Oil Creek

Oil Creek is a stream in Humboldt County, North Coast, California. Oil Creek is situated nearby to the locality Metropolitan, as well as near the hamlet Alton.

Places of Interest

Highlights include Rohnerville Airport.

Rohnerville Airport

Aerodrome

Photo: Ellin Beltz, Public domain.

Rohnerville Airport is a public airport located 3 miles southeast of Fortuna in Humboldt County, California. It is owned by the County of Humboldt. Although most U.S. airports use the same three-letter location identifier for the FAA and IATA, Rohnerville Airport is assigned FOT by the FAA but has no designation from the IATA. Rohnerville Airport is situated 2½ miles northeast of Oil Creek.

Places in the Area

Nearby places include Alton and Rohnerville.

Alton

Hamlet

Alton is an unincorporated community in Humboldt County, California. It is located 3.5 miles south-southeast of Fortuna, at an elevation of 62 feet. Alton is located along U.S. Route 101 and State Route 36. Alton is situated 2 miles northeast of Oil Creek.

Rohnerville

Hamlet

Photo: Ellin Beltz, Public domain.

Rohnerville is an unincorporated community in Humboldt County, California. It is located 2.25 miles southeast of Fortuna and 2.25 miles northwest of Hydesville, at an elevation of 197 feet. Rohnerville is situated 3 miles northeast of Oil Creek.

Waddington

Hamlet

Photo: Ellin Beltz, Public domain.

Waddington is a populated place in Humboldt County, California, United States. It is located on the floodplain along the south side of the Eel River 3.25 miles southwest of Fortuna, at an elevation of 13 feet. Waddington is situated 3½ miles northwest of Oil Creek.

Oil Creek

Type: Stream
Also known as: “Datogak”
Category: body of water
Location: Humboldt County, North Coast, California, United States, North America
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Latitude

40.52763° or 40° 31′ 40″ north

Longitude

-124.16199° or 124° 9′ 43″ west

Elevation

39 feet (12 metres)

Open location code

84GQGRHQ+36

GeoNames ID

5568946

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