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La Conchita from the air, looking northeast; the landslides into the town are visible on the extreme right "La Conchita", Spanish for little conch shell, was first used as the name of a spur on the Southern Pacific railroad line in the 1880s and it was a name generally used to describe a broader area than the present day village.
La Conchita is a small community located on the southern California coastline between Ventura and Santa Barbara. [2] It lies on a narrow strip of land about 250 meters (820 feet) wide between the shoreline and abutting a 180-meter (590 ft) high bluff. [2]
Rincon Island (Spanish: Rincón, meaning "Corner") is a small 2.3-acre artificial island located off Mussel Shoals (also called "Little Rincon") in Ventura County, California on public land leased from the California State Lands Commission (CSLC). [1] The island is situated approximately 3,000 feet (910 m) offshore in 55 feet (17 m) of water.
A map of evacuation orders and warnings for the Sunset Fire in California, as of about 4:50 a.m. PT on Thursday, Jan. 9, 2025. Areas in red are under evacuation orders and areas in yellow are ...
Mussel Shoals is a coastal unincorporated community in Ventura County, California, between Ventura and the Santa Barbara County city of Carpinteria. The community lies along U.S. Route 101 southeast of La Conchita and northwest of Faria. A one-lane causeway links the community with artificial Rincon Island.
La Conchita landslides in La Conchita, on January 10, 2005, killed 10 people and destroyed 18 homes. [10] Camarillo Springs, Ventura County, December 2014; 2018 Southern California mudflows; State Route 1 – Landslides
English: A locator map showing Ventura County — in Southern California. David Benbennick made this map. For more information, see Commons:United States county locator maps .
The Ventura Freeway is a freeway in southern California, United States, that runs from the Santa Barbara/Ventura county line [1] to Pasadena in Los Angeles County.It is the principal east–west route (designated north–south) through Ventura County and in the southern San Fernando Valley in Los Angeles County.