Station Point Reyes Lighthouse Infobox Newspaper name Point Reyes Light image File Point Reyes Light ... circulation c. 4000 in 2006 headquarters Point Reyes Station, California Point Reyes Station , California ... , including the communities of Point Reyes Station, California Point Reyes Station , Inverness, California ... Valley , Tomales, California Tomales , and the nearby Point Reyes National Seashore , as well ... within a block of the Light s editorial offices in Point Reyes Station. History Dave and Wilma ... years. At first, the paper was published in neighboring Inverness but moved to Point Reyes Station ... Reyes Light is a weekly newspaper published since 1948 in western Marin County, California . The Light ... 400 sqmi km2 , is known as West Marin. It was renamed the Point Reyes Light by publishers Don and Clara Mae DeWolfe in 1966 after the Point Reyes Lighthouse . For many years, the logo in the newspaper ... and Clara Mae DeWolfe, who on September 8, 1966, renamed it The Point Reyes Light. Don DeWolfe .... In 1970, however, the DeWolfes sold The Point Reyes Light to Michael and Annabelle Gahagan ... s best small papers is The Point Reyes Light. ref Rural Weekly Grows from Postwar Roots, an article published in the March 5, 1998, Point Reyes Light on the occasion of the newspaper s 50th anniversary ... Point Reyes News Feud Flares with Injunction by Paul Liberatore, Marin Independent Journal , August ... & the 1st Amendment by Robert Plotkin, Point Reyes Light September 9, 2006, retrieved September 11 ... name LATimes Bringing Flair to the Point Reyes Light The upstart publisher of the Pulitzer winning ... a local rapist, a body found by a mushroomer, and a satanic gathering near Point Reyes with a picture ... 1000 Stirring up the Point Reyes Light Newspaper s new owner upsets and fascinates locals by Peter ... Majority of happy readers must take out subscriptions for the Light to survive Point Reyes Light, pg ...   more details



  1. Reyes Place, California

    Infobox settlement See the Table at Infobox Settlement for all fields and descriptions of usage Basic info name Reyes Place other name native name nickname settlement type Unincorporated area Unincorporated community image skyline imagesize image caption pushpin map California pushpin label position bottom pushpin mapsize pushpin map caption Location in California Location coordinates region US CA subdivision type Country subdivision name United States subdivision type1 State subdivision name1 California subdivision type2 County subdivision name2 Mendocino County, California Mendocino County subdivision type3 subdivision name3 Politics established title Settled established date latd 39 latm 50 lats 46 latNS N longd 123 longm 24 longs 28 longEW W coordinates display inline,title elevation footnotes ref name gnis gnis 1659502 ref elevation m 380 elevation ft 1247 footnotes Reyes Place is an unincorporated area unincorporated community in Mendocino County, California Mendocino County , California . ref name gnis It lies at an elevation of 1247 feet 380 m . ref name gnis References reflist Mendocino County, California Category Populated places in Mendocino County, California Category Unincorporated communities in California MendocinoCountyCA geo stub pl Reyes Place ...   more details



  1. Point Reyes State Marine Reserve & Point Reyes State Marine Conservation Area

    Protected areas of Marin County, California Category Point Reyes National Seashore ...Point Reyes State Marine Reserve SMR and Point Reyes State Marine Conservation Area SMCA are two adjoining marine protected areas that extend offshore of Point Reyes Headlands and within Drakes Bay in Marin County on California s north central coast. The combined area of these marine protected areas is 21.49 square miles, with 9.38 in the SMR, and 12.11 in the adjacent SMCA. Point Reyes SMR prohibits the take of all living marine resources. Point Reyes SMCA prohibits the take of all living marine .... File Wpdms usgs photo bodega head.jpg thumb History Point Reyes SMR and Point Reyes SMCA are two of 22 marine protected areas adopted by the California Department of Fish and Game in August 2009 ... coast marine protected areas took effect on May 1, 2010. Geography and natural features Point Reyes SMR and Point Reyes SMCA are two adjoining marine protected areas that extend offshore of Point Reyes Headlands and within Drakes Bay in Marin County on California s north central coast. The SMR is onshore and the SMCA is offshore. Point Reyes is a spectacular and biologically diverse peninsula which has been designated a National Seashore. Point Reyes SMR is bounded by the mean high tide line straight .... 122 57.34 W. long. and 37 59.00 N. lat. 123 02.00 W. long. Habitat and wildlife The Point Reyes peninsula ... seals . Point Reyes SMR and Point Reyes SMCA protect multiple habitats including exposed ... ocean breakers washing over long sandy beaches and crashing into rocky cliffs. Point Reyes National ... ranger led programs. Point Reyes SMR prohibits the take of all living marine resources. Point Reyes ... pore Point Reyes National Seashore Categories Links to the same article in other languages if the articles ... is a collaborative public process to create a statewide network of protected areas along California ... boundary to 38 01.783 N. lat. 122 55.286 W. long. and 38 01.954 N. lat. 122 56.451 W. long. Point ...   more details



