USA
California
San Mateo

Half Moon Bay

Half Moon Bay is a bay of the Pacific Ocean on the coast of , . The bay is approximately semi-circular, hence the name half moon, with sea access to the south.
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  • Type: Bay
  • Description: bay in San Mateo County, California
  • Also known as: “Halfmoon Bay”
  • Address: CA

Places of Interest

Highlights include Miramar Beach and Dunes Beach.

Beach
is a sandy beach in western . is one of the numerous beaches on Half Moon Bay, a Pacific Ocean embayment noted for its surfing and extensive visitation.

Beach
Photo: Fastily, CC BY-SA 4.0.

Beach
Photo: Fastily, CC BY-SA 4.0.

Places in the Area

Nearby places include Miramar and El Granada.

Hamlet
is a district located within the city limits of in . is located at . The east side of Highway 1 and north of the middle of Mirada road is in unincorporated San Mateo County.

Village
Photo: Vadim Manuylov, CC BY-SA 3.0.
The Peninsula region of the San Francisco Bay Area lies immediately south of the City and County of —reaching from its famous neighbor to the north into the high-tech region of .

Hamlet
Princeton-by-the-Sea is an unincorporated community on the coast of . The ZIP code is 94019 and the community is in area code 650.

Half Moon Bay

Latitude
37.48327° or 37° 28′ 60″ north
Longitude
-122.47192° or 122° 28′ 19″ west
Elevation
-13 feet (-4 metres)
IATA airport code
HAF
Open location code
849VFGMH+86
Open­Street­Map ID
node 369163609
Open­Street­Map feature
natural=­bay
Geo­Names ID
5354944
Wiki­data ID
Q3782546
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Satellite Map

Discover Half Moon Bay from above in high-definition satellite imagery.
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In Other Languages

From Cebuano to Russian—“Half Moon Bay” goes by many names.
  • Cebuano: “Half Moon Bay (luuk sa Estados Unidos, California, San Mateo County, lat 37,48, long -122,47)”
  • Cebuano: “Half Moon Bay”
  • Dutch: “Half Moon Bay”
  • Esperanto: “Duonluna Golfo”
  • French: “Half Moon Bay”
  • German: “Half Moon Bay”
  • Italian: “Half Moon Bay”
  • Occitan (post 1500): “Half Moon Bay (Baia de Califòrnia)”
  • Occitan (post 1500): “Half Moon Bay”
  • Russian: “Хаф-Мун (залив, Соединённые Штаты Америки)”
  • Russian: “Хаф-Мун”
  • “Half Moon Bay”

Places with the Same Name

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Localities in the Area

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Notable Places Nearby

Highlights include Naples Beach and Vallejo Beach.

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