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List table of the properties and districts — listed on the California Historical Landmarks — within Mendocino County, California.. Note: Click the "Map of all coordinates" link to the right to view a Google map of all properties and districts with latitude and longitude coordinates in the table below.
The Mendocino and Headlands Historic District is a nationally recognized and locally protected historic district in Mendocino, California.It is bounded roughly by the Pacific Ocean on the west and south, Little Lake Street on the north and California State Route 1 on the east.
The first European to record Point Arena was Spaniard Bartolomé Ferrer in 1543, who named it Cabo de Fortunas ("cape of fortunes"). The cape was renamed to Punta Delgado (narrow point) in 1775 by lieutenant Juan Francisco de la Bodega y Quadra (commander of the schooner Sonora), part of a royal expedition chartered by the government of Mexico to map the north coast of Alta California.
Little River (formerly known as Littleriver, Bell's Harbor, and Kent's Landing) [5] is a small census-designated place [6] in Mendocino County, California, United States. [2] It lies at an elevation of 66 feet (20 m), [2] 3 miles (5 km) south of the town of Mendocino and running along the Pacific Ocean coast on State Route 1.
Mendocino County (/ ˌ m ɛ n d ə ˈ s iː n oʊ / ⓘ; Mendocino, Spanish for "of Mendoza") [6] is a county located on the North Coast of the U.S. state of California. As of the 2020 census , the population was 91,601. [ 7 ]
U.S. Route 101 US 101 highlighted in red Route information Length 1,535.27 mi [a] (2,470.78 km) Existed November 11, 1926 (1926-11-11) –present Major junctions South end I-5 SR 60 in Los Angeles, CA Major intersections I-80 in San Francisco, CA US 199 near Crescent City, CA US 20 in Newport, OR US 26 near Seaside, OR US 30 in Astoria, OR US 12 in Aberdeen, WA North end I-5 in Tumwater, WA ...
Rounded glass at the beach. The beach is now visited by tens of thousands of tourists yearly. [3] Collecting is discouraged by State Park Rangers on the section of "Glass Beach" adjacent to the state park, [2] where they ask people to leave what little glass is left for others to enjoy, although most of the sea glass is now found on the other two glass beaches outside the state park area.
Mendocino is home to a large number of hotels and bed and breakfasts. It has a downtown commercial district facing the ocean, with a number of art galleries, retail shops, lodging and restaurants. Mendocino is one of the many small California towns facing severe water scarcity. Many of the region's wells, the town's primary water source, have ...