  1. Station point

    Unreferenced stub auto yes date December 2009 A station point is a Location geography location or vantage point from which an artist or exhibitor intends an observation observer to experience an art work. In photography , the station point is the location of the camera at the point in time when the camera Recording records a view to a recording medium . See also Art Art exhibition DEFAULTSORT Station Point Category Art exhibitions Art stub ...   more details



  1. Reyes

    rendering , an image rendering method Reye s syndrome Point Reyes , a prominent cape on the Pacific coast of northern California, USA Reyes, Bolivia , a town province capital in the Beni Department, Bolivia ...Reyes is a Spanish language Spanish word, usually used as a given name or Spanish surname . The literal .... Various people with the family name Reyes including Al Reyes born 1970 , a Major League Baseball pitcher for the Tampa Bay Rays Alba Reyes born 1981 , a beauty pageant contestant. Alfonso Reyes 1889 1959 , a Mexican writer, philosopher, and diplomat Alisa Reyes born 1981 , an American actress Anthony Reyes born 1981 , an American baseball pitcher for the St. Louis Cardinals Aurora Reyes Flores 1908 1985 , a Mexican painter Bernardo Reyes 1850 1913 , a Mexican general Cristine Reyes born 1989 , a Filipina actress David Reyes born 1985 , a Chilean footballer. Dennys Reyes born 1977 , a Mexican baseball pitcher for the Minnesota Twins Efren Reyes Bata born 1954 , a Filipino pool player Ernie Reyes, Jr. , an American Taekwondo practitioner and actor Faustino Reyes born 1975 , a Spanish boxer Ginger Reyes born 1980 , an American rock musician J. B. L. Reyes 1902 1994 , an Associate Justice of the Philippine Supreme Court Jos Adriosola Reyes y Mariano , a revolutionary Jos Antonio Reyes Jos Antonio Reyes Calder n born 1983 , a Spanish international and Sevilla football player Jos Reyes catcher born 1983 , a Dominican baseball catcher Jos Reyes shortstop born 1983 , a Dominican baseball player for the New York Mets Jos Reyes Baeza Terrazas born 1961 , a Mexican politician, governor of Chihuahua Jos Reyes Estrada Aguirre 1929 1989 , a Mexican politician, mayor of Ciudad Ju rez Jorge Reyes actor Jorge Reyes , an actor Jos Reyes Ferriz born 1961 , a Mexican politician, mayor of Ciudad Ju rez Juan Francisco Reyes , a Vice President of Guatemala Judy Reyes born 1968 , an American actress Nap Reyes 1919 1995 , a Cuban baseball player Nicolas Reyes born 1958 , the lead vocal ...   more details



  1. Station, California

    Station, California may refer to Laws, California Zurich, California geodis Short pages monitor This long comment was added to the page to prevent it being listed on Special Shortpages. It and the accompanying monitoring template were generated via Template Longcomment. Please do not remove the monitor template without removing the comment as well. ...   more details



  1. Rocky Point, California

    Rocky Point, California may refer to Rocky Point, Lompoc Valley, Santa Barbara, California Rocky Point, Lower Lake, California Rocky Point, Weldon, California Rocky Point, Susanville, California Rocky Point, Lake Isabella, California Rocky Point, Jenner, California Rocky Point, Lakeport, California Rocky Point, La Jolla, California Rocky Point, Twentynine Palms, California disamb ...   more details



