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Elkhorn

Elkhorn is an unincorporated community and census-designated place in , , United States. Elkhorn was originally a stop on the Southern Pacific Railroad 4 miles north of , at an elevation of 10 feet.
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  • Type: Village with 1,570 residents
  • Description: census-designated place in Monterey County, California, United States
  • Also known as: “Elkhorn, CA” and “Elkhorn, California”

Places of Interest

Highlights include Moss Landing Power Plant.

Power station
Photo: David.Monniaux, CC BY-SA 3.0.
The is a natural gas powered electricity generation plant as well as a battery energy storage facility, located in , United States, at the midpoint of . is situated 2½ miles southwest of Elkhorn.

Places in the Area

Nearby places include Las Lomas and Moss Landing.

Village
is an unincorporated community and census-designated place in , , . is located 7 miles north-northwest of . The elevation is 43 feet. The population was 3,046 at the 2020 census. is situated 3 miles north of Elkhorn.

Photo: Coveredinsevindust, CC BY-SA 3.0.
is a tiny town on the in 's . is an often-overlooked destination that lies almost exactly halfway between and , and while it does not have the amenities of some of the nearby towns, it offers excellent opportunities for wildlife viewing and whale watching.

Hamlet
is an unincorporated community in , . It lies at an elevation of 56 feet. It is located on California State Route 156 between and . is situated 3½ miles southeast of Elkhorn.

Elkhorn

Latitude
36.8244° or 36° 49′ 28″ north
Longitude
-121.7405° or 121° 44′ 26″ west
Population
1,570
Elevation
10 feet (3 metres)
Open location code
848WR7F5+QQ
Open­Street­Map ID
node 150937019
Open­Street­Map feature
place=­village
Geo­Names ID
5346162
Wiki­data ID
Q2655751
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Satellite Map

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In Other Languages

From Arabic to Volapük—“Elkhorn” goes by many names.
  • Arabic: “إلكورن”
  • Basque: “Elkhorn”
  • Catalan: “Elkhorn”
  • Cebuano: “Elkhorn”
  • Chechen: “Елкгорн”
  • Chinese: “Elkhorn”
  • Chinese: “埃爾克霍恩”
  • Croatian: “Elkhorn”
  • Dutch: “Elkhorn”
  • Egyptian Arabic: “الكورن”
  • French: “Elkhorn”
  • German: “Elkhorn”
  • Gilaki: “الک‌هؤرن”
  • Hungarian: “Elkhorn”
  • Irish: “Elkhorn”
  • Italian: “Elkhorn”
  • Japanese: “エルクホーン”
  • Ladin: “Elkhorn”
  • Malagasy: “Elkhorn, Kalifornia”
  • Malagasy: “Elkhorn”
  • Min Nan Chinese: “Elkhorn”
  • Newari: “एल्कहर्न, क्यालिफोर्निया”
  • Newari: “एल्कहर्न”
  • Persian: “الکورن، کالیفرنیا”
  • Persian: “الکورن”
  • Polish: “Elkhorn”
  • Portuguese: “Elkhorn”
  • Serbian: “Елкхорн”
  • Serbo-Croatian: “Elkhorn, California”
  • Serbo-Croatian: “Elkhorn”
  • South Azerbaijani: “الکورن، کالیفورنیا”
  • Spanish: “Elkhorn (California)”
  • Spanish: “Elkhorn”
  • Swedish: “Elkhorn, Kalifornien”
  • Swedish: “Elkhorn”
  • Tatar: “Елкгорн”
  • Turkish: “Elkhorn”
  • Ukrainian: “Елкгорн”
  • Volapük: “Elkhorn”

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Notable Places Nearby

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About Mapcarta. Data © OpenStreetMap contributors and available under the Open Database License". Text is available under the CC BY-SA 4.0 license, except for photos, directions, and the map. Description text is based on the Wikipedia page “Elkhorn”. Photo: Calbear22, Public domain.