Elk River
Elk River is an unincorporated community in Humboldt County, California. It is located 2.25 miles east-northeast of Fields Landing, at an elevation of 69 feet.| Tap on a place to explore it |
- Type: Hamlet
- Description: unincorporated community in California
- Also known as: “Elk River, CA” and “Elk River, California”
Places of Interest
Highlights include Berta’s Ranch Covered Bridge and Humboldt Bay Nuclear Power Plant.
Humboldt Bay Nuclear Power Plant
Power station
Photo: Wikimedia, Public domain.
The Humboldt Bay Power Plant, Unit 3 was a 63 MWe nuclear boiling water reactor, owned by Pacific Gas and Electric Company that operated from August 1963 to July 1976 just south of Eureka, California, in an area referred to as King Salmon and Fields Landing. Humboldt Bay Nuclear Power Plant is situated 2 miles west of Elk River.
Places in the Area
Nearby places include Spruce Point and Ridgewood Heights.
Spruce Point
Hamlet
Humboldt Hill is a census-designated place in Humboldt County, California, United States. Humboldt Hill rises to an elevation of 636 feet. The population was 3,498 at the 2020 census, up from 3,414 at the 2010 census.
Ridgewood Heights
Village
Pine Hills is a census-designated place in Humboldt County, California, United States, adjacent to Eureka. The population was 3,186 at the 2020 census, up from 3,131 at the 2010 census.
Humboldt Hill
Village
Humboldt Hill is a census-designated place in Humboldt County, California, United States. Humboldt Hill rises to an elevation of 636 feet. The population was 3,498 at the 2020 census, up from 3,414 at the 2010 census. Humboldt Hill is situated 2 miles southwest of Elk River.
Elk River
- Categories: unincorporated community in the United States and locality
- Location: Humboldt County, North Coast, California, United States, North America
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Latitude
40.73628° or 40° 44′ 11″ northLongitude
-124.17443° or 124° 10′ 28″ westElevation
66 feet (20 metres)Open location code
84GQPRPG+G6OpenStreetMap ID
node 141043305OpenStreetMap feature
place=hamlet
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In Other Languages
From Chinese to Turkish—“Elk River” goes by many names.
- Chinese: “埃爾克河”
- French: “Elk River”
- Irish: “Elk River”
- Turkish: “Elk River”
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Localities in the Area
Explore places such as Lundbar Hills and Pine Hill.
Notable Places Nearby
Highlights include Centerpointe Community Church and Eureka Municipal Golf Course.
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