  1. Point Arena, California

    Infobox settlement official name City of Point Arena settlement type City image skyline Pointarena.png imagesize image caption The Point Arena Light house image seal image map Mendocino County California Incorporated and Unincorporated areas Point Arena Highlighted.svg mapsize 250x200px map caption Location of Point Arena, California image map1 mapsize1 map caption1 coordinates region US CA subdivision ... school has helped to keep in Point Arena many students who formerly commuted to Mendocino, California ... cgi bin cliMAIN.pl?ca7009 ref Geology File Point Arena Light Station 1870 tower.JPG thumb ... state legislature Point Arena is located in the 2nd California State Senate Senate District, represented ... , ca Point Arena es Punta Arenas California fr Point Arena ht Point Arena, Kalif ni nl Point Arena pt Point Arena tl Point Arena, California vo Point Arena ... States State subdivision name1 flag California subdivision type2 List of counties in California County subdivision name2 Mendocino County, California Mendocino government type leader title leader ... System GNIS feature ID blank1 info 1659411 footnotes Point Arena formerly, Punta Arenas and Puntas Arenas ref name gnis is a small coast al city in Mendocino County, California Mendocino County , California , United States . Point Arena is located convert 31 mi km 0 west of Hopland, California Hopland , ref name CGN California s Geographic Names 124 ref at an elevation of 118 feet 36 m . ref ... of the smallest incorporated cities in the state. Its main street comprises part of California State Route 1 State Route 1 , California s coastal artery. Along with a number of other Mendocino County coastal communities, Point Arena is associated with the hippies hippie and subsequent counterculture ... Point Arena Rancheria . Geography and environment The city of Point Arena is located at coord 38 54 ... a mile and a half 1.5  km south of the actual Arena Point, a narrow peninsula jutting around ...   more details



  1. Oakland Point, Oakland, California

    in West Oakland. The name Oakland Point has been recently revived as part of the effort to re develop West Oakland. It has been adopted by a community group calling itself the Prescott Oakland Point ... restoration of the historic 16th Street Station . The station will however, not be put to any railroad use, but will become the centerpiece of a housing development known as Central Station . See also ... Museum of California accessdate 2011 07 29 References reflist Oakland, California neighborhoods Category Neighborhoods in Oakland, California AlamedaCountyCA geo stub ...   more details



  1. Point Mugu, California

    about the unincorporated area the Naval Base Naval Air Station Point Mugu refimprove date November 2008 Infobox settlement name Mugu Rock official name settlement type Unincorporated area nickname motto Images image skyline Mugu Rock, Pt Mugu, Calif.jpg imagesize image caption Mugu Rock at Point Mugu image flag image seal Maps pushpin map USA California pushpin label position the position of the pushpin label left, right, top, bottom, none pushpin map caption Location within the state of California pushpin mapsize image map map caption Location within Ventura county Location subdivision type List of sovereign states Country subdivision name United States subdivision type1 Political divisions of the United States State subdivision name1 California subdivision type2 List of counties in California County subdivision name2 Ventura County, California Ventura government footnotes government type leader title Mayor leader name leader title1 leader name1 established title established date Area unit pref Imperial area footnotes area magnitude area total km2 area land km2 area water km2 Population ... System GNIS feature ID blank1 info website footnotes Point Mugu IPAc en icon m u , California ... ref It is also a name applied to the nearby Naval Air Station Naval Air Station Point Mugu NAS Point ... area code 805 . References reflist Ventura County, California Category Headlands of California Category Unincorporated communities in California Category Landforms of Ventura County, California Category Geography of Oxnard, California Category Santa Monica Mountains Category Populated places in Ventura County, California VenturaCountyCA geo stub vo Point Mugu ... the town of Port Hueneme, California Port Hueneme and the city of Oxnard, California Oxnard . It is home to Point Mugu State Park, which boasts five miles of shoreline and more than 70 miles of hiking ..., November 27, 2008 three young men from nearby Oxnard, California were swept to sea and killed by a rogue ...   more details



