Humboldt Bay National Wildlife Refuge
Humboldt Bay National Wildlife Refuge is located on Humboldt Bay, on the California North Coast near the cities of Eureka and Arcata. The refuge exists primarily to protect and enhance wetland habitats for migratory water birds using the bay area, including tens of thousands of shorebirds, ducks, geese, swans, and the black brant.| Tap on a place to explore it |
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Places in the Area
Nearby places include Hookton and Beatrice.
Hookton
Hamlet
Hookton is a locality located 3.5 miles south of Fields Landing, at an elevation of 26 feet in Humboldt County, California. Hookton is named for its founder, John Hookton.
Beatrice
Hamlet
Beatrice is a locality in Humboldt County, California. It lies at an elevation of 16 feet. The original name of Salmon Creek was changed to Beatrice when the first post office opened in 1884 in honor of its first postmaster Beatrice White.
Table Bluff
Hamlet
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Table Bluff is a locality in Humboldt County, California. It is located adjacent to the Pacific Ocean 4.5 miles south of Fields Landing, at an elevation of 318 feet.
Humboldt Bay National Wildlife Refuge
- Type: Nature reserve
- Description: National Wildlife Refuge in California
- Categories: National Wildlife Refuge and recreation area
- Location: Humboldt County, North Coast, California, United States, North America
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Latitude
40.68644° or 40° 41′ 11″ northLongitude
-124.20547° or 124° 12′ 20″ westElevation
7 feet (2 metres)Open location code
84GQMQPV+HROpenStreetMap ID
node 3001765822OpenStreetMap feature
leisure=nature_reserve
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Satellite Map
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In Other Languages
From Cebuano to French—“Humboldt Bay National Wildlife Refuge” goes by many names.
- Cebuano: “Humboldt Bay National Wildlife Refuge”
- French: “refuge faunique national Humboldt Bay”
- French: “Refuge faunique national Humboldt Bay”
Localities in the Area
Explore places such as Indianola and Southport Landing.
Notable Places Nearby
Highlights include Richard J. Guadagno Headquarters and Visitor Center and Triangle Marsh.
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About Mapcarta. Data © OpenStreetMap contributors and available under the Open Database License". Text is available under the CC BY-SA 4.0 license, except for photos, directions, and the map. Description text is based on the Wikipedia page “Humboldt Bay National Wildlife Refuge”. Photo: Wikimedia, Public domain.