Entrance Channel
Entrance Channel is a channel in Humboldt County, North Coast, California. Entrance Channel is situated nearby to the hamlet King Salmon, as well as near Spruce Point.Places of Interest
Highlights include Samoa Field and Humboldt Bay Nuclear Power Plant.
Samoa Field
Aerodrome
Samoa Field Airport formerly Eureka Municipal Airport is a city-owned, public airport 2 miles west of Eureka, on the northern peninsula of Humboldt Bay in Humboldt County, California, United States. Samoa Field is situated 2 miles northeast of Entrance Channel.
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 southeast of Entrance Channel.
Places in the Area
Nearby places include King Salmon and Spruce Point.
King Salmon
Hamlet
Photo: Ellin Beltz, Public domain.
King Salmon is an unincorporated community in Humboldt County, California, United States, located on the shore of Buhne Point directly across from the entrance to Humboldt Bay, slightly south of Eureka and 1 mile north of Fields Landing, at an elevation of 3 feet. King Salmon is situated 1½ miles southeast of Entrance Channel.
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. Spruce Point is situated 2½ miles southeast of Entrance Channel.
Fairhaven
Hamlet
Fairhaven is an unincorporated community and census-designated place adjacent to Humboldt Bay in Humboldt County, California, United States. It is located 2.25 miles west-southwest of downtown Eureka, at an elevation of 10 feet above sea level. Fairhaven is situated 2½ miles northeast of Entrance Channel.
Entrance Channel
- Type: Channel
- Category: body of water
- Location: Humboldt County, North Coast, California, United States, North America
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Latitude
40.76096° or 40° 45′ 40″ northLongitude
-124.23451° or 124° 14′ 4″ westOpen location code
84GQQQ68+95GeoNames ID
5563359
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