  1. Alameda Point, Alameda, California

    coord 37.785775 122.31843 region US CA type landmark display title Alameda Point is the name given to the lands of the former Naval Air Station Alameda in the City of Alameda, California . Alameda Point consists of convert 1560 acre km2 of land area at the western end of the island of Alameda. ref name navfac Alameda Point , https portal.navfac.navy.mil portal page? pageid 181,4006994& dad portal& schema PORTAL NAVFAC website ref Most of the land was reclaimed from the San Francisco Bay . NAS Alameda was identified for closure under the Base Realignment and Closure BRAC Program in 1993, and ceased operation in April 1997. ref name navfac An agreement between the Navy and the City of Alameda for transferring the land to the City for future development was reached in 2006. One of the larger issues between the Navy and the City has been paying the costs of the environmental cleanup required. Prior to the transfer, some of the facilities of the former base have been leased to private tenants, and the City of Alameda. The Alameda Point beach is one of the cleanest in the state. ref name dirty ... Point has also been home to a number of film sites. Beginning in late 2006 the Mythbusters began ... has been planning the redevelopment of Alameda Point since 2000. Complicating the redevelopment are number ... results Report&pub True California DTSC ref and wildlife refuge buffer requirements. Physical constraints ... revolve around Alameda Measure A, the Alameda Naval Air Station Historic District and existing residents and leases. In August 2001, Alameda selected Alameda Point Community Partners as the master developer for the property. Alameda Point Community Partners APCP was a partnership of financier Morgan ... was estimated to cost 2 billion and take 15 years to complete. Alameda Point Community Partners ... for the former Naval Air Station. Various reasons were cited in the staff report leading up to the vote ... of Alameda County, California Category Alameda, California ...   more details



  1. Higgins Point, California

    Higgins Point is a former settlement in El Dorado County, California El Dorado County , California . ref name CGN California s Geographic Names 550 ref It was located a half mile west of Salmon Falls, California Salmon Falls . ref name CGN The place was named for the first person to open a store there, an Australian named Higgins. ref name CGN Gold was discovered at Higgins Point in 1849. ref name CGN References reflist El Dorado County, California coord missing El Dorado County, California Category Former settlements in El Dorado County, California Category Former populated places in California ElDoradoCountyCA geo stub Category Populated places established in 1849 ...   more details



  1. Central Point, California

    Central Point is a former settlement in Merced County, California Merced County , California . ref name CGN It was located convert 4 mi km southeast of Los Banos, California Los Banos . ref name CGN California s Geographic Names 796 ref A post office operated at Central Point from 1876 to 1890. ref name CGN References reflist Merced County, California coord missing Merced County, California Category Former settlements in Merced County, California Category Former populated places in California MercedCountyCA geo stub ...   more details



  1. Black Point, California

    merge Black Point Green Point, California date December 2010 Infobox settlement See the Table at Infobox Settlement for all fields and descriptions of usage Basic info name Black Point other name native name nickname settlement type Unincorporated area Unincorporated community image skyline imagesize image caption pushpin map California pushpin label position bottom pushpin mapsize pushpin map caption Location in California Location coordinates region US CA subdivision type Country subdivision name United States subdivision type1 State subdivision name1 California subdivision type2 County subdivision name2 Marin County, California Marin County subdivision type3 subdivision name3 Politics established title Settled established date latd 38 latm 06 lats 37 latNS N longd 122 longm 30 longs 20 longEW W coordinates display inline,title elevation footnotes ref name gnis gnis 1658072 ref elevation m 12 elevation ft 39 footnotes Black Point formerly, Grandview and Grandview Terrace is an unincorporated area unincorporated community in Marin County, California Marin County , California . ref name gnis It is located on the Petaluma River convert 3.5 mi km east of downtown Novato, California Novato , ref name CGN California s Geographic Names 603 ref convert 1 mi km west northwest of Petaluma Point , at an elevation of 39 feet 12 m . ref name gnis For census purposes, Black Point is aggregated with other nearby communities in the census designated place Black Point Green Point, California . The first Black Point post office operated from 1865 to 1891. ref name CGN The Grandview post office opened in 1905, changed its name to Black Point to 1944, and closed in 1952. ref name CGN See also Northwestern Pacific Railroad References reflist Marin County, California Category Populated places in Marin County, California Category Unincorporated communities in California MarinCountyCA geo stub ...   more details



  1. Pine Point (California)

    Pine Point is a cape landform in Richardson Bay , Marin County, California near the town of Sausalito . There was an early 1900 rail line in operation in the vicinity of Pine Point. ref Railroading in California ref Pine Point was an area of early twentieth century residential land use, prior to the construction of Liberty ship s in the local area. Prehistory The local area was originally inhabited by Indigenous peoples of the Americas Native American s, with the clearest demonstrable evidence of such early habitation on nearby Ring Mountain California Ring Mountain situated slightly to the north. ref C. Michael Hogan. 2008 ref See also Marinship Line notes reflist References C. Michael Hogan. 2008. http www.megalithic.co.uk article.php?sid 19244 Ring Mountain , The Megalithic Portal, ed. Andy Burnham Marinship Corporation. http shipbuildinghistory.com history shipyards 4emergency wwtwo marinship.htm List of liberty Ships produced at Marinship http www.co.marin.ca.us depts lb main crm photoalbums ridingrailroadalbum rrd9.html Railroading in California circa 1900 coord missing Marin County, California Category Landforms of Marin County, California California geo stub ...   more details



