Punta Gorda
Punta Gorda is a cape in Humboldt County, North Coast, California.| Tap on a place to explore it |
Places of Interest
Highlights include Punta Gorda Light.
Punta Gorda Light
Lighthouse
Photo: Wikimedia, Public domain.
Punta Gorda Lighthouse is a lighthouse in the United States, 12 miles south of Cape Mendocino, California, within Humboldt County. Access is via a short hike from the end of a 4WD road. It is managed by the Bureau of Land Management.
Places in the Area
Nearby places include Petrolia.
Petrolia
Village
Photo: Jjonak, CC BY-SA 3.0.
Petrolia is an unincorporated community in Humboldt County, California, United States, 10 miles, southeast of Cape Mendocino. The site of the first oil well drilled in California, it lies at an elevation of 121 feet above sea level, within ZIP Code 95558, with an area code 707.
Punta Gorda
- Type: Cape
- Also known as: “Cabo Vizcaino” and “Windy Point”
- Category: landform
- Location: Humboldt County, North Coast, California, United States, North America
- View on OpenStreetMap
Latitude
40.26191° or 40° 15′ 43″ northLongitude
-124.36288° or 124° 21′ 46″ westElevation
52 feet (16 metres)Open location code
84GQ7J6P+QROpenStreetMap ID
node 4894494961OpenStreetMap feature
natural=capeGeoNames ID
5564293
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