Bird Island

Bird Island is an islet in Humboldt County, North Coast, California. Bird Island is situated nearby to the hamlet Samoa, as well as near the neighborhood Old Town.

Places of Interest

Highlights include Carson Mansion and Indian Island.

Carson Mansion

Photo: Jmabel, CC BY 4.0.

The Carson Mansion is a large Victorian house, constructed from 1884 to 1886 and located in Old Town, Eureka, California. Regarded as one of the premier examples of Queen Anne style architecture in the United States, the house is "considered the most grand…

Indian Island

Island

Photo: Wikimedia, Public domain.

Tuluwat Island is located on Humboldt Bay within the city of Eureka, California. The 1860 massacre of the Wiyot people was perpetrated in the village of Tolowot or Tuluwat on this island.

Clarke Historical Museum

Museum

Photo: Monotropa uniflora, Public domain.

The Clarke Historical Museum in Eureka, California contains the area's premier collection of California North Coast regional and cultural history. The facility houses a Native American wing, Nealis Hall, which features an internationally recognized collection… Clarke Historical Museum is situated 1½ miles south of Bird Island.

Places in the Area

Nearby places include Samoa and Manila.

Samoa

Hamlet

Photo: Ellin Beltz, Public domain.

Samoa is a census-designated place in Humboldt County, California, United States. It is located 1.5 miles northwest of Eureka, at an elevation of 23 feet. Samoa is situated 1½ miles west of Bird Island.

Manila

Hamlet

Photo: Ellin Beltz, Public domain.

Manila is a census-designated place located adjacent to Humboldt Bay in Humboldt County, California, United States. It is located 3.25 miles north of downtown Eureka, at an elevation of 13 feet. The ZIP Code is 95521. The population was 798 at the 2020 census. Manila is situated 2 miles north of Bird Island.

Eureka

Photo: Jmabel, CC BY 4.0.

Eureka is a city in Humboldt County, California. With a population of slightly over 25,000, it is the largest coastal city on the West Coast of the United States north of San Francisco and south of Portland and the center of the California North Coast.

Bird Island

Type: Islet
Categories: coastline, locality, and landform
Location: Humboldt County, North Coast, California, United States, North America
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Latitude

40.82654° or 40° 49′ 36″ north

Longitude

-124.15688° or 124° 9′ 25″ west

Elevation

3 feet (1 metre)

Open location code

84GQRRGV+J6

OpenStreetMap ID

way 91497714

OpenStreetMap feature

natural=coastline

OpenStreetMap feature

place=islet

GeoNames ID

5559863

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