  1. Sierra Point, Brisbane, California

    Other uses2 Sierra Point Sierra Point is a small peninsula that extends outward into the San Francisco Bay , located in Brisbane, California Brisbane , San Mateo County, California although the south part of the business park extends into South San Francisco, California South San Francisco . It is at approximately coord 37 40 27 N 122 23 04 W scale 10000 . There are several Class A office space class A office buildings at Sierra Point including the Dakin Building and the Hitachi Building. The Brisbane Marina is also situated here. The San Francisco Bay Trail runs along the waterfront of the peninsula and continues south into the Oyster Point area of South San Francisco. An exit along the San Francisco Peninsula s principal highway, U.S. Highway 101 the Bayshore Freeway , leads to Sierra Point Parkway . External links http maps.google.com maps?f q&hl en&q Sierra Point Parkway 26 Marina Blvd, Brisbane, CA 94005&ll 37.67397, 122.385292&spn 0.016372,0.044718&om 1 Google Map showing Sierra Point http www.sierra point.com Opus Center Sierra Point Category Landforms of San Mateo County, California Category Brisbane, California SanMateoCountyCA geo stub ...   more details



  1. Spruce Point, California

    Spruce Point is a Location geography locality ref name durham cite book last Durham first David L. title California s Geographic Names A Gazetteer of Historic and Modern Names of the State year 1998 publisher Quill Driver Books isbn 9781884995149 url http books.google.com books?id Yfa0hmE7yocC page 149 ref in Humboldt County, California Humboldt County , California . It is located convert 1.5 mi km northeast of Fields Landing, California Fields Landing , ref name durham at an elevation of convert 1152 ft m . ref name gnis GNIS 1656328 Spruce Point ref References reflist coord 40 44 35 N 124 11 52 W display title Category Geography of Humboldt County, California HumboldtCountyCA geo stub ...   more details



  1. Willow Point, California

    coord 38 25 32 N 121 33 09 W display title Infobox settlement See the Table at Infobox Settlement for all fields and descriptions of usage Basic info name Willow Point other name native name nickname settlement type Unincorporated area Unincorporated community image skyline imagesize image caption pushpin map California pushpin label position bottom pushpin mapsize pushpin map caption Location in California Location coordinates region US CA subdivision type Country subdivision name United States subdivision type1 State subdivision name1 California subdivision type2 County subdivision name2 Yolo County, California Yolo County subdivision type3 subdivision name3 Politics established title Settled established date latd 38 latm 25 lats 32 latNS N longd 121 longm 33 longs 09 longEW W elevation footnotes ref gnis 256009 ref elevation m 0 elevation ft 0 footnotes Willow Point is an unincorporated area unincorporated community in Yolo County, California Yolo County , California . It is located on the Sacramento Northern Railroad convert 1.5 mi km west northwest of Clarksburg, California Clarksburg , ref name CGN California s Geographic Names 577 ref at an elevation of 0 feet 0 m . References reflist gnis 256009 Yolo County, California Category Populated places in Yolo County, California Category Unincorporated communities in California YoloCountyCA geo stub ...   more details



  1. Red Point, California

    Infobox Settlement See the Table at Infobox Settlement for all fields and descriptions of usage Basic info name Red Point other name native name nickname settlement type Former settlement image skyline imagesize image caption pushpin map California pushpin label position bottom pushpin mapsize pushpin map caption Location in California unit pref US Location coordinates region US CA subdivision type List of countries Country subdivision name USA subdivision type1 Political divisions of the United States State subdivision name1 flag California subdivision type2 List of counties in California County subdivision name2 Placer County, California Placer County Politics established title Settled established date latd 39 latm 08 lats 50 latNS N longd 120 longm 42 longs 06 longEW W coordinates display inline,title elevation footnotes ref name gnis gnis 1701180 ref elevation m 1241 elevation ft 4071 footnotes Red Point is a former settlement in Placer County, California Placer County , California . ref name gnis It lay at an elevation of 4071 feet 1241 m . ref name gnis It still appeared on maps as of 1898. ref name CGN California s Geographic Names 545 ref References reflist Placer County, California Category Former populated places in California Category Former settlements in Placer County, California PlacerCountyCA geo stub ...   more details




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