Cerritos Channel

Cerritos Channel is a channel in Los Angeles, Southern California, California. Cerritos Channel is situated nearby to the suburb Wilmington, as well as near the locality Thenard.

Places of Interest

Highlights include Henry Ford Bridge and USS Iowa.

USS Iowa is a retired battleship, the lead ship of her class, and the fourth in the United States Navy to be named after the state of Iowa. Owing to the cancellation of the Montana-class battleships, Iowa is the last lead ship of any class of United States battleships and was the only ship of her class to serve in the Atlantic Ocean during World War II. USS Iowa is situated 2½ miles southwest of Cerritos Channel.

Vincent Thomas Brücke

Bridge

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The Vincent Thomas Bridge is a 1,500-foot-long suspension bridge, crossing Los Angeles Harbor in Los Angeles, California, linking San Pedro with Terminal Island. Vincent Thomas Brücke is situated 2 miles southwest of Cerritos Channel.

Places in the Area

Nearby places include Wilmington and San Pedro.

Wilmington

Suburb

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Wilmington is a neighborhood in the South Bay and Harbor region of Los Angeles, California, covering 9.14 square miles. Featuring a heavy concentration of industry and the third-largest oil field in the continental United States, this neighborhood has a high percentage of Latino and foreign-born residents.

San Pedro

Photo: Jatlas, CC BY-SA 3.0.

San Pedro is a district of Los Angeles County on the South Bay harbor, immediately east of the Palos Verdes Peninsula.

Harbor City

Quarter

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Harbor City is a highly diverse neighborhood in the South Bay and Harbor region of Los Angeles, California, with a population upward of 36,000 people. Originally part of the Rancho San Pedro Spanish land grant, the 2.58-square-mile Harbor City was brought into Los Angeles as a preliminary step in the larger city's consolidation with the port cities of Wilmington and San Pedro. Harbor City is situated 3½ miles northwest of Cerritos Channel.

Cerritos Channel

Type: Channel
Category: body of water
Location: Los Angeles, Southern California, California, United States, North America
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Latitude

33.76446° or 33° 45′ 52″ north

Longitude

-118.24479° or 118° 14′ 41″ west

Elevation

30 feet (9 metres)

Open location code

8553QQ74+Q3

GeoNames ID

5335665

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Satellite Map

Discover Cerritos Channel from above in high-definition satellite imagery.

Localities in the Area

Explore places such as Thenard and Watson Junction.

Notable Places Nearby

Highlights include Henry Ford Bridge and Commodore Schuyler F Helms Draw Bridge.

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